{"id":2471,"date":"2025-02-05T08:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/?page_id=2471"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:55:29","slug":"guest-clark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/guest-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest: Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark at ArmadilloCon!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Phenderson Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark is the award-winning author of the novels <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/abeni-and-the-kingdom-of-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/abenis-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abeni\u2019s Song<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/a-master-djinn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Master of Djinn<\/a>, and the novellas <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/ring-shout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ring Shout<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/books\/the-black-gods-drums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Black God\u2019s Drums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/books\/the-haunting-of-tram-car-015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Haunting of Tram Car 015<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pdjeliclark.com\/the-dead-cat-tail-assassins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dead Cat Tail Assassins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His stories have appeared in online venues such as Apex, Lightspeed, Reactor\/Tor.com, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, and Fireside Fiction. He is also a founding member of <a href=\"https:\/\/fiyahlitmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIYAH Literary Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduate of Texas State University, he currently resides in New England with his wife, daughters, and pet dragon (who suspiciously resembles a Boston Terrier). He periodically discusses issues of speculative fiction, politics, diversity and other issues of the day on his blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdjeliclark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Disgruntled Haradrim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-4e4d2b4d wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marianne-andres-b2177b177\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-1-Special-Guest-Clark-JPG-1024x1024.avif ,https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-1-Special-Guest-Clark-JPG.avif 780w, https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-1-Special-Guest-Clark-JPG.avif 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-1-Special-Guest-Clark-JPG-1024x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-3219\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"uagb-image-caption\">Photo Credit: Marianne Andres.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-9e48546f     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3253' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-2-Clark-Bio-2024-Assassins-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-2-Clark-Bio-2024-Assassins-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-2-Clark-Bio-2024-Assassins-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTHE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS was released in August 2024 to glowing reviews and recommendations from Rebecca Roanhorse, Victor LaValle, Alix E. Harrow, Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older and more.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3254' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-1-Clark-Bio-2023-24-AbeniSeries-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-1-Clark-Bio-2023-24-AbeniSeries-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-1-Clark-Bio-2023-24-AbeniSeries-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tComing on April 29, 2025, ABENI AND THE KINGDOM OF GOLD is the second volume of Clark&#8217;s epic West African and African Diaspora-inspired fantasy adventure series for middle-grade readers.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3252' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-3-Clark-Bio-2020-RingShout-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-3-Clark-Bio-2020-RingShout-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-3-Clark-Bio-2020-RingShout-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRING SHOUT won the 2020 Nebula, Locus and British Fantasy Awards! Shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, Hugo and Ignyte Awards.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3251' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-4-Clark-Bio-2021-MasterOfDjinn-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-4-Clark-Bio-2021-MasterOfDjinn-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-4-Clark-Bio-2021-MasterOfDjinn-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA MASTER OF DJINN won the 2021 Nebula and the 2022 Locus and Ignyte Awards and was shortlisted for the Dragon, Hugo, World Fantasy and Mythopoeic Awards! It&#8217;s one of four in the Dead Djinn universe.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3248' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-6-Clark-Bio-2024-Kraken-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-6-Clark-Bio-2024-Kraken-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-6-Clark-Bio-2024-Kraken-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClark&#8217;s 2024 short story &#8220;How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub&#8221; was shortlisted for the 2024 Hugo Awards.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3250' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-5-Clark-Bio-2018-TheBlackGodsDrums-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-5-Clark-Bio-2018-TheBlackGodsDrums-SQ-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clark-Pubs-5-Clark-Bio-2018-TheBlackGodsDrums-SQ-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTHE BLACK GOD&#8217;S DRUMS was shortlisted for the 2018 Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark at ArmadilloCon! Phenderson Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark is the award-winning author of the novels Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold, Abeni\u2019s Song, and A Master of Djinn, and the novellas Ring Shout, The Black God\u2019s Drums, The Haunting of Tram Car 015, and The Dead Cat Tail Assassins. 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