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.

Published works

Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy. William Morrow. ISBN 9780062240613Notes on a Silencing. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 780316491556