Jordan Acosta

May 21, 2023

👉 Read Me First

Hello, and welcome. I’m Jordan Acosta, a British-Filipino speculative writer and Creative Director based near London, represented by John Baker at Bell Lomax Moreton. Here, you'll find a central index for my fiction and essays, as well as the Acosta Dispatch archive;my monthly newsletter published every first Thursday.

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Author photograph © Andrew Jackson / Scottish Luminary

Find me online


I maintain a profile on Bluesky and Substack Notes, or you can find me on the Edinburgh SFF Writers group despite the fact I live 400 miles away.

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Fiction


An investigator from the Danish Interior Ministry uncovers a decades-long conspiracy, set in the Kingdom of Denmark centuries after climate collapse where fevered witch hunts collide with the shadow of le Carré’s Cold War.

The Coronet
A novelette based on Robert W. Chambers 1895 anthology, The King in Yellow. Details to follow.

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Essays


For any other writing which falls outside my monthly newsletter or fiction; such as short essays or resource guides. Published erratically. 
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The Acosta Dispatch


The Acosta Dispatch is my monthly roundup, straight to your inbox or RSS feed. Subscribe for news, short reviews and more, published every first Thursday of the month.

2025

March 2025 Edition. Reviews: Dissolution by Nicholas Binge, Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida, Severance, Series 1, Dir: Ben Stiller, Aoife McArdle et al.; and The Monkey, Dir: Osgood Perkins

The Acosta Dispatch #3 – Pitches & Robust Ideas
February 2025 Edition. Reviews: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, A Bitter Taste by Josh Reynolds, Conclave by Robert Harris, A Real Pain, Dir: Jesse Eisenman; and Nosferatu, Dir: Robert Eggers


2024

December 2024 Edition. Reviews: EXTREMOPHILE by Ian Green, Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi, Tokyo Express by SeichĹŤ Matsumoto; and The Florida Project, Dir: Sean Baker

The Acosta Dispatch #1 – Agents, Literary & Literary
November 2024 Edition. Reviews: Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway, A Reluctant Spy by David Goodman, The Escher Man by T.R. Napper; and The Substance, Dir: Coralie Fargeat

About Jordan Acosta

British-Filipino speculative fiction writer based near London, represented by John Baker at Bell Lomax Moreton.