James Webster is a British writer of poetry, flash fiction and spoken word theatre. He is best known for his performances, microfiction, and his 2025 collection, Hopefully Ever After.
Webster was born in the UK and now lives in Manchester. He began writing at a young age and describes himself as an “inveterate scribbler of poetry and prose”. He gained wider attention through performance, participating in poetry slams nationwide. He won third place at the Hammer & Tongue National Final 2018.
Webster has written and performed two spoken word theatre shows. 50 Shades of Webster and Poor Life Choices were staged at festivals and once at a science fiction convention. “I made my smile out of hard times and snatched joys,” he wrote, describing the emotional roots of his work. When not on stage, Webster publishes microfiction and flash fiction on his Tumblr page, Strange Little Stories.
His most recent book, Hopefully Ever After (2025), is a collection of 52 short pieces blending science fiction and fantasy. These stories explore endurance, renewal and the deliberate act of hoping. The collection asks: “When today has hurt us deeply, how do we keep our hearts open to tomorrow?”
Webster’s style favours compact forms and strange turns. “James likes es stories the same way he likes his friends/partners: somewhat surprising, perfectly formed and weird as hell,” his bio states. He has also contributed to several poetry anthologies, though he prefers publishing his shorter work independently.
Photo credit: www.inspired-quill.com
Webster was born in the UK and now lives in Manchester. He began writing at a young age and describes himself as an “inveterate scribbler of poetry and prose”. He gained wider attention through performance, participating in poetry slams nationwide. He won third place at the Hammer & Tongue National Final 2018.
Webster has written and performed two spoken word theatre shows. 50 Shades of Webster and Poor Life Choices were staged at festivals and once at a science fiction convention. “I made my smile out of hard times and snatched joys,” he wrote, describing the emotional roots of his work. When not on stage, Webster publishes microfiction and flash fiction on his Tumblr page, Strange Little Stories.
His most recent book, Hopefully Ever After (2025), is a collection of 52 short pieces blending science fiction and fantasy. These stories explore endurance, renewal and the deliberate act of hoping. The collection asks: “When today has hurt us deeply, how do we keep our hearts open to tomorrow?”
Webster’s style favours compact forms and strange turns. “James likes es stories the same way he likes his friends/partners: somewhat surprising, perfectly formed and weird as hell,” his bio states. He has also contributed to several poetry anthologies, though he prefers publishing his shorter work independently.
Photo credit: www.inspired-quill.com
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