John R Gordon

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John R Gordon is an Afrocentric white gay[citation needed] writer resident in Shepherds Bush, London, England.

Gordon script-edited two seasons of Patrik-Ian Polk's television show Noah's Arc (2005-6). He wrote two episodes of the second season, and across 2007 co-storylined (with Polk and Q. Allan Brocka) the spin-off feature-film, currently [as of 1st Jan 08] in pre-production.

His 10-minute short film Souljah - about a gay African former child soldier (B3/Angelica Entertainments 2007), and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair is currently doing the rounds of film festivals, having premiered at the London Film Festival on 30th October 2007.

[edit] Published works

  • Black Butterflies (GMP 1993), winner of a New London Writer's Award in 1994
  • Skin Deep (GMP 1997)
  • Warriors & Outlaws (GMP 2001).
  • My Life In Porn: The Bobby Blake Story (Perseus Books 2008, cowritten with Bobby Blake)

He has also written three erotic novels under two pseudonyms.

In January 2008 he was invited on board as official co-screenwriter for the Noah's Arc movie by series creator Patrik-Ian Polk.