WELL-known Brisbane author Andrew Stafford is safe and coming home, a friend of the missing man says.

The 44-year-old, who chronicled Brisbane’s music scene in the 2004 book Pig City, was reported missing from his inner western St Lucia home at 6pm yesterday.

Friend Tim Steward, from Brisbane indie rock band Screamfeeder, said Stafford had since made contact.

I just spoke to Andrew Stafford. He's coming home. Sounded bruised but ok. Posted by Tim Steward on Monday, 22 February 2016

However Stafford, who is also a music and AFL journalist, is still technically missing as he is yet to be sighted by police.

His disappearance had caused great concern among his friends and industry colleagues.

Sad to hear about Andrew Stafford. Hope he comes home safe. — Urthboy (@urthboy) February 22, 2016

Police have been unable to confirm reports Stafford had posted a serious of worrying tweets yesterday evening.

Pig City, first published in 2004, chronicled the development of the Brisbane music scene from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

It was republished in 2014 as a fresh 10th anniversary edition and even inspired a one-time concert as part of the Queensland Music Festival in 2007 which was dubbed Brisbane’s Historical Soundtrack.

Stafford also regularly contributed to The Guardian and most recently wrote a review of the Molly Meldrum miniseries which aired on Channel 7.

The freelance journalist has also written for The Courier-Mail, The Age, Brisbane Times, The Australian and Rolling Stone.