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First: Cherae is pronounced shuh-RAY/sher-AY. You can also call me C. L. Pronouns they/them and she/her are both appropriate.

Shorter Bio

C.L. Clark, dubbed the "Patron Saint of Sword Lesbians" by Reactor Magazine, is a BFA award-winning editor and the Nebula-nominated author of a few essays, several short stories, and a handful of books, including the Magic of the Lost trilogy (The Unbroken), the novella Fate's Bane, and the Arcane novel Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf. When they’re not imagining the fall of empires, they’re trying not to throw their kettlebells through the walls. For essays and extras, head to their website, clclarkwrites.com. [82 words]

Short Bio

C.L. Clark, dubbed the "Patron Saint of Sword Lesbians" by Reactor Magazine, is a BFA award-winning editor and Ignyte award-winning author of several books, including The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost trilogy), Fate's Bane (a novella), and Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf (an Arcane novel). They graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA and were a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. They’ve been a personal trainer, an English teacher, and an editor, and are some combination thereof as they travel the world. When they’re not writing or working, they’re learning languages, reading about war and [post-]colonial history, or trying not to throw their kettlebells through the wall. Their work has appeared in various SFF venues, including Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Tor.com, Uncanny, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. For essays and extras, head to their website, clclarkwrites.com. [136 words]

Twitter: @C_L_Clark
Instagram: @clclarkwrites
Bluesky: clclark.bsky.social