I’m fortunate to be the author of the bestselling nonfiction book CONTACT, which was serialized in a British newspaper and made into an award winning film by BBCTV. I wrote it after my military service to try and make sense of what had happened to me and in the hope that politicians might think twice before making a decision to rush to war.  I never thought it would become so controversial and do so well, but it allowed me to find my "voice" as a writer and launched a career that I truly love. I write mainly fiction these days, as I am passionate about creating different worlds in which my readers can lose themselves for a few hours  - or days!  I enjoy writing different genres - politically charged thrillers, suspense and intrigue, humorous satire and books about the challenges of human relationships, all of which draw on my experiences in life and I think reveal my sense of adventure, curiosity about the world and my strong belief in the overwhelming power of love, laughter and of the human spirit. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 210 1198 KS Productions Inc 9 2 1471 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}  I’ve lived all over the world, served in the British army, had a near death experience, lost half my insides and recovered from the physical and emotional traumas of war.  A proud father of four daughters, screenwriter, pilot, race car driver, I love to sail, listen to opera, cook gourmet meals, drink wine, read good books, have heated discussions and travel off the beaten path.  Apart from numerous screenplays my published books include: Contact, Collisions, An Unquiet American, Dry Tortugas, The Book of Baker Series (Dreams from the Death Age; Armageddon; Genesis Revisited) and my latest book The Orange Moon Affair, the first of the new Thomas Gunn thriller series with more coming soon.  Author website: www.afnclarke.com.

The film CONTACT based on my book of the same name was awarded Best Film at the Lucarno Film Festival in 1984.