Craig McLaughlin is a former journalist who is currently focusing on memoir writing and storytelling. He regularly performs live at venues throughout the Bay Area. He has won numerous awards as a memoirist, investigative reporter, and newspaper editor, and he taught creative nonfiction as an adjunct faculty member at The Evergreen State College. He is also the coauthor of a graduate-level textbook on health policy. He holds a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Wesleyan University.