Clare Beams
@clarebeams.bsky.social
writer (novels THE GARDEN, THE ILLNESS LESSON, and story collection WE SHOW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED); faculty at the Randolph MFA and the University of Pittsburgh MFA
THE GARDEN is out in paperback (cheaper! lighter!) on April 8th! Hearing from this novel's readers over the past year has meant the absolute world to me.
March 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
THE GARDEN is out in paperback (cheaper! lighter!) on April 8th! Hearing from this novel's readers over the past year has meant the absolute world to me.
A recent bright spot: I have a short story about the surrealities of parenthood in the new issue of @mcsweeneys.net . Very grateful to Rita Bullwinkel and everyone at McSweeney's for giving "Playspace" such a beautiful home.
March 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A recent bright spot: I have a short story about the surrealities of parenthood in the new issue of @mcsweeneys.net . Very grateful to Rita Bullwinkel and everyone at McSweeney's for giving "Playspace" such a beautiful home.
First batch of events for THE GARDEN!! Here's where I'll be in April (more to come in May and beyond). Please come if you're near any of these places-- I'd love to see you!
March 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM
First batch of events for THE GARDEN!! Here's where I'll be in April (more to come in May and beyond). Please come if you're near any of these places-- I'd love to see you!
Happy happy pub day to @kellylink.bsky.social , genius and visionary in our midst, and happy THE BOOK OF LOVE day to all of us!!!
February 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Happy happy pub day to @kellylink.bsky.social , genius and visionary in our midst, and happy THE BOOK OF LOVE day to all of us!!!
Going to AWP for the first time since 2019! Excited to be on panels with these brilliant people. Here's where I'll be:
February 5, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Going to AWP for the first time since 2019! Excited to be on panels with these brilliant people. Here's where I'll be: