[Wattys 2021 Winner, Sci-Fi Category - "Foston Slacks - Time's Flies"]
[Wattys 2024 Shortlist - "Foston Slacks - Good's Intentions"]
[Wattys 2023 Shortlist - "Ice-Bound Promise"]
[Wattys 2021 Shortlist - "Cheeks n' Geeks", "Anna In The Garden"]
[ONC 2025 Shortlist - "The Last Duty" ... Longlist - "Lore & Augur"]
[ONC 2023 Shortlist - "All The Lost Souls"]
[ONC 2021 Shortlist + Round 2 Winner - "Tumblefields"]
[The Ambys 2024 Grand Favourite (Science Fiction) - "Entity", and Favourite (Contemporary Literature) - "5 Books for Eveline"]
[The Ambys 2023 Top Pick (Humour) - "Cheeks n' Geeks"]
So, I write. A lot! I have a fair few full, novel-length stories over there >>>>>>>>> check 'em out. Ummm, please?
I write mainly Fantasy stuff, in various settings; "Patrons' World", "Godworld" (inspired by Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld'), and the "Man of War" series, and that's the genre I enjoy writing the most.
The next favourite genre is Sci-Fi, and I have a couple of those for Sci-Fi fans to read.
Currently Posting:
"Foston Slacks - Fortune's Favour" - The second sequel in the Still-Not-A-Trilogy.
"Geisha, Killer, Robot, Spy" - A cyberpunk action/adventure.
I have an alternate profile, where I'm currently posting "The Savage Gang Smasher" - A superhero story about a hero coming out of enforced retirement.
(@JansOtherStories)
Bluesky: (@JanGoesWriting.bsky.social)
Discord: (@jangoeswriting)
-Most of my covers are created in Canva, using some AI pictures. I have *not* and *never will* use AI tools for my writing!-
- Up t' stairs, second on the right. Careful of the neighbour, she bites.
- JoinedApril 7, 2011
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Stories by Jan Karlsson
- 36 Published Stories

Foston Slacks - Fortune's Favour
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Foston Slacks is dead! Which is going to be a real problem when he finds out.
And his murderer? One Clara O'...

Geisha, Killer, Robot, Spy
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When a perfect, beautiful robot, Tetsuya, crashes into Merci's trash hover-truck, it leads to a desperate rac...

The Archivist's All-knowing Almanac
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There's nothing more dangerous than a book, especially in the wrong hands. And, in this world of magic, wars...
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