Clem Martini – Bio
A man of many talents, Clem Martini is equally at home writing for adults and young people, whether for live theatre, film or television. He is a three time winner of the Alberta Writer’s Guild Drama Prize, a Governor General Drama Nominee for his anthology “A Three Martini Lunch”, a National Playwriting Competition winner for “The Life History of the African Elephant” and is the current president of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. “Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles”, his trilogy of novels for young adults has been translated into German, Dutch, Swedish, and Japanese and optioned for film. His latest text on playwriting, The Blunt Playwright, will be released by Playwrights Canada Press in the fall of 2006. Clem Martini is an Associate Professor of drama at the University of Calgary where he teaches Playwriting, Screenwriting and Theatre for Young Audiences.
Clem Martini often receives requests to speak at conventions, forums and
conferences. Requests should be addressed directly to him at
martini@ucalgary.ca.
The following website headings will provide you with more information about some of Clem Martini’s literary creations.
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