Craig Harrison (born 1942 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British-New Zealand author, playwright, scriptwriter, and retired university lecturer, probably best known for his novel The Quiet Earth, which was published in 1982. Harrison's output has ranged widely, from science fiction to junior fiction, to comedies parodying academia. All of his books were published first in his adopted home of New Zealand. Bibliography Novels How To Be A Pom (1975) Broken October: New Zealand, 1985 (1976 A.H. and A.W. Reed Ltd) – Novelisation of the play 'Tomorrow Will Be A Lovely Day' The Quiet Earth (1981 - Coronet Books) Ground Level (1981) – Novelization of earlier play 'Ground Level' Days of Starlight (1988), Grievous Bodily (1991) The Dumpster Saga (2007) Plays Tomorrow Will Be a Lovely Day (1974) Ground Level (1981) The Whites of Their Eyes (1975) Perfect Strangers (1976) Hearts of Gold (1983) White Lies (1994) References External links Profile at the New Zealand Book Council 1942 births English dramatists and playwrights English emigrants to New Zealand English science fiction writers Living people Massey University faculty 20th-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights Writers from Leeds English male dramatists and playwrights English male novelists English male non-fiction writers New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century New Zealand novelists