Cheril N. Clarke
Born (1980-09-24) September 24, 1980
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Author, playwright
Parent(s)Hyacinth Clarke, Thaddius Clarke
Websitecherilnclarke.com

Cheril N. Clarke (born September 24, 1980) is a Canadian-born contemporary author and playwright of gay and lesbian romance, drama and comedy.

Life

Though born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Clarke's family moved to Miami, Florida when she was six months old. She has lived in the United States for the majority of her life.

She is the last of three children born to Hyacinth and Thaddius Clarke.

Creative writing

Books

Clarke is the author of many books, including novels, collections of erotic vignettes and poetry.[1]

Novels and novelettes

  • Losing Control (2009)
  • Tainted Destiny (2006)
  • Intimate Chaos (2005)

Short stories

  • Corsets & Cognac (2020)
  • Sweet Dark Rum (2020)
  • The Edge of Bliss (2017)
  • The Beautiful People: South Beach (2014)
  • The Beautiful People: New York City (2012)
  • The Beautiful People: Las Vegas (2011)
  • The Beautiful People: New Orleans (2011)
  • Ecstacy (2010)
  • Illusions of Love (2010)

Nonfiction

  • Love and Romance: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Dating and Romance (2010)

Poetry

  • Oxygen (2019)

Plays

Her novel, Intimate Chaos, has been adapted into a play of the same name and has been mounted in Bordentown, New Jersey, Plainfield, New Jersey and twice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Intimate Chaos was translated to Spanish and performed at the Tercer Amor festival in Puerto Rico[2] under the name Caos Intimo.

Clarke's most recent play, Asylum, was the recipient of the Audience Award of the 2012 Downtown Urban Theater Festival [3] (now known as Downtown Urban Arts Festival) New York[4] and runner-up for best play.

Business and other contributions

Clarke later founded Phenomenal Writing, LLC, a communications consulting agency that provides ghost and speech writing services for executives around the worlds. Notable clients include General Electric and Cisco Systems.[5]

Clarke has also provided commentary for features on NPR.[6] and WPEB 88.1FM Philadelphia.

References

  1. ↑ "Writing – Cheril N Clarke Official Website". 27 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Premian los mejores del 6to Festival de Teatro del Tercer Amor". Primerahora.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Broadway World". Broadway World. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Downtown Urban Arts Festival". 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Finding Balance: One Entrepreneur's Journey To Success". The Dishh. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  6. ↑ Blair, Elizabeth (2013-06-13). "NPR.org » How To Introduce Kids To Tough Topics? Art And TV Can Help". Wap.npr.org. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
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