About Jason Wardle
Stories That Matter
I write literary fantasy that explores the spaces between what we know and what we wonder about. My work draws from mythology, philosophy, and the quiet moments when the ordinary world reveals its deeper mysteries.
Alongside the fiction, I write a line of investigative non-fiction under the broader Studio trilogy and the new Myths & the Machine project—a multi-book examination of how modern capitalism commodifies -among other things- selfhood, danger, love and “fun.”
Fiction
Recent Work
Midsummer Chimes: Night Fables
A collection of interconnected tales set on the same night as Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Faerie Named Fae
Urban fantasy exploring time loops and second chances
The Floating House Always Wins
Space noir about an ex-con pulled into one last heist aboard a casino ship
The Seattle Syndrome
Cyberpunk thriller where VR nostalgia becomes deadly
Non-Fiction
The Myths & the Machine series
Bleeding You Dry: Self Help Lies (1900–2025)
A history and autopsy of the self-help industry, from early character manuals to TikTok optimisation gurus. It tracks how “personal growth” became a cover story for structural violence, turning class reality into individual failure and selling people the cure to conditions they didn’t create.
Blaming the Boogeyman: The Business of Fear
A study of true crime and the fear economy, following the long arc from Victorian murder panics to streaming docu-series and 24/7 news spectacle. It looks at how crime stories are used to sell security, justify repression, and keep attention fixed on monsters instead of systems.
Kill Screen: Games, Gambling and the Money
An investigation of the gaming and gambling ecosystem, from coin-op arcades to mobile loot boxes and parasocial platforms. It traces how “play” became a lab for monetising attention, turning leisure into a revenue stream and training people to live inside systems designed to keep them paying.
My novels span genres from literary fantasy to cyberpunk noir, but they share a common thread: characters facing impossible choices, worlds where magic and technology blur the lines of reality, and stories that linger long after the final page.
Beyond novels, I work in multimedia storytelling - combining narrative with visual elements to create immersive experiences that bridge literature and film aesthetics.
Connect With Me
Whether you’re a reader curious about upcoming projects, an editor interested in my work, or someone looking to collaborate on multimedia storytelling, I’d love to hear from you.
Email: jayjbquill@hotmail.com
Alternatively, use the contact form below.
For business inquiries about:
Publishing and representation
Multimedia project collaboration
Speaking engagements
Custom storytelling projects
Drop me a line and let’s explore what stories we might tell together.
Based in Melbourne, Australia
Thank you!