Craig Bernier

A jack-of-all-trades, Craig Bernier has supported his writing with occupations both professional and menial ranging from college instructor to line cook, technical writer to bartender, carpenter to dishwasher, kennel cleaner, sailor, and pizza delivery. Work is a key theme in his stories and Detroit is his premier locale.

Craig's writing has appeared in numerous journals and his collection of short fiction, Your Life Idyllic, won the St. Lawrence Book Award. It was released from Black Lawrence Press in August 2014.

Originally from a small foundry town in Southeastern Michigan, Craig is a navy veteran who served aboard Pacific Fleet combatants and also in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He is a graduate of Macomb Community College, Wayne State University, and he was a Jacob K. Javits Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. Home is a stone's throw from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a house he restored over the years. Craig is at work on a novel about Detroit junk men, dumpster diving, and the value of things. He is currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh for the 2018/19 academic year.