Claire Elizabeth Terry

Trained in stage-management at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Descendant of British actress Ellen Terry. After working for several years in British theatre, she became a travel writer. Short-listed for the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize, she has also written for the Rough Guides travel series. In 2008, Claire conceived, compiled and edited the book, 'The Art of Living: a Practical Guide to Being Alive', published by Kairós Publishers in both English and Spanish, the profits from which are donated to Green Cross International, the environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev. The book includes contributions from The Dalai Lama, Michael Douglas, Desmond Tutu, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Masaru Emoto, Richard Branson, Mikhail Gorbachev and several members of the United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations. Claire is also the founder and president of the website and not-for-profit of the same name, 'The Art of Living Guide', the purpose of which is to encourage people from diverse cultures worldwide to share their thoughts and perspectives on those aspects of being alive which affect us all: in other words, 'pooling our resources', so that we can all help each other learn more about the beautiful 'art' of being alive. In 2016 she founded the highly-successful Rocaberti Writers' Retreats, held in medieval castles in France, Spain and Italy which match a select group of writers with industry mentors to develop their projects. Several writers have had their scripts or books optioned from these retreats and/or found representation. She is the writer and Executive Producer of upcoming feature film, Roses, about four friends from all over the world, whose lives are transformed when a rose is secretly drawn for each of the women. In 2018, Claire wrote, directed and produced the short, Thirty Minutes (2020), starring Lúcia Moniz of 'Love, Actually.'