Mary Woodbury writes eco-fiction under pen name Clara Hume. Her climate change novel Back to the Garden was published in the autumn of 2013 and later was discussed at Dissent Magazine as part of an emerging genre of climate change novels. She also has a short story series, Lost Ages, which reconciles mythological stories with our modern world.
Mary graduated Purdue University with degrees in English literature and cultural anthropology. During college, her senior archeology team received honors and an invitation to join the Indiana Archeology Society for the summer. She went on to establish an editorial career, running Jack Magazine for a decade with co-founder Michael Rothenberg. The magazine is currently archived at Stanford University’s LOCKSS program. As chief editor, Mary published such legends and works as beat photographers Gordon Ball and Larry Keenan, poets Michael McClure and Jack Collum, authors Peter Coyote and Gregory Corso, and artists Ira Cohen and Angus MacLise.
Since moving to British Columbia, Canada in 2008, Mary has been involved with stewardship of the Fraser River and Burrard Inlet as well as has been a researcher/writer for BCRainforest.com, where she hosts a series about the Great Bear Rainforest. She is currently working on a collaborative book and short video about the rainforest.
Mary is a program assistant at a local college and is studying video journalism. She also runs Eco-fiction.com as well as Moon Willow Press, a small, independent book publisher with goals of celebrating the written word while helping to sustain forests.
Mary enjoys reading, collecting old books, hiking, and running.
