My story
I never decided to become a writer: I just always wrote.
I was a huge reader as a kid: magic faraway trees, the dark is rising, one ring to rule them all. We didn't have TV and the internet didn’t exist: I was addicted to being swept away in an exciting adventure. I have visceral memories of this joy and my hunger in seeking it out.
In my 20s, I pursued film-making and screenwriting while gallivanting around Sydney’s underground art scene. My most fun job was the editor of a weekly music magazine, where I also started a fake band that became a real band. I made zines, wrote for various publications, and published my first YA. I spent all my money on traveling (Europe, Central America, South East Asia) and making pretty bad short films. Got up to a lot of mischief, constantly embroiled in romantic drama, always desperately in love with the wrong person.
At 29, I moved to New York City and fell headfirst into the improv scene. I’ve always loved comedy and funny people, and hold the self-determined honor of being the first Australian on a UCB house team. I refined my dream of being a filmmaker into a novelist after realizing it would scratch my itch for the need to tell stories, and it was cheaper. I wrote one book that didn’t sell, then one that did. I would still like to write for screen, and am always up for mischief of any kind. I’m finally starting to suspect that my talent is catching up to my taste; it’s a good feeling.
Georgia Clark official bio
Georgia Clark is an award-winning six-times published novelist and performer. She's the author of Island Time, It Had To Be You, The Regulars, The Bucket List, and others. Her next novel, Most Wonderful, will be out October 2024 (The Dial Press/PRH). She’s the host/founder of the popular storytelling night, Generation Women, performing monthly at New York’s iconic Joe’s Pub. Georgia teaches the Romance Workshop, mentors Writers Groups and Storyteller Groups, hosts Writers’ Retreats, and creates the monthly author newsletter, Heartbeat. A native Australian, she lives in Brooklyn with her hot wife and sweet baby.
Connect with my peeps
Literary Agent: Allison Hunter, Trellis Literary Management: ahunter@trellisliterary.com
Film/TV Agent: Addison Duffy: DuffyA@unitedtalent.com // Jason Richman: RichmanJ@unitedtalent.com
Publicity, U.S. Megan Rudloff: megan.rudloff@simonandschuster.com
Rights Director: Nicole.Bond@simonandschuster.com
Foreign Rights: Allison Malecha: amalecha@trellisliterary.com (Island Time/It Had To Be You); Stefanie Diaz: sdiaz@sjga.com (The Bucket List/The Regulars)
Say g’day
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