Craig Stone (born 24 August 1980) is a British author. He left a job in the city to live homeless in a park, during which time he wrote his first book, The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness, a semi-autobiographical account of his time in the park. He later wrote Life Knocks, Deep in the Bin of Bob and How to Hide from Humans, and is the author of the blog, Thought Scratchings, shortlisted for the 2014 UK Blog Awards. His second novel Life Knocks was shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize.