Jack Barrie is…
from the east midlands of England but lives in Canada right now. He publilshed a novel in May 2023 called Sundown: An Other World Fairytale. His writing has won two Royal Television Society Awards and the Sir Lenny Henry Award. His writing has also been nominated for Best of the Net 2026. He’s published or upcoming in Split Lip Magazine (where he is currently a reader), The Indiana Review, The New Flash Fiction Review, Beyond Words Magazine, The Blood Pudding Magazine and others. He is currently working on a novel to take through the traditional publishing route, and a collection of short stories about the weirdness of growing up in small, forgotten places.
Sundown: An Other World Fairytale
A fantasy adventure reminiscent of ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles‘, ‘The Dark Crystal‘ and ‘The Edge Chronicles’.
Alone, together, a brother and sister, Opal and Rust, must leave their dying woodland home, and travel to the edge of all things in search of their stolen-away mother.
The world outside the wood is dark and treacherous, and home to many a bizarre and foul creature. With each other’s help, the children must grow up fast and overcome their inner demons to navigate the lands of Fear and Desire, before the sun sets on their world, and any hope of seeing their mother again is lost forever.
Select Publications
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(Forthcoming) NUNUM Done in a Hundred Anthology 2026
Press
June 2025
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Split Lip Magazine
April 2023
These filmmakers wrote a book
Retro Gem Podcast
April 2019
Jack Barrie – Double Win
University of Derby
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