Press and bios
Bios to copy, the facts for a programme, and who to ask for review copies and photos (sample).
Bios to copy
For a festival programme, a review or an introduction on stage (sample).
Short bio
40 words
Clara Wendt is the author of six books set on one stretch of coast, including the Harrow trilogy and The Salt Orchard. She worked as a weather observer for eleven years and lives near Springfield (sample).
Longer bio
110 words
Clara Wendt (sample) grew up on the coast north of Springfield and worked for eleven years as a weather observer, taking readings every three hours. The notebooks she kept between readings became her first book, the stories in Small Hours (2017).
Her novels include The Glasshouse Year and the Harrow trilogy, which follows one village through three winters. The Salt Orchard, her sixth book, is about a family of apple growers and the sea wall that protects them. Her books are translated into nine languages.
For the press
Review copies, interviews and author photos come from the publisher’s publicity team.
Publicity
Rights and translations
Author photos
On request, with a credit line
Interviews
By phone, video or in person near Springfield
Bring Clara to your festival, library or book club
Readings, conversations on stage, book club evenings by video call and writing workshops. Send the date and the place; replies within a week (sample).