Craig Kee Strete is a Cherokee Indian and science fiction and children's book author. He is noted for his use of American Indian

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 themes and has been nominated for the Nebula Award

Nebula Award

The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...

twice. Beginning in the early 1970s, while working in the Film and Television industry, he began writing emotional Native American themed, and science fiction short stories and novellas. Three of his science fiction stories, Time Deer (1974), The Bleeding Man (1975), and A Sunday Visit with Great-grandfather (1980), were Nebula Award nominees. His play Paint Your Face On A Drowning In The River (originally produced May 16, 1984 by East/West Players in Los Angeles, CA) was the 1984 Dramatists Guild/CBS New Plays Program first place winner.

Craig K. Strete earned his B.A. in 1975 at Wayne State University and his M.F.A. in 1978 at University of California at Irvine.

External links

• The Doors Memorabilia
• Audiobook: The Craig Strete Collection
• Audiobook: Classic Science Fiction, Volume 1
• Authorized ebooks