Craig Popelars

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Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Craig Popelars is the Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Milkweed Editions. A thirty-year publishing veteran, Craig previously served as the Publisher of Tin House Books in Portland, Oregon and as the Associate Publisher and Marketing & Sales Director of Algonquin Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. During his publishing tenure, he has published and promoted critically acclaimed and bestselling authors including Julia Alvarez, Ross Gay, Tayari Jones, Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, Gabrielle Zevin, Morgan Talty, and Hanif Abdurraqib. Craig earned his BA in English Literature and History at Appalachian State, and when he’s not reading or listening to vinyl records, he’s lost exploring the wilds of the Pacific Northwest.