Jim Loughran was born in Northern Ireland and studied French and Spanish at Queens University Belfast. Following graduation he spent a year in Paris before completing his Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Jim taught French in Belfast and then moved to Dublin where he worked for ten years as a Media Planner in one of Dublin’s leading advertising agencies.
Since he retired Jim has shifted his focus from writing press releases and opinion articles to historical fiction. His first published work, ‘Ill Met by Moonlight’ is a short story published in October 2025 by Briar Press, New York, as part of ‘These Dark Things,’ an anthology of 12 gothic short stories. His first novel, The Bratinsky Affair, was published in 2025 by Sharpe Books. He is currently working on his new novel ‘Syracuse Must Burn’ the first in a series of three set in the ancient city of Syracuse in 407BC.
Jim lives in Dublin with his husband.
