Commonwealth Short Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2018) Winner
Lynda Clark
リンダ・クラーク
Rinda Kurāku
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-10-29 （Nottingham, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dundee, Scotland → Nottingham (birthplace)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Interactive fiction creator, Game writer and producer, Research and Development Fellow
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Affiliations
- InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise, University of Dundee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Trent University | English Literature / Creative Writing (BA, MA, PhD) | Creative Writing | BA, MA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Nottingham Trent University
English Literature / Creative Writing (BA, MA, PhD)
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
BA, MA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Completed BA, MA and PhD at Nottingham Trent University, specialising in Creative Writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Cambridge Short Story Prize | Grandma’s Feast Day | — | The Cambridge Short Story Prize | shortlist |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Regional – Europe & Canada) | Ghillie's Mum | Regional winner (Europe & Canada) | Commonwealth Writers | winner |
| 2019 | BBC National Short Story Award | Ghillie's Mum | — | BBC | shortlist |
| 2019 | New Media Writing Prize | The Memory Archivist | — | New Media Writing Prize | shortlist |
| 2019 | BL Labs Artistic Award | The Memory Archivist | — | British Library Labs | winner |
| 2020 | Tom-Gallon Trust Award (ALCS) | Ghillie's Mum | — | Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) | shortlist |
The Cambridge Short Story Prize
2017
Work:
Grandma’s Feast Day
Organization:
The Cambridge Short Story Prize
Result:
shortlist
Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Regional – Europe & Canada)
2018
Work:
Ghillie's Mum
Category:
Regional winner (Europe & Canada)
Organization:
Commonwealth Writers
Result:
winner
BBC National Short Story Award
2019
Work:
Ghillie's Mum
Organization:
BBC
Result:
shortlist
New Media Writing Prize
2019
Work:
The Memory Archivist
Organization:
New Media Writing Prize
Result:
shortlist
BL Labs Artistic Award
2019
Work:
The Memory Archivist
Organization:
British Library Labs
Result:
winner
Tom-Gallon Trust Award (ALCS)
2020
Work:
Ghillie's Mum
Organization:
Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
Result:
shortlist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beyond Kidding
2019 Novel / Literary with speculative elementsA debut novel mixing family, memory and dark humour; characterized by quirky characterisation and sharp observation.
FamilyMemoryHumourIdentity
Dreaming in Quantum and Other Stories
2021 Short story collection / experimental fictionA collection of diverse short stories featuring experimental narratives around memory, the body and technology.
MemoryThe bodyTechnologyFamily
The Memory Archivist
2019 Interactive fiction / new mediaAn interactive narrative in which reader/player choices drive the story; uses digital forms to explore memory and archiving.
MemoryArchivingInteractivity
Ghillie's Mum
2018 Short storyA delicate and sometimes humorous short story about family and affection; regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
FamilyCareAffection
Bibliography
- Beyond Kidding (novel), Fairlight Books, 2019
- Dreaming in Quantum and Other Stories (short stories), 2021
- The Memory Archivist (interactive fiction), 2019
- Ghillie's Mum (short story, Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winner), 2018
- How I Ended the Wrestling Match Between My Brain and My Throat (essay), The Guardian, 2013
- Various other articles and essays on games and interactive fiction
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Darkly humorous proseExperimental and fragmentary narrativesStylistic attention to interactivity in storytelling
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory and archivingFamily and careBodily dysfunction and voiceTechnology and humanity
Health
-
Spasmodic dysphonia2013–presentA rare neurological condition affecting speech. It has impacted public speaking and voice-related activities.
Legacy
Recognised for bridging interactive fiction and contemporary short/long-form literature. Winner of regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize and noted for experimental storytelling in new media.
Trivia
- Has worked as a bookseller at Waterstones.
- Has worked in the video game industry as a writer and producer.
- Wrote an essay for The Guardian in 2013 about living with spasmodic dysphonia.