Rebecca F. John - guest judge for the 2024 competition
Rebecca F. John is the author of five books for adults – Clown’s Shoes, The Haunting of Henry Twist, The Empty Greatcoat, Fannie, and Vulcana. She has previously been shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the Costa First Novel Award, and the Wales Book of the Year Award. In 2022, she published her first children’s book, a middle-grade novel called The Shadow Order, with Firefly Press.
Rebecca lives in Swansea with her partner, their sons, and their dogs. She loves walking, the sea, and reading about as many different worlds as possible.
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