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About Daphne Clair

Birth

1939

First book

1977

Years writing

30

Daphne Clair de Jong, née Williams is a popular New Zealand writer of over 75 romance novels since 1977 as Daphne Clair and Daphne de Jong, and under the pseudonyms Laurey Bright, Clair Lorel, and Clarissa Garland, and she also publishes poetry and articles.

Daphne Clair decided she wanted to be a writer at the early age of eight.

She won her first literary prize for a school essay during her childhood.

She published her first short story at sixteen, launching a prolific career.

Despite warnings from her teachers, she successfully turned writing into her full-time profession.

She has published over two hundred works, with a special focus on the romance genre.