Christine Craig was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in rural Saint Elizabeth. She received a BA from the University of the West Indies.[1] In 1970, she published her first work, Emanuel and His Parrot, a children's book.[4] She began publishing poetry in the late 1970s and published her first poetry collection, Quadrille for Tigers, in 1984. In 1993, Craig published a collection of short stories entitled Mint Tea.[1] She also researched, wrote and presented a series of stories on Jamaican history for children's television.[4]
Craig tutored English literature at the University of the West Indies and was adjunct professor at Barry University in Florida.[2] In 1989, she took part in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. She was editor in Miami for The Jamaica Gleaner from 1990 to 1998.[2] She later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[3]
