Austin Chesterfield Clarke (born 1934) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born and raised in Barbados, later returning to Canada where he attended the University of Toronto. His 2002 work The Polished Hoe won the Giller Prize.

Works:

Novels

• The Survivors of the Crossing -1964
• The Meeting Point - 1967
• Storm of Fortune - 1973
• The Bigger Light - 1975
• The Prime Minister - 1977
• Proud Empires - 1988
• The Origin of Waves - 1997
• The Question - 1999 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• The Polished Hoe - 2002

• Amongst Thistles and Thorns - 1965
• When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks - 1971
• When Women Rule - 1985
• Nine Men Who Laughed - 1986
• In This City 1992
• There Are No Elders - 1993