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 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] the Encore Award for best second novel^[8] and she is on the advisory committee of the Folio Prize.^[9]

References

External links

• Profile on London Book Fair website^{[permanent dead link]}
• Profile on Stoke Newington Literary Festival website

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