
Short Bio:
John Ward is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. His recent comic book credits include Scratcher, Acausal, and Offbeats, and his fiction credits include Three Tokens for Mammon, and Consumed. He’s the creator of the 49 Degrees North Writers Podcast, founder of Virtual Creator Con, and a filmmaker. Previously, he was a theoretical physicist and guitarist in numerous punk/thrash bands.
Standard Bio:
John Ward is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. His comic book credits include The Memory Machine, Acausal, Scratcher, and, Offbeats, and his fiction credits include Sweet Delicious Candy, Three Tokens for Mammon, and Consumed. He’s a graduate of the UCLA professional program in screenwriting and was a past recipient of the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award. He’s the creator and host of the 49 Degrees North Writers Podcast, has made award-winning short films such as Solus, Dollhouse, and Linda, and is the founder of Virtual Creator Con. John was previously a theoretical physicist, obtaining a PhD in string theory from Queen Mary University of London. He subsequently worked at CERN, the University of Iceland, and the University of Victoria, and now uses his science background to consult on film/TV projects.
Contact
Trade paperbacks
Comic anthologies

The Sensational Swan (Altruist Comics): Altruist Comics

Death of the horror anthology
(A Wave Blue World): ComiXology

Dark Fragments: Crowdfundr store

Epic Canadiana Volume 2 (Cloudscape Comics): Gumroad | Cloudscape Comics

XCT: Monsters
(Comics2Movies): Comics2Movies
Fiction

Three Tokens for Mammon (Black Hare Press): Books2read | Amazon

Sweet Delicious Candy (Arbutus Studios): Amazon | My store | Books2read | ebook |Kofi

Born Again (Arbutus Studios): Books2read
Fiction anthologies

Eidolotry Digital #3
(PsychoToxin Press): PyschoToxin Press

Year Three: Dark Moments (Black Hare Press): Amazon

Eerie Christmas 3 (Black Hare Press): Books2Read

Book of 42: Amazon

Consumed (Arbutus Studios): Books2Read
Non-fiction

The Science of Crowdfunding (Arbutus Studios): Crowdfundr | my store | Books2Read | Kofi

Flotsam & Jetsam 2024 (Arbutus Studios): Online store

Flotsam & Jetsam 2025 (Arbutus Studios): Online store
Contributor
Sequential Magazine: Sequential magazine | Read all issues here
Press
Joy Factor interview about creating, collaboration, and crowdfunding
Long Box Punk interview about The Memory Machine and the DIY ethos
Jason DeHart interview about Words, Images, and Worlds
Two Geeks Talking interview about Acausal and creativity
Creators on Comics podcast: Ricky Lima & John Ward
Superserious comics interview about Acausal
Comics Anonymous interview about Acausal
Comic Frontline interview about Acausal
True North Country Comics podcast interview about Acausal
Fanbase Press interview about Dark Fragments
Creator Talks podcast about Scratcher
Canned Air podcast about Scratcher
Fanbase Press interview about Scratcher
Creator Spotlight: Welcome to Mina’s anthology
Cavan Scott interview about Death of the Horror Anthology







