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About this site
My name's Jonathan Pinnock. I lead a dual life. In one half of this, I run a software development company called Jonathan Pinnock and Associates. If you've come here looking for that, here's where you need to go.However, if you've come here to find out about the other half of my life, as a writer of fiction and non-fiction, you've come to the right place.
If, on the other hand, you've arrived here by accident whilst searching for Japanese Tentacle Porn, I suggest you try using a different search engine.
Fiction
Competitions I’ve Been Listed In
I started to believe in myself as a writer of fiction at the precise moment when I received the e-mail telling me that I’d been shortlisted for the University of Hertfordshire Writing Award in 2007. Up until that point, I had absolutely no idea if what I was doing had any merit whatsoever. Then again, I still have my doubts …
Longlisted, Cadenza Competition, September 2008 (Piss and Patchouli)
2nd prize, Milton Keynes Speakeasy Competition, 2008 (Fishermen’s Tales)
Shortlisted, Café Doom 4th Anniversary Competition, 2008 (The Future of Photography)
Runner-up, txtlit, September 2008
2nd prize, City of Derby Short Story Competition, 2008 (The Amazing Arnolfini and His Wife)
Finalist, Poetic Asides Fake Bio Contest, 2008
Highly Commended, JBWB Short Story Competition, Summer 2008 (Catch of the Day)
3rd prize, Winchester Writers’ Conference Shorter Short Story Competition, 2008 (Mr Nathwani’s Haiku)
Longlisted, Cadenza Competition, March 2008 (Somewhat Less Than Thirty Pieces)
Shortlisted, Fish One Page Story Competition, 2008 (Visiting Time)
Longlisted, Fish Short Story Competition, 2007 (Meat)
3rd prize, Children-in-Need Marathon Flash Competition, 2007 (Dog Mathematics)
2nd prize, Bournemouth Literary Festival Erotic Writing Competition, 2007 (At Nana’s) [Quote from Mitzi Szereto, the judge: "Sexual description very realistic", which is probably the best critique I am ever likely to get; more on the joys of writing smut here]
Highly Commended, Winchester Writers’ Conference One Page Story Competition, 2007 (Journeys End in Lovers Meeting)
Commended, Winchester Writers’ Conference Writing for Children Competition, 2007 (Paper Chase)
3rd prize, University of Hertfordshire Writing Award, 2007 (Convalescence)
Highly Commended, Ian St James Awards, 1993 (Meat)
Olive Oil, Independent Magazine Writing Competition, 1992 (The Russian Experience)
Champagne, Independent Magazine Writing Competition, 1992 (Winn-E the Pooh)
Stories and Poems I’ve Had Published
Generally speaking, it would be wise to anticipate that these pieces contain some adult content. Although it’s only fair to say that if that’s all you’re after, you may be disappointed.
Internal Affairs (Flashshot, January 3rd, 2009)
Somewhat Less Then Thirty Pieces (The Right-Eyed Deer Issue 1, January 2009)
After Michelangelo (A Winter’s Chill, New End Theatre, Hampstead, December 28th and 29th, 2008)
The Truth About Uncle Joe (The Oddville Press, Volume One, Issue 2, December 2008)
Dislocation (Scratching at Cardboard: The Best of the Whittaker Prize 2008)
Interview with a Zombie (Gene Genii Anthology, December 2008)
Interior Design (Gene Genii Anthology, December 2008)
An Unsuitable Replacement (Niteblade, December 2008)
Misunderstandings (Tuesday Shorts, November 25th, 2008)
Sweet Sticky Thing (MicroHorror, November 5th, 2008)
School Uniform (Every Day Poets, November 3rd, 2008)
Visiting Time (Every Day Fiction, October 15th, 2008)
After Michelangelo (Necrotic Tissue Issue 4, October 2008)
I Wish to Register a Complaint (Ink, Sweat and Tears, September 14th, 2008)
Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (Liars’ League, September 2008)
The Solution to the Problem (Dog Versus Sandwich, August 18th, 2008)
Frogs (Adrian Graham, August 6th, 2008)
Cock Up (Every Day Fiction, July 28th, 2008)
The Guitarist’s Inheritance (apt Issue 16, July 2008)
The Patience of a Saint (Liars’ League, July 2008)
Tribute Act (Six Sentences, July 5th, 2008)
So What Are You Up To These Days? (Six Sentences, May 23rd, 2008)
Canine Mathematics (Smokebox Issue 52, April 2008)
Convalescence (University of Hertfordshire anthology, Vision, 2007)
Accidental Death of a Manager (Freelance Informer, January 4th, 1994) [In case you're wondering why the long break between 1994 and 2007, well, I'm wondering too; maybe this lot has something to do with it]
Forthcoming Attractions
Restorative Justice (Twisted Tongue Issue 12, November 2008)
Between the Lines (Twisted Tongue Issue 12, November 2008)
Desert Culture (Bewildering Stories, date to be announced)
Anniversary Feast (Fifty-Two Stitches, January 11th, 2009)
Grey Goo (Every Day Poets, January 18th, 2009)
What Today’s Well-Dressed Mind Parasite is Wearing (Fifty-Two Stitches, September 27th, 2009)
The Greatest Disciple (Fifty-Two Stitches, December 27th, 2009)
