Photo credit: Flavia-Fraser Cannon 2022
Jon Barton is a screenwriter and author.
A BAFTA member and former BFI Script Reader, Jon has twice been nominated as a Screencraft Quarterfinalist in 2022 and 2023. He co-writes with writer-director Isaac Tomiczek as Barton/Tomiczek. Currently writing a sci-fi feature for Blackwater Pictures, directed by Marc Coleman and scheduled to shoot Q1 2025.
Jon’s first novel, Dive, released in January 2023. His new novel, Little Creatures, placed 3rd in the Crime Thriller category for I Am In Print 2024, shortlisted for First Novel Prize 2024, and longlisted for The Goldfinch Novel Award 2024, BPA Pitch Prize 2024 and BPA First Novel Award 2023. The novel reached the final round for Cheshire Novel Prize 2023. He was also recently longlisted for the Exeter Short Story Prize 2024.
Plays for theatre have toured the UK and played at London venues including the Royal Court, the Almeida, Lyric Hammersmith and Old Vic Theatre. He is currently longlisted for BOLD Playwrights co-writing with Lucy Foster, and his recent production, Big Bad Me, sold out its run at Little Angel Theatre in Autumn 2023. His plays have been longlisted for BBC Drama Room, The Bruntwood Prize, VBA and Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize. He has been shortlisted twice for the Papatango Prize for playwriting. His feature film in development, Blockbuster Boys, has received £15,000 from IOM Arts Council to produce a proof-of-concept in 2025. TV credits include Holby City.
Jon holds an MA in Dramaturgy and Script Development from Exeter University, and teaches screenwriting for young people at Iconic Steps, The Princes Trust, and Lambeth Adult Learning. He also tutors for City Lit and City Academy, and mentors at Fordham University. He is a freelance editor for The Literary Consultancy and teaches their self-editing online courses. He is a prolific mentor and freelance editor.
Dive is his first novel. Images and Information downloadable here.
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