Hello, and welcome. I’m Jordan Acosta, a British-Filipino speculative writer and Creative Director of Hawberk Press, represented by John Baker at Bell Lomax Moreton. Here, you'll find a central index for my fiction and essays, as well as the archive for my erratic newsletter, the Acosta Dispatch.
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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 Eugene Bardin gathers vital intelligence on Coney Island for his royal masters, but things take a turn for the strange when he realises his operation is being surveilled. Imposters, secrets and madness await those who receive the Yellow Sign.
The Coronet is a novelette based on Robert W. Chambers 1895 anthology, The King in Yellow. Coming 2026.
Essays
For writing which falls outside my roundup or fiction; such as short essays or resource guides. Published erratically.
How writing the back cover copy can stress test your next novel idea
The Acosta Dispatch
The Acosta Dispatch is my occasional roundup, straight to your inbox or RSS feed, also published erratically. Subscribe at the bottom of this page for news, short reviews and more.
Reviews: Strange Pictures by Uketsu, Kate Mosse: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth, The Deadly Percheron by John Franklin Bardin; and Dracula, adapted by Nick Lane
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
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
