Claire Parkin

Claire Parkin graduated from King's College London with an MA in nineteenth-century English and American Literature. She worked as a journalist on women's general interest magazines for many years, and turned to fiction after the birth of her twin son and daughter. Three of her short stories have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, and one was runner-up in the Fiction Desk Newcomer of the Year Award. She is currently working on her second novel, about a troubled ten-year-old girl who manipulates rising community tensions for her own amusement. Originally from Cardiff, Claire now lives in London with her husband and children.