Joe Bedford is an author from Doncaster, UK. His debut novel, A Bad Decade for Good People (Parthian Books, 2023), was shortlisted for the Grindstone Novel Prize, and was described by author Kit de Waal as 'An ode to grief and sibling love from a great new voice writing about our messy and uncertain times'. His short stories have been published widely, including in 3:AM, Evening Standard and Litro, and have won numerous awards including the Bridport Prize 2024.
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