CLAIRE L. SMITH is an Australian author, poet and filmmaker. Her debut gothic horror novella, HELENA is due for release via Clash Books in October 2020.
Based in genres such as gothic horror and dark fantasy, her work has been featured in Moonchild Magazine, Dark Marrow, Peculiars Magazine, The Horror Tree and more.
She is also a film critic with Morbidly Beautiful and In Their Own League, as well as a poetry/fiction editor with Peculiars Magazine. She has also acted as an Associate Producer for the mental-health-themed short, Sacrifice, due for release in 2019.