Redfern Jon Barrett

Redfern Jon Barrett (they/them) is a writer, community activist, and author of the novels Proud Pink Sky, Forget Yourself and The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights , which was a finalist in the Bisexual Book Awards and shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award. Redfern's short stories have appeared in Booth, The Sun, Passages North, SLEEK , and Flash Fiction Online , were shortlisted for Scotland's HISSAC prize, and longlisted for the Royal Academy/Pin Drop Short Story...See more

Redfern Jon Barrett (they/them) is a writer, community activist, and author of the novels Proud Pink Sky, Forget Yourself and The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights , which was a finalist in the Bisexual Book Awards and shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award. Redfern's short stories have appeared in Booth, The Sun, Passages North, SLEEK , and Flash Fiction Online , were shortlisted for Scotland's HISSAC prize, and longlisted for the Royal Academy/Pin Drop Short Story Award; their other writing has been featured in publications including Guernica and PinkNews , as well as the National Museum of Denmark. Born in the North of England, Redfern lived in market towns, seaside resorts, and post-industrial cities, before moving to Wales and gaining a Ph.D. in Literature from Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe). Their campaign work for LGBTQ and polyamory rights has been referenced in The Mirror, Metro, BBC News, Buzzfeed , and The Independent . Now Redfern lives in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, with two boyfriends and far too many books. See less