Alex Clark (journalist)
British literary journalist and editor
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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]
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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.[7] She has judged many other literary prizes, including the 2008 Man Booker Prize[8] and the Encore Award for best second novel[9] and she is on the advisory committee of the Folio Prize.[10]
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