Cheril N. Clarke
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. 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 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 (now known as Downtown Urban Arts Festival) New York 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. Clarke has also provided commentary for features on NPR. and WPEB 88.1FM Philadelphia. References External links Cheril N. Clarke's official website 1980 births Living people Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Writers from Miami Writers from Toronto Canadian lesbian writers Canadian women novelists American women novelists American women dramatists and playwrights Black Canadian writers African-American novelists African-American dramatists and playwrights American dramatists and playwrights Canadian emigrants to the United States African-American LGBT people Canadian LGBT dramatists and playwrights 21st-century American novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian LGBT novelists 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian women writers Black Canadian women writers Novelists from Florida Black Canadian LGBT people 21st-century American women writers 21st-century African-American women writers 21st-century African-American writers 20th-century African-American people 21st-century Canadian LGBT people 20th-century African-American women American lesbian writers Lesbian dramatists and playwrights Lesbian novelists