Listed by the Observer as one of “Our top 50 players in the world of books”, Clare Conville founded C&W in 2000 and is now Chair of the company. In 2020, alongside author and curator Harriet Vyner, Clare co-founded the eclectic independent publishing imprint and production company CHEERIO in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon. Clare co-curated the Curious Arts Festival and sits on the board of the Cob Gallery.

Clare has a well-established and high profile list of authors whose work has been translated into more than sixty languages, and many developed into theatre, film and television adaptations. Between them, Clare’s authors have won or been nominated for nearly every major literary prize in the UK.