Verso Books marketing director Clara Heyworth has passed away. She was 28-years-old.
Author Tariq Ali wrote a tribute to Heyworth. Here’s an excerpt: “Clara was hit by a car as she crossed a street in Brooklyn, during the early hours of last Sunday (10 July). The injuries were severe. She never regained consciousness. We lost her on Monday morning. The loss to Verso is immeasurable. Clara was a young woman with many qualities. She first came to us as Office Manager and Publicist in the London office in 2006, delighting everyone with her enthusiasm and intelligence, a knowledge of our publishing history and a no-nonsense approach to everyone, including senior staff. While her primary interest was in publicity she had very strong editorial views and intervened forcefully whenever she felt that by taking on an inappropriate manuscript Verso’s standards would be diluted.”
Heyworth was married to Verso managing director Jacob Stevens. In the comments section, 30 different readers have already left tributes for the beloved director.