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Claire Elizabeth Terry is a British writer and film director based in Barcelona, Spain. She is the founder of the Rocaberti Writers’ Retreat and directed the short film Thirty Minutes (2020). [1][2]
Early life and education
editTerry was born in Coventry, England and has lived in Germany, France, and Spain.[3] She trained in stage management at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London[4] and later worked at the Royal National Theatre.[2]
Writing career
editTerry began her career as a writer for Rough Guides[2] and other international publications.[5][4]
In 2008, she wrote and edited The Art of Living: A Practical Guide to Being Alive, published by Editorial Kairós in both English and Spanish. The publisher's profits and Terry's royalties are donated to Green Cross International[2][6], an environmental organization, founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, that works internationally to address the interconnected issues of environmental protection, poverty, and global security[7]. The book includes contributions from figures such as the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mario Vargas Llosa, Michael Douglas, Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Yunus.[8][9] The book's launch took place at Antoni Gaudi's La Pedrera in Barcelona in 2008 with an introduction by Federico Mayor Zaragoza, the former Director-General of UNESCO, and was covered by the Spanish newspaper El Periódico.[10]
Following the book's publication, Terry launched The Art of Living Guide, a platform for people from all over the world to share their thoughts and experiences on common aspects of being alive.[11]
Terry has also published works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novels I Draw Roses[12], Nobody Knows Anything, Mr. Sparky’s Diary[13][3][14], the novella The University of Trees, and FALL: Berlin, 1989, her latest novel inspired by her experience living in Berlin shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Rocaberti Writers’ Retreats
editIn 2016, Terry founded the Rocaberti Writers’ Retreats, residential writing programs held in castles across Europe.[15][2]
The retreats host small-group workshops with professional writers and industry figures[16][17] including producer Joan Lane of The King's Speech (2010)[18]; producer Fred Fuchs of The Godfather Part III (1990), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Virgin Suicides (1999); television writer Stan Zimmerman[19] of The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and Gilmore Girls; screenwriter Diane Drake of What Women Want (2000), and Only You (1994)[20]; and writer, producer and composer Martin Olson of Phineas and Ferb.[21][22][23]
The retreat was featured among eight recommended writers' retreats worldwide by American Express Essentials[24] and was included in Kirkus Reviews' listing of writing programs.[25]
Film
editIn 2018, Terry wrote and directed the short film Thirty Minutes, starring Lúcia Moniz of Love Actually (2003) and Listen (2020) and Luka Peroš of The Tree of Blood (2018) and Money Heist.[2] The film was released in 2020 and received several awards at festivals including the New York International Film Awards[26] and Best Shorts Network[27].
References
edit- ↑ "Thirty Minutes". Film Focus. No. 9. Brussels: Fusion International Film Festivals. 2021. pp. 42–46. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "An interview with Claire Elizabeth Terry, director of "Thirty Minutes"". Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- 1 2 Aznar, Glòria (6 June 2021). "El confinamiento visto con ojos perrunos" (in Spanish). Tarragona: Diari de Tarragona. p. 50. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- 1 2 "Claire Elizabeth Terry". Editorial Kairós. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Maya Montoya (October 2008). "Bestseller: El arte de vivir". Psicología Práctica (in Spanish). No. 118. Spain: Globus Comunicación. pp. 76–79.
- ↑ "L'art de viure". L'ofici de viure (in Catalan). Barcelona. 2008-10-27. Catalunya Ràdio. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Green Cross International. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Maya Montoya (October 2008). "Bestseller: El arte de vivir". Psicología Práctica (in Spanish). No. 118. Spain: Globus Comunicación. pp. 76–79.
- ↑ "L'art de viure". L'ofici de viure (in Catalan). Barcelona. 2008-10-27. Catalunya Ràdio. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Z., L. (2008-11-01). "Michael Douglas, Vargas Llosa y Gorbachov se unen en un libro". El Periódico. Barcelona. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "The Art of Living Guide". The Art of Living Guide. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Thirty Minutes". Film Focus. No. 9. Brussels: Fusion International Film Festivals. 2021. pp. 42–46. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "Secció d'animals amb Elena Batista i Elizabeth Terry". Sense Control. Episode 166 (in Catalan). 2021-04-07. Teve.cat. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ García Castaño, Helena (24 April 2021). "Entrevista a Claire Terry, autora del libro «El diario de Mr. Sparky»". Nosolocine.net. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Mikael Jack (October 2022). "How I Launched Rocaberti Writers' Retreats" (PDF). House Notes. London: Soho House. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Esmé Erasmus (2017-07-12). "Screenwriter with stars in her eyes". Netwerk24. South Africa: Media24. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Scott Markus (2020-04-18). "Founder of the Rocaberti Writers Retreat, Claire Elizabeth Terry". Curious About Screenwriting (Podcast). International Screenwriters' Association. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "The Seventeenth International & First Virtual Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing 2020". Windsor Fringe. 2020. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "About". Stan Zimmerman. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Lovinder Gill (2025-11-23). "122/ Diane Drake - Screenwriter/Author 'What Women Want' 'Only You'". Scriptcake (Podcast). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Katie Murphy". WGM Atlantic. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Andrea Moran (2024-01-05). "Writing Retreats to Inspire You in 2024". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Mentors". Rocaberti Castle Writers' Retreat. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Giorgia Capozzi (28 February 2020). "Write Away: 8 Unmissable Writers' Retreats Worldwide". American Express Essentials. American Express. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Andrea Moran (2024-01-05). "Writing Retreats to Inspire You in 2024". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Finalists & Winners – March 2020 Monthly Edition" (PDF). New York International Film Awards. April 2020. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Winners April 2020". Best Shorts Competition. La Jolla, California. April 2020. Retrieved 2026-04-16.