Emmy Clarke (she/they) writes poetry, short stories, and longer fiction for various audiences, with a particular passion for middle grade fiction.
Most recently in 2025, she was longlisted for the David Fickling Search for a Storyteller competition and the Guppy Open Submissions.
She was a 2024 Artist-in-Residence with ART-efact Oswestry and a 2024/25 Mentee with All Stories, where she worked with Editor Kathy Webb.
She was a 2021/22 participant in Sophie Willan’s Stories of Care children’s writing development program and the Pop Up Projects’ Rainbow Library children’s writing program.
Emmy started Changeling in 2022 – a magazine for children featuring neurodivergent artists and writers that has received support and funding from Contact Theatre, the Science and Industry Museum, and the Open University Business Creators Fund.
Emmy has worked as a Trainee Administrator at World Book Day UK, a Bookseller, a Reader, and a Library Assistant. She is studying a part-time BA in English Literature and Creative Writing at the Open University.
View her full Creative CV here or email her to start a conversation.
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