Cherae
@clclark.bsky.social
SFF’s buffest lesbian. BFA & Ignyte & Locus Winner. Nebula & Hugo & BFA Finalist. TOURAINE'S ARMS & TOURAINE’S LEGS & TOURAINE'S @$$ & AMBESSA'S ARMS (Orbit ‘21,‘23,'25). français, العربيّة. they/she/sir/Hey, soldier.
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@clclark.bsky.social
· May 16
It's a THREE BOOK YEAR for me. I'm gonna break them down for you in this thread, but head to my website at the link in bio for more details and sign up for my newsletter to keep tabs on sales, pre-order campaigns, sneak peeks, and events!
Ambessa: Out Now!
The others: Sept 30!
Ambessa: Out Now!
The others: Sept 30!
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This is the Will McPhail print I own. Parents will get it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is the Will McPhail print I own. Parents will get it.
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3 hours. 174 backers. Over $16,000. I’m seriously tearing up over here just watching all the support pour in for The Book of Spores Kickstarter. Thank you all so so so much ❤️🍄
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
3 hours. 174 backers. Over $16,000. I’m seriously tearing up over here just watching all the support pour in for The Book of Spores Kickstarter. Thank you all so so so much ❤️🍄
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...
when the ai promo—sorry, reader critic curator—scammer forgets their ai affirmation in the bottom of the email 🙄
and anyway, it’s sad swamp lesbians.
if you’d actually like to help Fate’s Bane reach readers who “crave tragic beauty” with a “soft spot for doomed love,” share it with a friend!
and anyway, it’s sad swamp lesbians.
if you’d actually like to help Fate’s Bane reach readers who “crave tragic beauty” with a “soft spot for doomed love,” share it with a friend!
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
when the ai promo—sorry, reader critic curator—scammer forgets their ai affirmation in the bottom of the email 🙄
and anyway, it’s sad swamp lesbians.
if you’d actually like to help Fate’s Bane reach readers who “crave tragic beauty” with a “soft spot for doomed love,” share it with a friend!
and anyway, it’s sad swamp lesbians.
if you’d actually like to help Fate’s Bane reach readers who “crave tragic beauty” with a “soft spot for doomed love,” share it with a friend!
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“THE MERCY MAKERS is well-constructed, with compelling characters, interesting worldbuilding, and a strong voice.” @hawkwing_lb reviews new work from @tessagratton.bsky.social
The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton: Review by Liz Bourke
The Mercy Makers, Tessa Gratton (Orbit 978-0-31657-879-0, $19.99, 560pp, tp) June 2025. Tessa Gratton’s The Mercy Makers is a peculiar, meditative fantasy novel. It’s concerned, as many recent fant…
locusmag.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“THE MERCY MAKERS is well-constructed, with compelling characters, interesting worldbuilding, and a strong voice.” @hawkwing_lb reviews new work from @tessagratton.bsky.social
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beginning my quixotic and privileged campaign to get publishers to pay a per diem rather than asking their touring authors to carry a couple thousand dollars in credit debt and hoard paper receipts, like rats lining their nests for winter 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
beginning my quixotic and privileged campaign to get publishers to pay a per diem rather than asking their touring authors to carry a couple thousand dollars in credit debt and hoard paper receipts, like rats lining their nests for winter 🙏
know thyself? 🤷♂️
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
know thyself? 🤷♂️
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Just reading this piece by @clclark.bsky.social on “18 Books to Read after The Sovereign” and, well, no lies detected.
clclarkwrites.com/18-books-to-...
clclarkwrites.com/18-books-to-...
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Just reading this piece by @clclark.bsky.social on “18 Books to Read after The Sovereign” and, well, no lies detected.
clclarkwrites.com/18-books-to-...
clclarkwrites.com/18-books-to-...
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@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
the hit song ‘do you like lesbians’ has a remix!!!
🎸👭
‘feuding daddieeeees’
🎸👭
‘feuding daddieeeees’
Do you like lesbians?
Check out @clclark.bsky.social's novella, "Fate's Bane," today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsl...
Check out @clclark.bsky.social's novella, "Fate's Bane," today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsl...
Fate's Bane
YouTube video by Brian the Gleeman
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
the hit song ‘do you like lesbians’ has a remix!!!
🎸👭
‘feuding daddieeeees’
🎸👭
‘feuding daddieeeees’
latest newsletter out recapping the latest hotness in the tour (a recap of the bomb questions later to come).
now, i have 1.5 hours of writing time to make headway on fell runner before i ship out to sword class.
wish me luck.
🫡
now, i have 1.5 hours of writing time to make headway on fell runner before i ship out to sword class.
wish me luck.
🫡
November 2025: Post-Tour Recap, plus a new book!
new book in august 2026, where i been, dutch comic con, progress report
clclarkwrites.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
latest newsletter out recapping the latest hotness in the tour (a recap of the bomb questions later to come).
now, i have 1.5 hours of writing time to make headway on fell runner before i ship out to sword class.
wish me luck.
🫡
now, i have 1.5 hours of writing time to make headway on fell runner before i ship out to sword class.
wish me luck.
🫡
😀😀😀😀
I will be offering me and my partner's firstborn child to @clclark.bsky.social as a thanks for the Magic of the Lost trilogy. I will at the same time be demanding reparations for emotional warfare, in fitting with the theme. What in the Heck, sir
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
😀😀😀😀
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Sometimes a bunch of friends have books come out all at once, so I must stack my riches for display! Also, everyone should totally grab their own copies of these beauties from @clclark.bsky.social @tashasuri.bsky.social @alixeharrow.bsky.social and @sentencebender.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sometimes a bunch of friends have books come out all at once, so I must stack my riches for display! Also, everyone should totally grab their own copies of these beauties from @clclark.bsky.social @tashasuri.bsky.social @alixeharrow.bsky.social and @sentencebender.bsky.social
but i wouldn’t!!! 😅😅😅😅😅
(unless he became a zombie)
(unless he became a zombie)
Not pictured: the moment @clclark.bsky.social calculated that they could easily behead me with a longsword across the table.
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
but i wouldn’t!!! 😅😅😅😅😅
(unless he became a zombie)
(unless he became a zombie)
Edinburgh and Glasgow, you beauties! Thank you for showing up with your books and your enthusiasm, your questions and your chaos! (Both the serious intellectual ones and the silly ones are ALWAYS appreciated. 😉)
Last but not least, LEEDS! See you Thursday night!
Last but not least, LEEDS! See you Thursday night!
After a whirlwind time in Brighton at World Fantasy Con, here’s a quick reminder of the last few UK tour stops!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Edinburgh and Glasgow, you beauties! Thank you for showing up with your books and your enthusiasm, your questions and your chaos! (Both the serious intellectual ones and the silly ones are ALWAYS appreciated. 😉)
Last but not least, LEEDS! See you Thursday night!
Last but not least, LEEDS! See you Thursday night!
This was such a great event! Stop 2 on The Great North Tour did not disappoint!
Taking a wee break from final year panic to catch @clclark.bsky.social at Waterstones Argle ST (Taylor Driggers-McDowall and D hosting).
@waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
@waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This was such a great event! Stop 2 on The Great North Tour did not disappoint!
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FATE'S BANE by @clclark.bsky.social is a great read!
Sitting down now to take some notes on the prose. Clark knows how to compose stunning descriptions. I may have to buy the trilogy next!
Sitting down now to take some notes on the prose. Clark knows how to compose stunning descriptions. I may have to buy the trilogy next!
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FATE'S BANE by @clclark.bsky.social is a great read!
Sitting down now to take some notes on the prose. Clark knows how to compose stunning descriptions. I may have to buy the trilogy next!
Sitting down now to take some notes on the prose. Clark knows how to compose stunning descriptions. I may have to buy the trilogy next!
appreciate this lovely review of my sad swamp lesbians novella from the grimdark crew—
The writing is beautifully wistful and magical, while the story itself is heartwrenching and charming in an ideal balance.
REVIEW: Fate's Bane by C.L. Clark
Fate’s Bane is a tragedy set in a leafy fantasy setting that adeptly develops its own history and mythos as it goes along, leaving the reader with a knot in the stomach and tear in the eye.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
appreciate this lovely review of my sad swamp lesbians novella from the grimdark crew—
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Beyond delighted to share the cover for The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver. Kerby Rosanes is a wizard. If you think the cover is beautiful, just wait until you meet the wild, heartbreaking adventure inside. The good folk @gollancz.bsky.social await your preorders. Link in bio, as they say.
August 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Beyond delighted to share the cover for The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver. Kerby Rosanes is a wizard. If you think the cover is beautiful, just wait until you meet the wild, heartbreaking adventure inside. The good folk @gollancz.bsky.social await your preorders. Link in bio, as they say.
After a whirlwind time in Brighton at World Fantasy Con, here’s a quick reminder of the last few UK tour stops!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
November 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
After a whirlwind time in Brighton at World Fantasy Con, here’s a quick reminder of the last few UK tour stops!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
Edinburgh, Nov 4 w/ Hannah Kaner
Glasgow, Nov 5 w/ @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social
Leeds, Nov 6 w/ @tashasuri.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social
Tickets below!
as i’m digging a bit deeper into #FellRunner, i wanted to share what brought most of this week’s progess: the @storyenginedeck.bsky.social cultural keyholes expansion. if you’re curious about how i use them or you’re looking for some inspiration, voila! i’ve even made solo draw for you to play with.
Fell Runner: Cultural Keyholes
a walk-through of how I use some Story Engine Deck expansions
clclarkwrites.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
as i’m digging a bit deeper into #FellRunner, i wanted to share what brought most of this week’s progess: the @storyenginedeck.bsky.social cultural keyholes expansion. if you’re curious about how i use them or you’re looking for some inspiration, voila! i’ve even made solo draw for you to play with.
Surprise!!! I’m having a busy winter, but all to the good!
Or rather, the grim!
Or rather, the grim!
Massive news! We’ve just announced our second (of three) novellas for 2026 with the brilliant @clclark.bsky.social
Grimdark Magazine acquires world rights to a new C.L. Clark novella
In August 2026, we will be publishing a new dark fantasy novella by BFA award-winning editor and Nebula-nominated author C.L. Clark.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Surprise!!! I’m having a busy winter, but all to the good!
Or rather, the grim!
Or rather, the grim!
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Event tomorrow (off site, too big for here 😅) with Tasha Suri, CL Clark, Francesca May, and VL Bovalino!
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkl...
If you can't make it grab the books online and note in the order what name you'd like it dedicated to!
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkl...
If you can't make it grab the books online and note in the order what name you'd like it dedicated to!
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Buy tickets – In Your Orbit: the Romantasy Authors Queering the Genre for Good – The Citadel
In Your Orbit: the Romantasy Authors Queering the Genre for Good – The Citadel, Wed 29 Oct 2025 - York Literature Festival are delighted to partner with Orbit and Portal Bookshop to deliver an excitin...
www.tickettailor.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Event tomorrow (off site, too big for here 😅) with Tasha Suri, CL Clark, Francesca May, and VL Bovalino!
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkl...
If you can't make it grab the books online and note in the order what name you'd like it dedicated to!
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkl...
If you can't make it grab the books online and note in the order what name you'd like it dedicated to!
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
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2025-40. The Sovereign, by @clclark.bsky.social - 5/5
I'm still speechless from the last third of the book, which I devoured. What an ending to the trilogy, definitely not what looked like from the first book...
Yes, my heart is still in pieces 💔
I'm still speechless from the last third of the book, which I devoured. What an ending to the trilogy, definitely not what looked like from the first book...
Yes, my heart is still in pieces 💔
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
2025-40. The Sovereign, by @clclark.bsky.social - 5/5
I'm still speechless from the last third of the book, which I devoured. What an ending to the trilogy, definitely not what looked like from the first book...
Yes, my heart is still in pieces 💔
I'm still speechless from the last third of the book, which I devoured. What an ending to the trilogy, definitely not what looked like from the first book...
Yes, my heart is still in pieces 💔
i don’t think it, it’s true! trust me, i get the emails, the tweets, the dms 🤣
touraine is a different story 😁
you guys can go comment and leave your votes—
touraine is a different story 😁
you guys can go comment and leave your votes—
Reading @clclark.bsky.social’s latest newsletter and apparently they think people choose between Team #FuckLuca😏 vs Team #FuckLuca🤬
That seems very unfair, given I'm pretty sure it's taken 3 whole books to be certain which of those teams Touraine herself is on.
That seems very unfair, given I'm pretty sure it's taken 3 whole books to be certain which of those teams Touraine herself is on.
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
i don’t think it, it’s true! trust me, i get the emails, the tweets, the dms 🤣
touraine is a different story 😁
you guys can go comment and leave your votes—
touraine is a different story 😁
you guys can go comment and leave your votes—