Tom Moore Craig's first book, Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War: The Letters of the Anderson, Brockman, and Moore Families, 1853-1865, will be published by the University of South Carolina Press in April 2009. The book is a collection of family Civil War-era letters. He is a lifelong resident of Spartanburg County and a graduate of Davidson College. Tom has a MAT degree from Converse College and completed course work for a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina.

Long active in community activities, Tom has served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, on the State Commission on Human Affairs, and the Commission on Higher Education.  He was a teacher, principal, and guidance counselor in Spartanburg District Seven Schools for 30 years.

Locally he has been active with the Spartanburg County Historical Association, Hatcher Garden, and Upcountry History Museum. Tom's essays can be found in the Hub City publication, Stars Fell on Spartanburg: Hub City's Celebrity Encounters.  His hobbies are U.S. history, French culture, gardening, and college baseball.