I'm a novelist, short fiction writer, playwright, scriptwriter and poet, and I edit other people's words for my supper. I have a hyperfixation (and an MA) in Shakespeare and have started directing amateur theatre in Brighton over the past few years.

I also run creative writing workshops, exercises, and courses at The Joy of Fixion.

My work has most recently been published by The Fiction Desk HAD, Flash Frog, and was selected for Best Small Fictions and Best Microfictions 2024.

My chapbook, The Woman's Part, was published by Stanchion and my novel, White Lies, was published by Legend Press. I've been the recipient of two Arts Council development grants for my fiction, and the CenterFrame script development grant for my work-in-progress TV pilot script, Free Traders, which has also been a finalist in the Cambridge Scriptwriting Festival and London Script Awards.

Read my work and get in touch at www.jogatford.com or find me on various socials @jmgatford