Alex Clark (journalist)
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 Clark at the British Library in 2023 | |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and editor |
Alex Clark is a British literary journalist and editor who has written for The Guardian, The Observer[1] and The Times Literary Supplement. She also presents the programme Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and hosts the Vintage Podcast about books.[2]
Clark is Editor at Large at Union Books.[3] Having previously served as deputy editor, she was appointed as the first female editor of Granta magazine in May 2008, in succession to Jason Cowley.[4] Clark assumed the post in the following September, but left in May 2009.[5] She was succeeded by John Freeman.[6]
Literary judge
[edit]Clark was a member of the panel of judges for Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003. She has judged many other literary prizes, including the 2008 Man Booker Prize[7] and the Encore Award for best second novel[8] and she is on the advisory committee of the Folio Prize.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Alex Clark's profile on The Guardian website.
- ^ "Vintage Podcast". Vintage Books. Random House Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Additional archives: this page, subpages.
- ^ "Between The Covers: 21/08/2011" (article on Union Books), The Independent, 21 August 2011.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (28 May 2008). "Granta names Alex Clark as first female editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Luft, Oliver (29 May 2009). "Alex Clark steps down as Granta editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Jones, Philip (12 October 2009). "Freeman named Granta editor on permanent basis". The Bookseller. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Man Booker Prize profile page". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Encore Award judges". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Folio Prize Academy "The Academy". The Folio Prize. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Profile on London Book Fair website Archived March 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Profile on Stoke Newington Literary Festival website
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