# Stephen Jordan (writer)

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

## Career

In 2009, he co-founded ManMoth Productions, a theatre production group, with Patrick Baker. 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. The production played to sold-out audiences and was well received. In 2013, Jordan debuted 'Pilgrim Shadow' at the Tristan Bates Theatre, sequel to Dead Static. A sequel to 'Pilgrim Shadow', called 'King Chaos', debuted in 2015, completing The Future Boys Trilogy.
In 2013, Jordan co-founded a new theatre production group, Bad Bat Productions, with Ellen Gallagher. Bad Bat's first theatre production was Jordan's 'The Probleming', a horror comedy that debuted as part of the 2014 Camden Fringe Festival. Jordan made his stage debut as a performer in Bad Bat's sketch show Global Mega Incorporated, which he also directed.
Jordan holds a BA in Creative & Media Writing, and an MA in Creative Writing within Science Fiction & Fantasy, both from Middlesex University. His humorous fantasy short story 'The Good Death Guide' won a 2014 Watty Award, presented by online writing community Wattpad. He has also contributed short stories to Paul Finch's Terror Tales series, appearing in an anthology that was nominated for a British Fantasy award in 2015.
In 2016, he co-produced Kim Newman and Sean Hogan's horror play 'The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore'. He also co-hosted the Film Wars podcast, an entertainment podcast about films, with Gareth Alexander. 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. In 2018, he wrote a Doctor Who story for Big Finish Productions.

## Fiction

* Our Finest (short story for Kindle, 2022)
* The Future Boys (novel, 2019)
* Empire of Monsters (novella, 2018)
* Aaaagh! Vienna (short story for Kindle, 2018)
* Claws (Terror Tales of Cornwall, ed. Paul Finch, 2017)
* Descent (short story for Kindle, 2016)
* Caving In (The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015)
* A House for Nobody (w/ Ellen Gallagher. The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015)
* The Good Death Guide (The Good Death Guide & Other Tales, 2015. 'Watty Award' winner)
* The Offspring (Terror Tales of Wales, ed. Paul Finch, 2014. British Fantasy Award nominee, Best Anthology)
* Heat (KZINE, issue 8, ed. Graeme Hurry, 2014)
* Sheep (KZINE, issue 4, ed. Graeme Hurry, 2012)

## Audio

* Doctor Who - The Seventh Doctor New Adventures, Volume 1. Vanguard (Big Finish Productions. 2018)
* The Future Boys. Murder Mystery (Sitcom, recorded at Leicester Square Theatre. 2017)
* The Future Boys. The Museum (Sitcom, recorded at Leicester Square Theatre. 2017)
* Dead Static (Audio version of stage play, 2013)

## Theatre

(As Writer/Director)
* Super Global Mega Incorporated: Turbo (Sketch show w/ Adam Joselyn. Leicester Square Theatre, 2016)
* King Chaos (Play. Tristan Bates Theatre, 2015)
* Global Mega Incorporated (Sketch show w/ Ellen Gallagher, Adam Joselyn & Graeme Hurry. Etcetera Theatre, 2015)
* Pilgrim Shadow (Play. Tristan Bates Theatre, 2013. The Dugdale Centre, 2014)
* The Probleming (Play. Tristan Bates Theatre, 2014)
* Dead Static (Play. Etcetera Theatre & Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2012)
* A Hero's Journey (Play w/ Patrick Baker. Etcetera Theatre, 2011)
(As Director)
* A Recipe For Disaster (Play by Ray Newell. The Dugdale Centre, 2014)
(As Producer)
* The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (w/ Ellen Gallagher. Play by Sean Hogan, Kim Newman, Stephen Gallagher, Rob Shearman, Lynda E. Rucker, Lisa Tuttle and Christopher Fowler. Tristan Bates Theatre, 2016)

## Podcast

* Film Wars (w/ Gareth Alexander, film critic for The Sun newspaper. 2016–17)