Literature Wales Newsletter
The Writers of Wales Database
SMYTHE, J.P.
Website: www.jpsmythe.com
James Smythe was born in 1980 in West London, and migrated to Wales, where his maternal family lived. He has a PhD in Creative Writing from Cardiff University, currently teaches in various places, intermittently performs in an improvised comedy group and has recently authored a book about Twitter. James also currently works as a computer game writer.
Hereditation (Parthian, 2010) is his first novel, and is about love and fathers. His second novel, The Testimony (Blue Door, forthcoming) is about serial killers, and his third about God, probably.
Reviews:
With respect to Hereditation (Parthian, 2010)
"…A story about family, love and loss, Hereditation (Parthian, 2010) is a family saga with a twist, told with intelligence and wit..."
Holly Howitt
Selected Publications:
Hereditation (Parthian, 2010)
The Testimony (Blue Door, forthcoming)