Lacy Crawford
Lacy Crawford is an American author, journalist, novelist, and memoirist. She has published a novel, Early Decision, and a memoir, Notes on a Silencing.
Career
Crawford's career has included working as a rape crisis counselor, a high school teacher, a private admissions counselor, and an environmental campaigner. However, her long-held dream was to be a writer. Her first book, Early Decision, was published in 2013. It is a satirical novel about the college admissions process, based on her time working as a private admissions counselor. Her second book, Notes on a Silencing, was published in 2020 to critical acclaim.Personal life
Crawford was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois by her mother, an Episcopal priest, and her father, an executive. Her mother, Reverend Alicia Crawford, became one of the first women to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal diocese of Chicago in 1987.Crawford lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California with her husband and 3 children.