Alex Clark (journalist)

Alex Clark
Clark at the British Library in 2023
Occupation(s)	Journalist and editor

Alex Clark is a British literary journalist and editor who has written for The Guardian, The Observer[1] and The Times Literary Supplement. She also presents the programme Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and hosts the Vintage Podcast about books.[2]

Clark is Editor at Large at Union Books.[3] Having previously served as deputy editor, she was appointed as the first female editor of Granta magazine in May 2008, in succession to Jason Cowley.[4] Clark assumed the post in the following September, but left in May 2009.[5] She was succeeded by John Freeman.[6]

Literary judge

Clark was a member of the panel of judges for Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003. She has judged many other literary prizes, including the 2008 Man Booker Prize[7] and the Encore Award for best second novel[8] and she is on the advisory committee of the Folio Prize.[9]

References

1. Alex Clark's profile on The Guardian website.
2. "Vintage Podcast". Vintage Books. Random House Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Additional archives: this page, subpages.
3. "Between The Covers: 21/08/2011" (article on Union Books), The Independent, 21 August 2011.
4. Brook, Stephen (28 May 2008). "Granta names Alex Clark as first female editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
5. Luft, Oliver (29 May 2009). "Alex Clark steps down as Granta editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
6. Jones, Philip (12 October 2009). "Freeman named Granta editor on permanent basis". The Bookseller. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
7. "Man Booker Prize profile page". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
8. "Encore Award judges". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
9. Folio Prize Academy "The Academy". The Folio Prize. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

• Profile on London Book Fair website Archived March 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Profile on Stoke Newington Literary Festival website