Alan Robert Clark is a freelance writer and the author of The Prince of Mirrors (2018), its sequel Valhalla (2020) and The Redemption of Isobel Farrar (2023).
Born in Scotland, Alan attended Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire before joining King’s College London. However, due to a protracted illness, he had to abandon the degree and subsequently went into advertising, working as a copywriter and creative director. Throughout his career Alan has created ad campaigns for well-known companies, including Nestle, Levi’s and Kodak, and won awards from TV festivals in Cannes and Chicago. As a freelance journalist, he has produced travel pieces and celebrity profiles. While most of Alan’s career was spent in London, he has also lived in Gibraltar and Spain.
Mentored by Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend, Alan published his debut novel Rory’s Boys with Arcadia Books in 2011, selling TV and film rights to an American production company. He has also ghost-written and co-authored a number of books, including Camera Girl with Doreen Spooner (Mirror Books 2016) and many others.
Alan is a theatre and film enthusiast. In his free time he enjoys singing, walking and going to the gym.
