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Horatio Clare
Horatio Clare (1973 - ) is a writer, radio producer and journalist. Born in London, he and his brother Alexander grew up on a hill farm in the Black Mountains of south Wales.
http://horatioclare.wordpress.com/
http://horatioclare.wordpress.com/
Clare describes the experience in his first book "Running for the Hills" (John Murray 2006) which was widely and favourably reivewed in the UK, where it became a bestseller, as in the US.
His second book "Truant: Notes from the Slippery Slope" (John Murray July 2007) seeks to explore and explain 'the mad elephant years' as the book calls them, the period in which young men are most likely to take drugs, get into fights, go to jail and commit suicide.
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Summer 2012 NEWS!
The Times Literary Supplement says of 'The Prince's Pen':
"Creates a new brand of magic potent enough to resonate with the sensibilities of a modern age"
You can discuss the book with Horatio or hear him speak about it on
June 7th in Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
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June 8th at the Hay Festival
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June 27th Chepstow Festival
NEWS - Guided Walk.
On June 30th Horatio will be leading a walk through the magical grounds of Dinefwr, Llandeilo, focusing on writing and nature. You are welcome to join him - details from Literature Wales Dinefwr Festival.
on Friday 29th June Horatio will be reading a new short story commissioned by the Dinefwr festival - a bedtime tale for naughty boys.
on Saturday afternoon June 30th Horatio will be in conversation with the writer Ian Sinclair - Dinefwr festival for details
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Meet the Author - dates here
Please visit this page where I will post any dates of upcoming festivals and appearances |
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Publications:
- A Single Swallow
- Truant: Notes from A Slippery Slope
- Running for the Hills
- Sicily Through Writers' Eye
- Red City: Marakech Through Writers' Eyes
- Meetings With Remarkable Muslims
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OUT NOW - A Single Swallow
The story of a journey between Cape Town and South Wales in 2008, following Barn Swallows on their northbound migration, leaving the Cape on February 1st and crossing the Severn Sea (aka the Bristol Channel)
Forum Swallow Notes, Questions and Queries here
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His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, The New Statesman, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph and Vogue.
At the BBC Clare worked as a researcher, then producer on Front Row (Radio 4), Night Waves and The Verb (Radio 3) for which he now freelances.
Running for the Hills" won a Somerset Maugham Award in 2007, was longlisted for The Guardian First Book Award 2006 and Clare was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, 2007.
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