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David Hartley

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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

Vegan, animal-friendly, leaping-bunny approved. Be kind to animals.

Average rating: 4.16 · 68 ratings · 20 reviews · 5 distinct works
Fauna

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Pigskin

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Threshold

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From Nothing to Something: Melbourne City of Literature Virtual Residency

Throughout November, I had the great pleasure of being one of the Virtual Writers-in-Residence with Melbourne City of Literature, working specifically with Story Studios Australia . As noted in the previous post, this was a residency focused on engaging with writing communities, rather than producing my own work per se , but in the end I managed to do a bit of both. I led two initiatives: a two-pa Read more of this blog post »
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From Nothing to Something: Melbourne City of Literature Virtual Residency

Throughout November, I had the great pleasure of being one of the Virtual Writers-in-Residence with Melbourne City of Literature, working specifically Read more of this blog post »
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