Stephen Jordan (writer)

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Stephen Jordan (born 5 August 1986) is an English science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy writer, playwright and director.

Career

In 2012, Jordan debuted his first solo production, a science fiction comedy play called 'Dead Static', about two strangers who have an hour to live in deep space. [1] The production played to sold-out audiences and was well received. [2] In 2013, Jordan debuted 'Pilgrim Shadow' at the Tristan Bates Theatre, sequel to Dead Static. [3] A sequel to 'Pilgrim Shadow', called 'King Chaos', debuted in 2015, completing The Future Boys Trilogy. [4]

His humorous fantasy short story 'The Good Death Guide' won a 2014 Watty Award, presented by online writing community Wattpad. [5] He has also contributed short stories to Paul Finch's Terror Tales series, [6] appearing in an anthology that was nominated for a British Fantasy award in 2015. [7] . In 2017, he successfully crowd-funded via Kickstarter the live recording and digital distribution of an audio sitcom, 'The Future Boys', based on the eponymous heroes from The Future Boys Trilogy. [8] In 2018, he wrote a Doctor Who story for Big Finish Productions. [9]

References

  1. http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/event_view.php?uid=157927&days=300 [ dead link ]
  2. "Reviews: Dead Static | The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Pilgrim Shadow". 19 April 2013.
  4. "King Chaos at Tristan Bates Theatre from 10 August". London Theatre Guide.
  5. "Home". wattys.wattpad.com.
  6. "GRAY FRIAR PRESS: "Terror Tales of Wales" edited by Paul Finch". Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. "British Fantasy Awards 2015: The nominees | the British Fantasy Society".
  8. "The Future Boys: A New Science Fiction Audio Sitcom". 9 December 2019.
  9. "Doctor Who".