Polly Clark

Polly Clark was born in Toronto and has established herself as a poet and novelist. She received the MsLexia Prize for her debut novel, *Larchfield*. Her novel *Tiger* was shortlisted for the 2019 Scottish National Book Award. Before pursuing a writing career, Clark worked as a keeper at Edinburgh Zoo. For her research for *Tiger*, she travelled to the Russian taiga, where she learned to track a tiger in severe winter conditions.