Lynda Clark (author)

Lynda Clark (born 29 October 1981) is an author and creator of interactive fiction. Her short story, “Ghillie’s Mum” won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Europe and Canada in 2018,[1] and was shortlisted for the BBC Short Story Award in 2019.[2] Her debut novel, Beyond Kidding, was published by Fairlight Books in October 2019.[3]

Biography

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Clark completed a BA in English Literature and an MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.[4] Following graduation, she worked as a bookseller at Waterstones for several years, before moving to Dundee where she works as a Research and Development Fellow in Narrative and Play at InGAME.[5]

Clark has the rare neurological disorder, Spasmodic Dysphonia, an incurable condition which affects speech.[6]

References
  1. "Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 Regional Winners | Commonwealth Writers". 2019-03-05. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  2. "BBC Radio 4 - BBC National Short Story Award - BBC NSSA Shortlist Profiles". 2019-11-08. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  3. "Beyond Kidding by Lynda Clark — Literary Sci-Fi | Fairlight Books". 2019-10-09. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. "Lynda Clark - A Long Fiction Author". Fairlight Books. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. "About InGAME". InGAME. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. Clark, Lynda (2013-08-11). "How I ended the wrestling match between my brain and my throat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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