Clark Blaise

Clark Blaise is the author of 20 books of fiction and non-fiction. A long-time advocate for the literary arts in North America, Blaise has taught writing and literature at numerous colleges and universities. Internationally recognized for his contributions to the field, Blaise received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2003 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009. Blaise now divides his time between New York and San Francisco, where he lives with his wife, American novelist Bharati Mukherjee. His new collection of stories is The Meagre Tarmac.