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David
Hartley

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Your Local Arena presents: A Day in the Afterlife 
Manchester Literature Festival
19 October, 2pm-4pm
Manchester Central Library

I'll be appearing on a panel alongside Irenosen Okojie, Francesca Beard, and Kate Feld discussing the life and works of Philip K. Dick with the Manchester Literature Festival. The event features a screening of the documentary A Day in the Afterlife from the BBC's Arena programme, followed by our panel discussion. 

Click here to get tickets!

About

About Me

Hi, I'm David.

I'm a writer & performer.

I write strange stories about strange things for strange people.

PhD Creative Writing, University of Manchester | Fauna (Fly on the Wall Press) | Incorcisms (Arachne Press) | Writer-in-Residence: Tartu, Estonia, 2024: 'The Forest of Ink & Skin' | Lead artist: 'The Embassy of Utopia', Festival of Libraries 2024 | Workshop Tutor for 'Beyond the Spectrum' with Writing East Midlands | Editor: Obscura: New Uncanny Tales (Comma Press) | Judge for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize, Comma Press, 2024 |

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Stories

Sample Stories

Have a read of these tiny tales.

Treat them as a taster.

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