John Davison - writer

One more week to go to get 15% off books, zines, postcards and music. Use the code: Stockingfiller.

I’m running a sale across my website these next 2 weeks. 15% of my novel, zines, postcards and music of my band Speed Dinosaurs. If anyone wants to bag a present for themself or a family member use the code: Stockingfiller.

Owww, that feels like a milestone for my latest story. Absolutely loving the sci-fi short I’m writing linking to AI and a bunch of other things. Feels like my next publication is gonna be a series of short pieces of speculative fiction.

My wonderful wife Charlotte and I are both being published in this excellent anthology. If you want to bag it and a bag of beans hit them up! ☕️ 🫘 🙂

Friends this is the last weekend of our ISBN Coffee Kickstarter! We'd love to get a few more backers - this would help us reach some awesome stretch goals. Please spread the word, thanks (link in comments)

It’s the last few days of my 137 Challenge for ActionAid UK. I’ve being doing 137 sit-ups & squats a day to raise money to stop violence against women and girls. You can sponsor me until the end of the month, link in the comments. £1 from each book sale this month is also going there. I’m 12,500 words into my latest story and really enjoying it.

Also, keep petitioning for a ceasefire in Gaza! The Palestinians have suffered enough injustice and apartheid for 75 years without these atrocities. ☮️

I’m over 11,000 words into my latest short story. Really enjoying writing this one! Got some ideas for other sci-fi / speculative fiction shorts. My next project is likely to be an anthology. 🙂 Also happy Inktober everyone!

Hi folks, it’s October and I’m raising money for Action Aid by doing the 137 Challenge.

For every day this month I’ll be doing 137 reps of either sit-ups, squats or step-ups to end violence against women and girls. In addition, for every copy of Electrodermal I sell this month I’ll donate a pound to ActionAid UK.

My donation page is here if anyone want to support:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/john-davison-1695931398845

Why 137? The UN say every day 137 women are killed by a partner or family member. 1 in 3 will be victim of violence in their lifetime. Action Aid are an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.

John’s 137 Challenge Help John Davison raise money to support ActionAid

Excited to announce I’ll be tabling at Leeds Zine Fair organised by the brilliant . This is happening Saturday 7th October at and awesome space round the Corner from Boom. Looking forward to selling / buying / trading some crafts, books and zines. 🙂

Bag yourself Adam’s new anthology! He writes quality, thought provoking short stories and was a big help to me with advice and support when publishing. Also with checking out his weekly flash fiction series Amid every Tuesday. ✍️🙂

OUT NOW!
my new short story collection PENT UP:
www.adambyfield.com/pent-up
Five stories of maddening frustration in a society reaching boiling point.

Did you buy a copy of Electrodermal? For each book sale 50p went to Ecologi. So how’s that doing, well… 🥁… we’ve planted 260 trees! Everyone who bought a copy, give yourselves a pat on the back as not only did you get a cool story and supporting my art, but you also planted 2 trees! 🌳 🌳 😊

I’ll be about making, buying and trading zines on Saturday. Will have some books, prints and crafts too.

If you’re around, come say hi. 🙂

Saturday I’m doing this awesome zine in a day event at Leeds museum. It’s free, child friendly and should be a wonderful time to create, make, buy and trade zines, arts and crafts.

Wonderful location too! Come say hi if you’re in Leeds then! ✍️😊

Summer reading? Grab a copy of my debut novel from my website. Near future sci-fi speculating on the future of technology and Humanity.⚡️🧬 🛸

Review by: Cubes Ville
📸 by: Aaron Brown on a Greek beach
Ad: published by Lights Go Out Zine
Art by: Law Tissot
Published by: Beyond Cataclysm

Got a short article in the new Lights Go Out Zine, punk rock writing I’m talking streaming platforms, check it out, it’s 1 plus p&p.

Been loving writing some new sci-fi on my commutes, I’m about 6,700 words into a new short on themes like AI, being a teenager in the future, climate change and how the next 100 years could pan out. Speculation is fun!

Just finished the exposition for my latest short story, really enjoying the process on this and of writing most days on my commute. It’s got some great ideas in this one! Nice to be writing relevant sci-fi while the future is getting real. Grab some summer reading from my website.

www.johndavisonwriter.com

Electrodermal is 1 year old! It’s been so great seeing this book come into the world, this time last year I’d packed a bunch of them to mail out and was getting ready for the launch party at The Chemic Tavern. It’s been interesting seeing the advances in A.I. Since writing this - a major theme of the story.

Thanks to everyone who helped, recommended, reviewed, promoted or picked up a copy. For anyone who wants one visit my website. If you want a review copy for any form of media outlet - message me to arrange.

Happy birthday Electrodermal! 1 🥳 🎂⚡️🧬🌳

Got a new article in the new Lights Go Out Zine - a study and speculation about the habits of seagulls + bird attacks on humans and animals. Zines are a quid plus p&p, there’s less than 12 copies left so check ‘em quick! 🦅 😊

I’m excited my old English teacher is getting a copy of Electrodermal! I hope she likes it! I’ve been hearing more positive reception from people who’ve read their copies. It’d be great to get more into the world as the novel nears its first birthday on May 28th.

Drop me a message with your order this month with your top 3 sci-fi book recommendations and if I haven’t read any one of them I’ll throw in a free postcard set from designed by the awesome cover illustrator Law Tissot.

My novel has landed in France! any of my European friends want a copy contact these lovely people and their cat!

https://seitanshellbikepunks.noblogs.org

“Chatsou wants you to buy our new book on distro : Electrodermal, written by John Davison - writer

We meet John because he contributed to Papercore a while ago, and since then we follow his career as writer, zine editor, his bands... We really love what he does! If you want a copy, write us!”

😊 🚲 😸

I’ve updated my website today with some new bits I’m working on. The post-payday 15% sale on all products including my novel ends either on or before Saturday 18th Feb. Use the code: EMPATHY23. (URL in the comments.)

Here’s a pic from The Northern Echo of me aged 5 filling a sheet of A1 with loads of writing! Thanks to those who’ve ordered stuff so far!

Last few days of my post-payday sale, all products on my website are at 15% off. Use the code: EMPATHY23. Order my book, zines, art or my band’s music at bargain prices. Link in bio. 🧬😊 🖼️ 📖

I’ve got an article in the latest issue of Lights Go Out Zine, issue 109 horror movie special. Lots of great scaries in here! I take on 2013, Channel 4 film Blackout, a fictional documentary about an elongated power cut in the UK and its consequences. Check out the zine, it’s a quid plus postage. 😱 📖

I’m having a post payday sale! For the next 3 weeks you can get a 15% discount from anything you buy from my website. Just use the code:

EMPATHY23

Feel free subscribe for updates on my mailing list, and I hope you’re all having a lovely start to your year!

12 weeks ago I was writing for my next project - an illustrated novella about a banker who gets cursed - by the pool at a riyadh in Marrakech. Today I’m staying in with my 2 beautiful cats, writing painting and drawing; surrounded by freezing fog in West Yorkshire. I figured yesterday I am about half way through my first draft and am really enjoying the project.

You can pick up my debut novel, music, zines and prints on my website linked in the bio. Have a happy Saturday! 😊 ❄️☁️🏝️🐈 🐈‍⬛

Enjoying checking out issue 108 of Lights Go Out Zine including my article on The Rise of the Machines - asking the big questions about the present and future of technology. LGO is a cracking monthly zine you can get from them for £1 exploring music, films and other cool bits. Check it out 📖 😊

“It is a flawed notion that individualism leads to greater happiness.” The legion of voices began, “We cannot help being part of an interconnected world, and it’s only through intelligent, coordinated action that we can improve individual happiness and give ourselves the best chance of survival and prosperity.”

Electrodermal - Near Future sci- fi, published by Beyond Cataclysm Books. Alternative cover by

“…this energy crisis: what will our relationship towards it be? Will we be in a position where we can’t help other countries with less developed infrastructure? Those who haven’t been able to upgrade … “

Electrodermal - Near Future sci- fi, published by Beyond Cataclysm Books. Alternative cover by

I’m at Sheaf Street zine fair in Leeds near Crown point until 4pm. Come say hi, buy or trade a zine or book!

I’m tabling at Zineorama this Sunday in Leeds at Sheaf Street. Come say hi, buy or trade for books and zines 🙂 I’m going to try some left handed drawing at the event too.

Today I posted my hundredth copy of Electrodermal! Nice milestone! Thanks to everyone who bought a copy! 💯 📖 😁

There are 99 copies of my book out in the world, people have been enjoying it who’ve come back to me. It would be great to make it 100! You can get it off my website linked in the bio. It’s a near future sci-fi thriller!

“How much more accurate and useful was the advice when your device is always listening? Scanning fingers, eyes, facial patterns, worry and most importantly the electrodermal flux contained on and outside the skin?”

“Delves deep into a dystopian fiction in a breathless flight through a cyberpunk landscape … intertwines speculative strands on technology’s direction as a regulator and liberator, and our own relationships with technology in the present day. Totally Enjoyable.” - Cubesville

Really happy to see the cover artist to Electrodermal reading their copy. It took time to get a copy to Southern Brazil!

If you haven’t bought a copy of my debut novel speculating about Humanity’s progress over the next part of the century you can get it and the awesome alternative covers postcard set via my website, link in the bio. They would make great xmas presents!

Recommended reading: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. A comic strip autobiography covering the cultural history of Iran from the revolution into this century. A fascinating insight into what has gone on in that country contextualising really well what is taking place now. I consumed this in under 3 days unable to put it down & can’t recommend it enough. The Iranian members of my family give this a personal link. It’s also a film. Check it out!

Rereading a classic, Yevgeny Zamyatin’s 1921 novel ‘We’. It’s social satire / sci-fi novel that, along with James Burnham’s The Managerial Revolution, was a deep influence on Orwell’s 1984.

Zamyatin shows the limits of collectivist over-organised society where humans live in the One State, are literally named as numbers living behind a great glass wall. The story describes a mathematician going mad, developing the illness of an individual soul. He argues for the freedom of an unknown tomorrow in the name of Man. Great to read a classic and free-thinking Russian writer, especially at this time.

“He will sit down in the centre of the cobweb, the white wise Spider - the white-robed Benefactor, who has wisely bound us hand and foot with the benecficent nets of happiness.”

Come say hi, buy a book zine or some music if you’re in Bradford today!

Tabling at at the city library until 4pm, come say hi and browse some excellent zines if you’re in the area! 📷 by my awesome neighbour

Made a zine for the first time since February 2020! Features my pics drawn live at gigs and words along with 3 other artists. Will have some of these for sale on www.johndavisonwriter.com after the weekend. And will bring some to the coming Leeds and Bradford zine fairs on 24th Sept (Leeds) and 1st Oct (Bradford). ✍️🙂

Fresh off the cutter, our new Manchester Punk Festivallive drawing zine, featuring 4 different artists’ work. Our first new zine and in a couple of years!

Great zine day and a review of Electrodermal! The awesome one way ticket to cubesville zine interviewed me about books that influenced me & printed a reviewed of my novel. I also have 2 articles in the new Lights Go Out Zine.

“Electrodermal delves deep into dystopian fiction in a breathless flight through a cyberpunk cityscape - critical of technology, but not condemning it… John intertwines speculative strands on technology’s dirction as a regulator and liberator, and our own relationship with technology today. Totally enjoyable.” - Cubesville

Check out these amazing zines and my book on their respective websites. 😊

I’m really looking forward to checking out Adam Byfield’s flash fiction series. 7 days until he goes live with his weekly writing. Check it out on adambyfield (dot) com.

His novels & short story collections are also thought prokoving, excellently written and well worth owning.

You can here me chat about my new book and a host of things in the new episode of Superbeast Podcast! Check it out, some great tunes and good craic on this pod 😊

The weekend is here, and so is the new episode of Superbeast!
We chat all manner of things and play tunes from The Sewer Cats, Leonard Cohen, The S*x Cripples & Chartreuse. We interview John Davison - writer about his new novel Electrodermal and share some niche knowledge, TV, film, book and zine reviews, putting the best things to Room 919. Direct link in the comments. Available on all good podcast channels. Beast! 🐰🐨🦁🐸🐧🦆🐗🐌🪰🕷🦎🦐🐟🦭🦓🦛🦘🐑🐩🐈‍⬛🦚🕊🦫🐀🐉!

Would you believe I drew a proper art for this and left it at work? Oh well! 😊

So far, 87 of my novels are the the world! If you want a copy or an ebook go on my website, link in the bio. 50p per sale goes to Ecosia, tree planting.

People who’ve read it so far seem to have enjoyed it it’s been so good getting feedback.

“I found it a rollercoaster of a read … your ideas raised many questions” - Christine W

“Couldn't put it down. Really enjoyed it. Lots to think about.” - Jane C

“Fantastic read.” - Andy B

Quotes:

“Technology is a two-way gate… For everything ever created with a use, it also has a misuse: a way to use it against its intended will.”

“How much more accurate and useful was the advice when your device is always listening? Scanning fingers, eyes, facial patterns, worry and most importantly the electrodermal flux contained on and outside the skin?”

“Hundreds of people and an array of stalls lined the sides of the square. Pillars of light cast projections into the air towards the undersides of four gigantic, metal stalks which acted as retractable wind and rain shelters. Large advertising screens lined the outskirts; cafés, juice bars and multi-story buildings bordered these.”

Having written and illustrated an article for issue 5, it was awesome to get my issues 6 & 7 of Papercore International Punk zine delivered by Fer and Mariles from Toulouse / Salamanca on their UK van tour. Great spending a couple of hours chatting and showing around Saltaire. Remember, buy zines and meet new people! Papercore is an excellent, varied multi-perspective read!