ABOUT ME

Quinn Clark is an award-winning Author, Researcher and Creative.

Are you looking for someone to design, develop, write, create and research for your project with a little out-of-the-box flair? Then you’ve come to the right person!

I’m Quinn, and creative projects are my jam. Whether writing a children’s colouring book, crafting content for festivals or supporting artists in funding bids, my passion lies in promoting creativity and a love for the arts. I’ve worked in many capacities across the arts, education and heritage sectors as a writer, researcher and facilitator, and I am always looking to make new connections with creative groups and individuals. I am also lucky enough to be funded by Arts Council England with a DYCP grant, and am working on my debut full-length novel!

Take a peek below at some of my most recent projects to get a feel for my work! If you would like to work with me, please find contact details on my Contact page.

OUT NOVEMBER 14TH 2024

‘365 Days of Healing’

‘365 Days of Healing’ is a mental health pocket book stuffed full of tips, tricks and quotes to help ground you on your difficult days. It draws on lived experience living with a trauma disorder, and going through CBT, DBT, and EMDR therapies. Discover practical guidance for a variety of self-care practices and learn how to incorporate these into your daily routine.

OUT MARCH 21ST 2024

‘No One Talks About This Stuff’

‘No One Talks About This Stuff’ is an Unbound anthology concerning childlessness, child loss and infertility. Award-winning journalist Kat Brown and a host of accomplished writers from all walks of life (including members of the LGBTQ+ community) share their experiences on childlessness. I contribute an essay on living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and the impact of trauma disorders on having children.

BUZZFEED COMMISSION

‘A History Of The Once-Ler, The Unlikely LGBT+ Icon You Might Not Have Thought About In Years’

Strap in for a first-hand retrospective on the fascinating phenomenon that was the Once-ler fandom: a fan community which sprung up around the Dr. Seuss character ‘The Once-ler.’

GUEST BLOG

’50k is Overrated: NaNoWriMo from a Disabled Author’s Perspective’

Completing 50,000 words in a month feels incredible, but NaNoWriMo isn’t all about hitting that goal! As a disabled author and twelve-times NaNo participant, read on to find out my top tips for surviving NaNoWriMo.

RECENT WORKS

‘The transcendent art of transmedia storytelling’
(ArtWeb)
Article
Commission

What’s the difference between unfiction, ARGs, and transmedia storytelling? Where did they all come from? Why do we keep producing this strange, fascinating form of art, and what’s with all of the names? If you’d like to know, take a look at my breakdown of the history of transmedia storytelling for ArtWeb.

The Terry
Kelly Poetry
Prize
(The Customs House):
Guest Poet

I was invited to perform at The Customs House as part of the Terry Kelly Poetry Prize. Celebrating the life of South Shields-born journalist Terry Kelly, the event champions poetry and music for young people. My poem, ‘Old Castles Belong Too’, was published in the Terry Kelly Poetry Prize Anthology 2022.

Masks: Workshopped (Computers & Theatre Company)
Prospero Identities Commission

‘Masks: Workshopped’ is a set of digital, interactive, visual novel-style workshops I created for children which deal with themes around identity and the ‘masks’ we wear in every day life. I was one of seven artists commissioned by the C&T company to develop a project around ‘Identities’ using their custom software, Prospero.

Poet in the City: The Herstory Festival

A festival celebrating women’s liberation, creativity and poetry with a variety of fantastic and intriguing female performances, talks, and workshops commissioned by Poet in the City. I am serving as a Production Assistant for this festival.

Out of Your Head (OOYH!) Poetry Night:
Featured
Writer

I was Out of Your Head Poetry’s Featured Writer for April 2022. I performed around the topics of mental health and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) to raise money for Northumberland and Tyneside Mind. Keep your eyes peeled for future fantastic events with Out of Your Head!

Tour de Moon’s Moon Press
Issue Five: Satellite Colony

Fancy a lunar challenge? Click the Satellite Colony cover, download Issue Five, and see if you can crack the code hidden in my poem ‘LUNASELENE’! Check out all of the wonderful moon-themed creative content in Satellite Colony.

Creative Writing Society 2021:
Changes Anthology

An anthology of creative writing containing prose, poetry and script from members of Newcastle University’s Creative Writing Society, responding to the theme of ‘Changes’. I edited, illustrated, contributed to and formatted this work as Editor of the Society.

Dundee Design Festival 2021: Everyday Objects

A digital exhibition for the Dundee Design Festival 2021 as part of their Digital Design House. This exhibition tells the story of Everyday Objects and the unique parts of their histories we aren’t often told. I researched and wrote for this exhibition.

Durham Book Festival
2021: Secret
States
Review

A review of the Durham Book Festival 2021’s ‘Secret States’ event, in conversation with foreign correspondent Luke Harding and terrorism/extremism researcher Julia Ebner. I also assisted in programming the ‘Taletellers’ event.

Tetris, PTSD, Improved Trauma Recovery: Access-Ability

An episode of disability activist Laura Kate Dale’s ‘Access-Ability’ web series, documenting disability accessibility within the gaming industry and video game-related spaces. I acted as a researcher and consultant on Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) for this episode.

The
Maritime Humanities Hub
Project

A collaboration between Newcastle University and The Discovery Museum to tell the story of Newcastle’s history as a port city. I was a writer and researcher for the project, using Tyne & Wear Archives and Museum’s maritime archives to develop a number of educational digital assets, including ship biographies, podcasts, and maps.

Kindreds Creatives:
The Heartwork Anthology

An anthology of creative writing containing a variety of creative responses written by adult survivors of Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA). I developed and delivered a workshop with the contributors alongside poet Elspeth Wilson, and contributed to the anthology with my poem ‘The Body Keeps the Score, But the Mind Calls the Game.’

Queer Immersives Digital Storytelling Index

An index of queer-themed and queer-run digital storytelling, including unfiction, Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), visual novels, and e-literature. As an unfiction researcher I have written on the need for better cataloguing practices in the preservation and analysis of digital, transmedia literature.

Creative Writing Society 2020: Monstrous Anthology

An anthology of creative writing containing prose, poetry and script from members of Newcastle University’s Creative Writing Society, responding to the theme of ‘Monstrous’. I edited, illustrated, contributed to and formatted this work as Editor of the Society.

The
Braag CIC: Emerging North East Artists

A production company which supports emerging underrepresented artists in the North of England, especially in the context of the performing arts and literature. We also produce a quarterly journal, ‘Carmen et Error’, and look for those artists with a unique quality to their work.