Rebecca F. John
Rebecca F. John is a Welsh novelist, short story writer and editor. Her first novel The Haunting of Henry Twist was published by Serpent’s Tail in 2017 and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. She is also the author of The Empty Greatcoat, Fannie, which was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year, and Vulcana, a fictionalised version of the life of Victorian Strongwoman Kate Williams.
Rebecca’s short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio4Extra. In 2015, her story ‘The Glove Maker’s Numbers’ was shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, and her collection Clown's Shoes, was published through Parthian in 2015. In 2022, she published her first children’s book, The Shadow Order, with Firefly Press. Rebecca lives in Swansea with her partner, their son, and their dogs.