BIOGRAPHY
"Jeffery has a connoisseur's eye for the grotesque and mind-bending."—STEPHEN VOLK, writer of GHOSTWATCH and AFTERLIFE. 

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British Fantasy Award and Bridport Prize nominated Dave Jeffery is the author of 18 novels, 3 collections, and numerous short stories. His Necropolis Rising series and yeti adventure Frostbite have both featured on the Amazon #1 bestseller list. Other work includes the critically acclaimed Beatrice Beecham supernatural mystery series for young adults, and the A Quiet Apocalypse series. Jeffery is an anthologist with Flame Tree Press and the This Way Lies Madness anthology (co-edited with Lee Murray) was released in September 2025. His screenwriting credits include award winning short films Ascension and Derelict, and his adaptation of his Mood Swings collection was a 13 Horror.com Screenplay Contest finalist. He is a long-time contributor to Phantasmagoria Magazine, a final reader for Space and Time Magazine, and a regular book reviewer for The British Fantasy Society. Prior to retirement in 2019, Jeffery worked for 35 years in the National Health Service (NHS), specialising in the field of mental health nursing and risk management. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Health Studies. During this time, he has worked with Whurr International, Wiley & Sons, and the Royal College of Nursing’s Mental Health Practice Magazine, writing academic papers and research articles. Jeffery is also co-editor of Deafness and Challenging Behaviour (Wiley & Sons). His literary criticism has been published by Bloomsbury Academic and Peter Lang Publishing. Finding Jericho, Jeffery’s contemporary mental health novel, has featured on both the BBC Health, and Independent Schools Entrance Examination Board’s ‘Recommended Reading’ lists.  He is a mentor on the Horror Writers Association’s Mentorship Scheme, and the 2022 recipient of the HWA Mentor of the Year Award. He is also a registered mentor with the British Fantasy Society. For three years Jeffery was co-chair of the HWA Wellness Committee.