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Born Craig Allen Johnson
January 16, 1961 (age 63)
Huntington, West Virginia ( 1961-01-16 ) Genre Mystery, Crime fiction, Detective, Western Notable works The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins, The Dark Horse, Junkyard Dogs, Hell Is Empty Awards Spur Award for Best Western Novel Books The Cold Dish, Dry Bones: A Walt Longmire, Death Without Company, A Serpent's Tooth, Another Man's Moccasins Profiles | ||
Craig johnson author
Craig Allen Johnson (born January 16, 1961) is an author whose works have been featured on the The New York Times Best Seller list. He lives on a ranch he built himself in Ucross, Wyoming (population 25, near Buffalo, Wyoming). As of May 2017, Johnson has written twelve novels, two novellas and a collection of short stories featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire of Absaroka County, Wyoming. The novels were adapted by Warner Horizon for a television series that was the highest-rated debut on that channel. As of 2017, Longmire is on Netflix and entering into its sixth season.
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- Craig johnson author
- Rmwf writers series craig johnson 09 06 2017
- Longmire novels
- Longmire TV series
- Longmire Days
- Personal life
- References
Rmwf writers series craig johnson 09 06 2017
Longmire novels
The author's twelve Sheriff Walt Longmire novels to date include The Cold Dish (first in the series), Death Without Company (The Wyoming Historical Association Book of the Year), Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man's Moccasins (Western Writers of America Book of the Year) and The Dark Horse (which received starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's best books of the year), Junkyard Dogs, Hell is Empty (library Journal Best Mystery of the Year), As the Crow Flies, A Serpent's Tooth, Any Other Name, Dry Bones, An Obvious Fact and The Western Star. Johnson's first novella, Spirit of Steamboat, was named as the first One Book Wyoming and his second, The Highwayman, was released in 2016. He has also released a collection of short stories, Wait For Signs.
Johnson's Longmire novels have been translated into fourteen languages and have won numerous awards including the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir and the SNCF Mystery of the Year.
The Branded Short Film, My Perfect Journey/Craig Johnson, relating the writers trip into the mountains on horseback directed by Belle Montecelli won the Tumi/Tribeca Film Festival Nineteen Degrees Competition.
Longmire TV series
The former A&E TV series Longmire (now on Netflix), based on Johnson's novels, premiered on June 3, 2012 with cast members, Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bailey Chase, Adam Bartley, A. Martinez, Zahn McClarnon and John Bishop. Longmire debuted as A&E's #1 original-series premiere of all time with 4.1 million total viewers. All existing episodes (including those originally made for A&E) are now available to view on Netflix; season 4, 5 and 6 were made for Netflix after A&E had cancelled the series. Longmire is filmed in New Mexico. The sixth and final season will air in 2017 on Netflix.
Longmire Days
Johnson's success is celebrated in an annual festival, called Longmire Days, in Buffalo, Wyoming. The author, many of the actors, and (on occasion) the publishers and producers attend this huge event. Close to 12,000 people visit this small town, the real life inspiration for the series' fictional setting, Durant, Wyoming.
Personal life
Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, with his wife Judy.