About Russell




Contact Russell: RUSS_JONES2K@hotmail.com

For official business regarding my fiction, please contact my literary agent Caro Clarke at Portobello Literary 

caro@portobelloliterary.co.uk




Biography

 

Russell Jones is an Edinburgh-based writer and editor. He is the director of Black Blade Literary (a literary consultancy for genre fiction writers).

 

Russell was the UK's first Pet Poet Laureate, is the author of the Beast Realms novel trilogy (Portal Books, 2020-2021), The Wilds graphic novel (Tapsalteerie, 2021), and six collections of poetry: cocoon (Tapsalteerie, 2020), “Dark Matters” (Tapsalteerie, 2018), The Green Dress Whose Girl is Sleeping (Freight Books, 2015), “Our Terraced Hum” (in Caboodle, Prole Books, 2015), "Spaces of Their Own" (Stewed Rhubarb Press, 2013)  and "The Last Refuge" (Forest Publications, 2009). His literary novel, Bucket List, is due for publication in 2024 (Polygon).

 

Russell was the deputy editor and poetry editor at Shoreline of Infinity (2015-2023), a Scottish science fiction magazine (“Best magazine/periodical” – British Fantasy Society in 2018). He is the editor of Where Rockets Burn Through: Contemporary Science Fiction Poems from the UK (2012), was a guest editor for The Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, is the co-editor of Umbrellas of Edinburgh: Poetry and Prose Inspired by Scotland’s Capital City (2016, 2020) and Multiverse: an international anthology of science fiction poetry (2018).

 

Russell's writing has been widely published internationally, winning recognition in awards and competitions including The Best Scottish Poems, The Eric Gregory Award, The Venture Award, the Bridport Prize and The Charles Causley Poetry Competition. Russell has written 10 novels, a novella and numerous children's books. His YA novel, The Talkers, was shortlisted for the $50,000 Half the World Global Literati Award and his novella, Dating Superman, was shortlisted for the Signo Novella Prize. He has published dozens of short stories in literary journals, books and magazines, including stories for children in Disney’s Animal World magazine.

 

Russell has a PhD in Creative Writing from Edinburgh University and has published on the poetry of Edwin Morgan. He has taught Scottish Literature and Creative Writing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, published non-fiction, including travel articles, academic articles and restaurant reviews. Russell has organised and hosted around 100 literary events in Edinburgh and online.  He can be followed at www.writerrusselljones.blogspot.com

 

Russell’s fiction is represented by literary agent Caro Clarke at Portobello Literary. A more complete list of Russell’s publications and awards can be seen below.

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