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After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Craig Terlson moved to Toronto and began a 26-year career of illustration, working for magazines and newspapers across North America. His work has appeared in and won awards for The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Enquirer, Psychology Today, and Graphics World London. In the 90's, Craig took his studio to Winnipeg, where he continued his illustration career, pursued a comic syndication contract, and began writing fiction. His fiction has been published in literary journals in Canada, U.S., U.K., and South Africa; as well as writing two short story collections, and four novels. He was a finalist in the Glimmer Train contest for new writers, and his story, Night Birds, was named one of the top fifty online short fictions of 2008. He has written essays on the craft for Write magazine and Lit Hub.His 2017 novel Fall in One Day gained him a McNally Bestseller status, and a nomination from the Manitoba Book Awards. In 2021, he received his second Manitoba Book award nomination for his novel, Manistique, the second book in his crime fiction series featuring Luke Fischer. His prose possesses a cinematic quality and an eye for detail stemming from his years as a professional illustrator.Find Craig Terlson on social media: Twitter: cterlsonInstagram: cterlsonFacebook: craig.terlsonLinkedin: Craig Terlsonsubstack: Craig Terlson Talks StoryTiktok: craigterlsonwrites
(4/5 Stars) Samurai Bluegrass is the latest novel by Canadian author Craig Terlson. Terlson blends action and intrigue in this time-bending thriller with some juicy Bill Monroe picking. If this novel was a concert, it would be a bluegrass show performed in a punk venue. Terlson is able to explore time travel without all the clique methods. Set in Toronto, this novel has an urban fantasy feel with flashbacks of Heian period Japan. --Los Angeles Book Review
