C. L. Clark
Cherae Clark
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Sino ito?
Cherae Clark, also known under the pen name C. L. Clark, is an American author and editor of speculative fiction, a personal trainer, and an English teacher. She graduated from Indiana University with a MFA in creative writing and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. Her debut novel, The Unbroken, the first book of the Magic of the Lost trilogy, was published by Orbit Books in 2021. The Unbroken was a finalist for the 2021 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 2022 Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel from the British Fantasy Awards, the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novel - Adult, and the 2022 Locus Award for Best First Novel. Clark edited, with series editor Charles Payseur, We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2020, which won the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Anthology/Collected Work and the 2022 Locus Award for Best Anthology.
Career
- 2021Won Ignyte Award for Best Short Story
- 2022Won Locus Award for Best Anthology
- 2022Won Ignyte Award for Best Anthology/Collected Works
Trivia
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: writer, editor, teacher, personal trainer