Rebecca F. John

Rebecca F. John was born in 1986, and grew up in Pwll, a small village on the South Wales coast. She holds a BA in English with Creative Writing (1st class hons) and an MA in Creative Writing (distinction) from Swansea University, as well as a PGCE PCET from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Her short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4Extra. In 2015, her short story The Glove Makers Numbers was shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. She is the winner of the PEN International New Voices Award 2015, and the British participant of the 2016 Scritture Giovani project. In 2017, she was named on Hay Festivals The Hay 30 list.

Her first short story collection, Clowns Shoes, was published through Parthian in 2015. Her first novel, The Haunting of Henry Twist, was published through Serpents Tail in July 2017. It was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.

Rebecca is now working on further historical novels and writing as many short stories as time allows. When she is not writing, she enjoys skiing, reading, walking, sketching, watching tennis and playing music. Rebecca lives in Swansea with her three dogs, Betsy, Teddy, and Effie.