Cheril N. Clarke
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Cheril N. Clarke (born September 24, 1980) is a Canadian-born contemporary author and playwright of gay and lesbian romance, drama and comedy. She has lived in the United States for the majority of her life. Though born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Clarke's family moved to Miami, Florida when she was six months old. She is the last of three children born to Hyacinth and Thaddius Clarke.
Career
Clarke is the author of five novels including Intimate Chaos, Tainted Destiny, and Losing Control. Alongside fiction, Clarke had also written a non-fiction book, Love and Romance: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Dating and Romance, and a collection of erotic vignettes entitled 'Illusions of Love'. She is also the author of a short story series entitled The Beautiful People and a novelette entitled The Edge of Bliss. Her third 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[1] 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 [2] (now known as Downtown Urban Arts Festival) New York[3] and runner-up for best play.
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.[4]
Clarke has also provided commentary for features on NPR.[5] and WPEB 88.1FM Philadelphia.
References
- ^ "Premian los mejores del 6to Festival de Teatro del Tercer Amor". Primerahora.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ "Broadway World". Broadway World. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Downtown Urban Arts Festival". 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "Finding Balance: One Entrepreneur's Journey To Success". The Dishh. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ 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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