Paula Clamp

Paula Clamp (born 1967 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is an Irish writer known for her adult and young adult novels. Her first two novels, Standing in a Hammock and Beetle Mania, were bestsellers in Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

Clamp has master's degrees in Cultural Management and Anglo-Irish Literature. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Clamp is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. ^[4] Her novels are considered humorous chick lit. Her works for theatre have been performed in Dublin and Belfast. ^[2]

Clamp has held the post of Arts Officer for North Down Borough Council. She conducts writing workshops and has been a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Ulster. ^[5]

She has been represented by Poolbeg (Dublin) and Curtis Brown Agency (London). ^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

• Standing in a Hammock (2002), ISBN   978-1-84223-096-1
• Beetle Mania (2003), ISBN   978-1-84223-090-9
• The Shee (2012)
• Liberty Tree (2012)
• Miss, Mrs or Ms (2014)
• Love Is...Four Letters (2014)
• She's Going Places (2019)
• Big English Girl (2019)
• Where Do Dead Birds Go (2023)

Plays

• Jack's Too Open (1997) ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Sansom, Ian. "Northern Irish Writing". British Council . Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
2. "Paula Clamp". NIBSP. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
3. "Paula Clamp". Poolbeg Press. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
4. "Paula joins company with Archer". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 26 September 2003. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. "Author: Paula Clamp". Irish Writers Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
6. "SEARCH FOR a PLAY – PlayographyIreland". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
7. "SEARCH FOR a PLAY – PlayographyIreland". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.