Creative writing

James has published 2 novels, The Wrong Story and Happy Family, a travelogue of his journey through Central America, the children’s story, Mr Frogg Goes to Work and a monthly column for The Gudgeon.

Both The Wrong Story and Happy Family will be relaunched in 2027 under the Ragged Reality imprint.

James won the Fish Short Memoir Prize, the Real Writer Short Story Award, and the Rooker Prize for best opening to a novel.

His short fiction has appeared in print anthologies including London Journal of Fiction, Fish Anthology (2025), Rattle Tales, Not in the Plan, BFS Horizons, No One Should Have to Care Alone, Wilson’s Tales of the Borders, Future Shock, The Weather Where You Are and Flash Me Fiction.

Check out all of James’s creative works.

All James’s creative work is registered with the Human Authored scheme.