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David Hartley

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in Preston, The United Kingdom

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http://www.davidhartleywriter.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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Ursula K. Le Guin | China Mieville | Hilary Mantel | Alan Garner | Sam ...more

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September 2013

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Writer, performer and researcher. PhD Creative Writing, The University of Manchester.

Writer-in-Residence Prima Vista Festival, Tartu, Estonia, May 2024 | Writer-in-Residence Västra Götaland, Sweden, Nov 2024 | Cohost of the Autism Through Cinema podcast 2021-2023

Instagram: @DHartleyWriter

Shortlisted: Bridport Prize 2020, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2022, Saboteur Award 2016 & 2022

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Average rating: 4.14 · 69 ratings · 20 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Fauna 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dark Lane 10 by Tim Jeffreys (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Pope (Editor), Charles Wilkinson 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threshold 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incorcisms: Strange Short Stories 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shortlisted for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize

I don't often find myself on prize shortlists, so let me indulge while I celebrate this one. The Dinesh Allirajah is Comma Press's annual short story prize, named after one of their founder members. The themes always arise out of Allirajah's interests, and this one focused on his dedication to various fandoms, particularly the worlds of jazz and cricket. It was a theme that immediately spoke to me Read more of this blog post »

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