Craig Weeden

Craig Weeden is listed in "A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers," "The International Who's Who in Poetry" and at Poets & Writers. His work's been published in over a hundred literary and general magazines, such as the "Southern Poetry Review," "New Orleans Review," "Tennis Magazine," "Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine," and in about a dozen anthologies. He holds an MA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arkansas.

"Mia's Gift: A Muzzles the Manatee Story," a middle-grade novel Craig co-wrote with his wife, Victoria, has won three national awards and reached #5 on Amazon's Hot New Releases list. Their Muzzles universe also includes picture books and a ½ hour kids' TV show. More information is available at: MuzzlesTheManatee.com.

In 2013, Craig co-wrote the film adaptation of "Painkiller Jane" with comic book icon/legend Jimmy Palmiotti. The sizzle real for a reality show he developed with Jeff Levy is scheduled to be shot in August 2013. Craig's suspense/thriller, "Lost Stones," was a finalist in the 2011 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition. Based on a true story, "Lost Stones" is also a Script PIMP "Recommend."

Craig's talk, "Story Structure: Using Screenwriting Tricks to 'See' your Novel," has been widely praised. And he teaches "Writers'/Screenwriters' Workshop" at St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, Florida.