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Claire Creely

They Called Her Wild

2021 Unpublished Contest - Winner (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)

Claire’s first manuscript, They Called Her Wild, re-imagines the selkie myth in contemporary Ireland. 

They Called Her Wild is a story about a selkie, Fia, who loses her seal skin and a bartender, Hurley, who finds it. Unable to return to the sea without her seal skin, Fia must venture into the foreign human town and navigate its hidden secrets to reclaim her skin before a human finds it, or worse – realizes what it is and how to use it against her. 

Originally from the US, Claire lives in Ireland with her partner, Cian, and their mischievous cat, Púca. She earned her Master’s in Creative Writing from University College Cork. Claire loves old stories told in new ways – the ones that blur the line between reality and fantasy, the ones that make her ask, what if it’s real? 

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