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(Cut to the photographs or go to my writing advice columns, originally published on NovelAdvice.com.)
I am a Canadian, born in Ontario, but by upbringing and choice a Westerner. I spent my childhood in various oil towns from Alaska to Newfoundland, but eventually stopped moving when my family settled down in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
I studied mediaeval history at various universities, ending up at Somerville College, Oxford University, where I graduated with a D. Phil. in the mid-Eighties. I tried academia, found I had no patience for that world, and moved to London to work in feminist publishing.
I worked for various small publishers and in a gay and lesbian bookshop. In-between times I have been a carpenter, a minder (bodyguard), a freelance editor, and a website manager for various international companies. I am now a freelance web designer. (Go to my other website: www.carolynclarke.com to see what I do.)
I live in a flat in Little Venice, in west London, England with my spouse Fiona (legal spouse, that is, thanks to Canada's commitment to equal rights for all) and, up to 23 February 2002, our beloved cat Boudin Noir.
I write poetry as "J. P. Hollerith"; it appears in the anthologies Beautiful Barbarians and Not for the Academy, both published by Onlywomen Press. Science fiction fans might remember my short story "The Rational Ship" in Memories and Visions (Crossing Press). November 2004 saw the publication of The Milk of Human Kindness: Lesbian Authors Write About Mothers and Daughters, edited by Lori L. Lake (Regal Crest). I have a story in it (obviously), but I am a humble member in a glittering line-up of lesbian authors. I was also invited to contribute a short story to Romance for Life, edited by Lori L. lake and Tara Young, published by Intaglio Publications, 2006. Details on how to buy them can be found here on my other website. I have also written articles for NovelAdvice, an online magazine for writers (the following link will take you to all my columns, thoughtfully placed here on my own website).
Contact me
I would be happy to hear from you. I can be contacted at: caroclarke@tiscali.co.uk.
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