
Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the
Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series
Longmire. He is a two time recipient of the Western Writers of
America Spur Award for fiction, multiple Will Rogers Medallion
Awards, and his novella Spirit of Steamboat was the first One
Book Wyoming selection. Craig is the 2025 recipient of the Owen
Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature. He
lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 26.