Clarke, Anniston B. (b. 1986, Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian American writer whose work blends hard science and character-driven speculation. Raised by a meteorologist and a machinist, Clarke studied astrophysics at Dalhousie University before completing an MFA in creative writing at the University of Iowa. After graduate school, they worked as a technical editor for a small aerospace firm in Seattle and later as a research assistant on a project modeling orbital debris fields. Clarke's short fiction has appeared in small-press magazines and was shortlisted for regional literary awards. They live in Portland, Oregon, where they teach workshops on worldbuilding and consult on narrative design for indie games. When not writing, Clarke volunteers with STEM outreach programs and spends too much time charting fictional star maps.
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