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 Maker’s 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 Festival’s ‘The Hay 30’ list.
Her publications include a short story collection, Clown’s Shoes (2015), novels The Haunting of Henry Twist (2017), The Empty Greatcoat (2022), Fannie (2022), and Vulcana (2023), and a middle-grade novel, The Shadow Order (2022).
The Haunting of Henry Twist was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.
Fannie was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year.
Rebecca works as an editor, workshop facilitator, and publisher for various publishing houses and educational bodies.
