Wahida Clark is a notable American author, renowned for her work in the urban fiction genre. She was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, and discovered her passion for writing while serving a sentence at a women's federal camp in Lexington, Kentucky. Clark's writing style is raw and street, making her novels incredibly authentic and engaging for her readers.
Clark is perhaps best known for creating the Thug Love Fiction sub-genre of street lit, and she was the first street lit author to write a series. Her novels, including "Thugs And The Women Who Love Them," "Every Thug Needs A Lady," "Thug Matrimony," "Thug Lovin'," "Justify My Thug," "Payback is A Mutha," "Payback With Ya Life," "Sleeping With the Enemy" and "What's Really Hood" have all been New York Times and Essence Magazine Bestsellers.
In addition to her success as an author, Clark is also the Vice President of a non-profit organization called the Prodigal Sons and Daughters Redirection Service, which serves as a reentry program for convicts and ex-cons. She is also the founder of Wahida Clark Presents (WCP) Publishing, an independent publishing house in East Orange, New Jersey. Clark's contributions to urban fiction and her dedication to helping others make her a highly respected figure in the literary world.
Clark's writing career began in 2002 when she published her debut novel "Thugs and Women Who Love Them," which became a bestseller and helped launch her career. Since then, she has written several urban fiction novel series and standalone novels, making her a prominent figure in the genre. Clark's writing has been praised for its authenticity and her ability to create characters that readers feel connected to, making her a influential and respected author in the urban fiction genre.