Cheril N. Clarke
Encyclopedia
Cheril N. Clarke 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
, Canada
, Clarke’s family moved to Miami, FL when she was just six months old. She is the last of three children born to Hyacinth and Thaddius Clarke.
s: Foundations: A Novel of New Beginnings, Different Trees from the Same Root, Intimate Chaos, Tainted Destiny, and Losing Control. Alongside fiction, Clarke had also penned 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. Her third novel, Intimate Chaos, has been adapted into a play of the same name and has been mounted in Bordentown, NJ
, Philadelphia, PA and will soon be produced in Plainfield, NJ
. The premier of Intimate Chaos was directed by award-winning, internationally-renowned director, Stephen M. Stahl. Though most of the reception towards Clarke’s work has been positive, some have acknowledged her potential but criticized her characters for not having enough depth.
She has also been featured on many talk show
s and radio station
s.
Author
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and playwright
Playwright
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of gay and lesbian romance, drama and comedy. She has lived in the United States
United States
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for the majority of her life. Though born in Toronto
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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, Clarke’s family moved to Miami, FL when she was just six months old. She is the last of three children born to Hyacinth and Thaddius Clarke.
Writing career
Cheril N. Clarke is the author of five novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s: Foundations: A Novel of New Beginnings, Different Trees from the Same Root, Intimate Chaos, Tainted Destiny, and Losing Control. Alongside fiction, Clarke had also penned a non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book, Love and Romance: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Dating and Romance, and a collection of erotic vignettes entitled Illusions of Love. Her third novel, Intimate Chaos, has been adapted into a play of the same name and has been mounted in Bordentown, NJ
Bordentown, New Jersey
Bordentown City is in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 3,924. Bordentown is located at the confluence of the Delaware River, Blacks Creek and Crosswicks Creek...
, Philadelphia, PA and will soon be produced in Plainfield, NJ
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
. The premier of Intimate Chaos was directed by award-winning, internationally-renowned director, Stephen M. Stahl. Though most of the reception towards Clarke’s work has been positive, some have acknowledged her potential but criticized her characters for not having enough depth.
She has also been featured on many talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
s and radio station
Radio station
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s.