About the author

Claire Temple

Since moving to Exeter, I’ve been able to work on longer stories and I’m thrilled to bring you my first novel, The Unwritten.<br><br>Over the years I’ve read at various poetry readings around the capital, with a headline slot once at the Poetry Café in Covent Garden and was lucky enough to have five poems published in 2019.<br><br>There were lots of creative adventures to be had in London. From playing bass guitar in a band, to amateur theatre that went, for one performance only, to Stratford-upon-Avon’s open-air stage. From getting onto the longlist for the Funny Women Awards for stand-up comedy, to completing an acting diploma at City Lit. Throughout it all, writing was a constant, but with the grind of the daily commute, I really only found success with short-form works.<br><br>I grew up in Essex, England and in 1998, graduated from UCL with a BA in Philosophy. I stayed on in London for the next 22 years and retained an interest in the philosophy of Mind, Consciousness and Time.<br>