Lindsay Clarke is the Whitbread prize winning author of The Chymical Wedding.
On this website Lindsay discusses his work and the philosophy that lies behind its creation.

In addition to The Chymical Wedding, Lindsay Clarke has written two other novels, Alice's Masque and Sunday Whiteman. He is currently working on his fourth. Click here for reviews and extracts from Lindsay's novels.

 

Lindsay Clarke lectures in creative writing at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and teaches writing workshops in London and Bath. Find out more about Lindsay's teaching work and how to join his writing classes.

 

Click here for a full list of Lindsay’s publications in the UK and US, including two books on mythological themes and four radio plays broadcast by the BBC.

 

Lindsay Clarke explores the themes which run through his novels and offers some revealing insights on the personal and literary influences which have shaped his imagination.

 

Lindsay was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1939, and educated at Heath Grammar School in Halifax and at King's College Cambridge. He worked in education for many years, in Africa, America and the UK, before becoming a full-time writer. He currently lives in Somerset with his wife, Phoebe Clare, who is a ceramic artist and Feng Shui consultant. Lindsay has one daughter from his first marriage, Maddy, who manages a recording studio in London.