Denise M. Clark

Novelist · Playwright
Now in development

The Evaluation

A Play
Festival
Scranton Fringe 2026
Dates
Oct 1–10, 2026
Program
NEPA Playwright Incubator

A debut staged reading, developed through a regional incubator pairing emerging playwrights with mentor-directors. Filmed live at the festival.

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Watercolor cover art for the novel What Lies Within by Denise M. Clark — a sunlit bedroom with a heart locket hanging beside a shuttered window.
Cover art in progress · Watercolor by Ceili Lapp
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What Lies Within

A Novel

Denise’s first novel is on its way — and so is its cover, taking shape in watercolor under the hand of artist Ceili Lapp.

More soon: a first look at the story, release news, and the finished jacket.

Meet Denise

A writer following her curiosity.

Denise M. Clark is a Pennsylvania writer at work on her first novel, What Lies Within, and her first play, The Evaluation — a staged reading at the 2026 Scranton Fringe Festival.

She holds degrees from Lock Haven and Bucknell, a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Immaculata, and teaches English at the college level.

She also hosts Join the Conversation, a podcast built on the same instinct that drives her fiction: sit down with someone, ask a real question, and listen to what surfaces.

2024 Williamsport YWCA Woman of Excellence in Education
Read Her Story
An Invitation

Submit Your Story

I’m gathering stories — the signs and small moments people have received after the death of someone they loved. If you have one you’d like to share, I would be grateful to read it. It doesn’t have to be long or elaborate.

This idea is in its infancy, and like many creative projects there’s no guarantee what form it will finally take. I’m simply following my curiosity. If you know someone with a story that might fit, please pass the form along — I’d like to gather as broad a collection as possible.

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The Podcast

Join the Conversation

Denise sits down with thinkers and doers, seeking understanding across a world of topics — 56 episodes and counting.

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News & Notes

Lately

Oct 2026Staged reading of The Evaluation at Scranton Fringe
Aug 2026Began collecting stories for a new book project
Feb 2026Accepted into the NEPA Playwright Incubator