James Clarke
“Plenty of Compassion”
The Daily Mail has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “These are largely unpretty lives and Clarke’s prose is appropriately unvarnished, able to get to the truth of things without fanfare...
“A Cracking, Lively Novel”
Metro has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “A cracking, lively novel about the trials and tribulations of everyday existence in a run-down Lancashire valley town.” See the full...
Granta Publishes an Extract from Hollow in the Land
Literary magazine Granta have published a story from James Clarke‘s upcoming book, Hollow in the Land. Click here to read “Some Rivers Meet“. Hollow in the Land will be published by Serpent’s...
“A Powerful Novel”
Cumbria Life have reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. The magazine called it “a powerful novel”, highlighting the Cumbria-set story “Phantoms” saying “Phantoms reflects the novel’s sympathy for flawed characters...
“Generous and Electrifying, Unjudgemental and Assured”
Colin Barrett, author of Young Skins, has offered advance praise for James Clarke‘s upcoming Hollow in the Land. “Hollow in the Land is a beautifully melancholy and worldly book. Clarke’s characters...
“I Want to Write Good Fiction Full-Time and See Where it Takes Me”
James Clarke has been interviewed by the Society of Authors about his win of the Betty Trask Prize. Read the full thing, including tips from James for aspiring writers...
James at Durham Literary Festival
James Clarke will be speaking at Durham Literary festival, on a panel with poet Will Harris and winner of 2018’s BBC Short Story Prize, Ingrid Persaud. The panel will...
James Clarke wins the Betty Trask Prize
James Clarke has won this year’s Betty Trask Prize, awarded by the Society of Authors, for his debut novel, The Litten Path. See the announcement on the Society of...
James Wins a Betty Trask Award
James Clarke‘s debut, The Litten Path, has been nominated as one of this year’s Betty Trask Award Winners. See the full list of winners here. The winner of the Betty...
James Clarke on Kitchen Sink Realism
Radio 4 has aired a piece by James Clarke about kitchen sink realism. Listen to the episode of Open Book entitled “Working Class Writing” that features the piece here....
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