jobardsley.bsky.social
I'm a queer writer & teacher in London. My wife and children are Black, I do their hair. I have worked in West Africa, Italy and the States. I'm the winner of the Queen Mary Wasafiri prize for new writing, which still hasn't quite sunk in.
👤 Joined on 02 May 2025
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@jobardsley.bsky.social1/2 Hello Letterboxers! If you love what we do & want to support our work & *don’t need* to buy children’s books..there is another way! You can support our #notforprofit #workerscoop by buying ANY (yes any) book from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social Here’s how it works: 1) Head on over to bookshop.org
Show PostMore people need to start watching Star City. It is so so good. Every week I am amazed all over again.
Show PostA short story I wrote just got accepted in a niche literary magazine submission contest! It won't be out until the fall, but it won out over the other submissions & is going to be the featured story in the magazine! I will be a paid fiction author, at long last.
Show PostHappy Birthday to Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City, Succession), born in Cleveland, Ohio. Forever Cameron Frye!
Show PostI can tell you now - the news is out! I have received the Highly Commended award by the Federation of Writers (Scotland) in their 2026 competition. (For my short story ‘For Auld Lang Syne’.) Totally chuffed! 🥰 www.federationofwriters.scot
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