David
Hartley
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction
~ Comma Press ~
Shortlisted
Very happy to say that I've made it to the shortlist for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction this year. The prize is run by Comma Press and the theme this year was 'Fandoms'. I'm on the shortlist alongside these other lovely writers Ruth-Anne Walbank, Ben Daggers, Mat Growcott, Louisa Hann, Alison Armstrong, and Shekina Rose.
The prize giving ceremony is online on the 5th May evening, and you can join us for it via the link below. After that's all said and done, the story itself will be released as part of an e-book, and I'll tell you all about it.
Writer, Performer, Artist, Editor, Tutor
I write strange stories about strange things for strange people. I am preoccupied by animals, neurodiversity, folklore, and untapped possibilities of storytelling forms. I've performed my work within bus stations, ancient libraries, decaying edgelands, a Swedish train station, and among a forest of tattooed bodies. I have collaborated with spectral musicians, Estonian performance artists, and a plant orchestra. I'm always interested in creative partnerships. Get in touch with me below.
~ PhD Creative Writing, University of Manchester
~ Fauna (Fly on the Wall Press) - short story collection
~ Incorcisms (Arachne Press) - short(er) story collection
~ Writer-in-Residence: Tartu, Estonia, 2024: 'The Forest of Ink & Skin'
~ Lead artist: 'The Embassy of Utopia', Festival of Libraries 2024 & 2025
~ Workshop Tutor for 'Beyond the Spectrum' with Writing East Midlands
~ Editor: Obscura: New Uncanny Tales (Comma Press)
~ Former lecturer in Creative Writing, The University of Manchester
Picture: Nic Chapman
Sample Stories
