Mary Francis Shura | |
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| Born | Mary Francis Young February 23, 1923 Pratt, Kansas, United States |
| Died | January 12, 1991 (aged 67) Maywood, Illinois, United States |
| Pen name | Mary Francis Shura, Mary Craig, Alexis Hill, M. S. Craig, Mary Shura Craig, Meredith Hill, M. F. Craig, Mary S. Craig[1] |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1960–1990 |
| Genre | Children, young adult romance, romance, gothic, suspense |
| Spouse | Daniel Charles Shura (1943-1959), Raymond C. Craig (1961-divorced) |
| Children | 4 |
Mary Francis Shura Craig (née Young; 23 February 1923 – 12 January 1991) was an American writer of over 50 novels from 1960 to 1990. She wrote children's adventures and young adult romances as Mary Francis Shura, M. F. Craig, and Meredith Hill; gothic novels as Mary Craig; romance novels as Alexis Hill, Mary Shura Craig and Mary S. Craig; and suspense novels as M. S. Craig.[2]
She was a recipient of the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award in 1985, and was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1990.