Pete Jordi Wood (he/him) is a British author, illustrator, screenwriter and cartomancer from Cornwall, U.K. He is represented by CAA and United Agents.
Pete is the author of two books for Penguin Random House. ‘Tales From Beyond the Rainbow: Ten LGBTQ+ Fairy Tales Proudly Reclaimed’ (Puffin Classics, 2023) is an anthology of queer folk tale adaptations from around the world, written and illustrated by Pete and a spectrum of international artists, the majority of whom are LGBTQ+. The book was a 2026 LAMBDA award finalist. ‘The Dog and the Sailor’ (Puffin, 2024) marked Pete’s debut picture book as writer and illustrator. His debut tarot deck, ‘Tarot Pantheon’, will be published in North America in 2027 by Crossed Crow Books.
As a screenwriter and playwright, Pete was a member of the writersroom for “EastEnders” (BBC), wrote the original radio drama “Lifted” (BBC), and an original television drama “Coming Up: I Don’t Care” (Channel 4). He trained as a Shadow Writer on the final season of “Shameless” (Channel 4). A John Brabourne awardee, he has since developed original drama series and features on commission to U.K. and U.S. production companies and networks including the BBC, Channel 4, The Forge, Endor, Red Productions, The Freddy Wexler Company, Company Pictures, Celador, and Nickelodeon.
Pete has a BA (Hons) degree in Animation and an MA in Illustration from Falmouth University. His MA dissertation publication “Queeries: Essays on Queer Theory and Fairy Tales” was a finalist for the Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Award. He is currently completing a Ph.D studentship in Magical Folklore and Cartomancy at Falmouth University with the University of the Arts London. His academic research centres on the recovery and adaptation of positive portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters and themes from ancient magical folklore using illustration, cartomancy and creative writing. He spends his free time studying astrology, drawing, spending quality time with his cat Pixel and moonlighting as a tarot reader at his tarot parlour by the sea, Basic Witch® (basicwitch.co.uk) 🔮
