Derek Thompson

Author and speaker
Novelist, Short fiction writer
Available for:
Collaboration, Festivals and other events, Ghostwriting, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Mentoring, Workshops

I write long and short fiction, and some comedy material. Joffe Books publishes my Thomas Bladen spy thrillers and Detective Craig Wild crime mysteries. I’ve also self-published two novels. My short stories are in several anthologies and I’ve written comedy material for greetings cards, radio and live performance.

Creative & Media

Podcasts – Guest on Nadine Matheson’s The Conversation (2023) and Dave Brown’s The Bullshit Detective (2023). Co-presenter of The Truth about Fiction (2021 onwards).

Presentations – Writers’ Block talk, Platypus, Authors and Authenticity (2023); Glastonbury Conf, Creativity and the Active Imagination (2022); The Council for Disabled Children, Helping Young People to Thrive (2021), Cornwall Writers’ Networking Event (2011)

Workshops – West Cornwall Writers, Comedy Writing in Fiction (2017) and Moon Hut Writers, Comedy Writing for Beginners (2012)

Interviews – BBC Radio Cornwall (2004 & 2015), The Source FM (2009), and regular on The Earl Finkler show, KBRW Alaska (2004-2006)

Associate Editor, A Word with You Press (2010 onwards)