other work
“His work is incredibly originally, wonderfully humorous”
Aesthetica magazine
other published work
anthologies
Bugged, ed Jo Bell & David Calcutt, 2010
Short Circuit: A Guide To The Art Of The Short Story, ed Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing, 2009
Punk Fiction: An Anthology Of Short Stories Inspired By Punk, ed Johnny Marr & Janine Bullman, Portico, 2009
Paint A Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired By The Smiths, ed Peter Wild, Serpent's Tail, 2009
Bad Idea, 2008
Riptide, 2008
print magazines
Aesthetica, Ambit, Bad Idea, Blank Pages, Blowback Mag, Bored Mag, Bob, Brand, Cent, Citizen 32, Elimae, Ephemera, FACT Mag, Flash, flax, Hush-Hush, Index, Irk, Lamport Court, Laugh It Off, Litro, Modart, Modernfix, Monday Night, Mooch, Octopus Beak, Opium, Papercut, Parameter, PEEP, PS I Love You, Rant, Riptide, Shortbread, Stand, Stand Off, Succour, Text Bones, The Illustrated Ape, The Mix, thephonebook, The Quiet Feather, The Ugly Tree, Transmission, Voices From The Underground
web magazines
Ascent Aspirations, Big Beat, Blank Pages, Cautionary Tale, Cezanne’s Carrot, Defenestration, East Of The Web, Frigg, Girls With Insurance, Insolent Rudder, Juked, Mannequin Envy, My Favourite Bullet, New Story Teller, Opium, Rethinkdaily, Shadowtrain, Skive, Somewhat, Spokes, Stride, Tell Tales, Thieves Jargon, Unlikely Stories, Void, Wild Child, Word Riot
journalism
The Guardian, 2009 and 2012
Financial Times x 3, 2009
Prospect magazine x 2, 2009
Sunday Times, 2008
Birmingham Post, 2008
workshops and teaching
David has led a number of workshops and given a number of lectures on various techniques including writing about place and developing flash fiction. These include at festivals (Manchester Literature Festival, Lancaster Litfest, Chester Literature Festival, Sefton Literature festival, Wigan Word Festival and Birmingham Literature Festival) and at various venues around the UK (Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Art Gallery, Edgehill University, Chester University, Bolton University, Accrington Stanley Football Club, Worden Arts Centre, Dartford College and Walsall Art College).
“Can you tell a story in less than 500 words? David Gaffney thinks you can, and in this workshop you will learn how to reduce ideas to an ultra-short format, how to condense, yet keep your story effective, powerful and easy to understand, how to manage character, description, point of view and dialogue in the ultra short story, and how to reduce a thousand words to 150 without losing a thing. Full of practical, fun exercises, this session will leave you wondering why anything has to be longer than a side of A4.”
To book David for workshops, contact him here.
judging
David was a judge in 2007 for the Manchester Urban Myths Re-told flash fiction competition, in 2010 for the Ambit short story competition and the Oxfam Bookfest short story competition, in 2011 for the Didsbury Arts Festival short story competition and the Chorley & District Writers' Circle, and in 2012 for National Flash-Fiction Day. He is a mentor for Lancaster Litfest, working closely with emerging writers.
“Gaffney looks to have cemented his reputation as one of the foremost writers in the short fiction arena”
The Short Review
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Aesthetica magazine
other published work
anthologies
Bugged, ed Jo Bell & David Calcutt, 2010
Short Circuit: A Guide To The Art Of The Short Story, ed Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing, 2009
Punk Fiction: An Anthology Of Short Stories Inspired By Punk, ed Johnny Marr & Janine Bullman, Portico, 2009
Paint A Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired By The Smiths, ed Peter Wild, Serpent's Tail, 2009
Bad Idea, 2008
Riptide, 2008
print magazines
Aesthetica, Ambit, Bad Idea, Blank Pages, Blowback Mag, Bored Mag, Bob, Brand, Cent, Citizen 32, Elimae, Ephemera, FACT Mag, Flash, flax, Hush-Hush, Index, Irk, Lamport Court, Laugh It Off, Litro, Modart, Modernfix, Monday Night, Mooch, Octopus Beak, Opium, Papercut, Parameter, PEEP, PS I Love You, Rant, Riptide, Shortbread, Stand, Stand Off, Succour, Text Bones, The Illustrated Ape, The Mix, thephonebook, The Quiet Feather, The Ugly Tree, Transmission, Voices From The Underground
web magazines
Ascent Aspirations, Big Beat, Blank Pages, Cautionary Tale, Cezanne’s Carrot, Defenestration, East Of The Web, Frigg, Girls With Insurance, Insolent Rudder, Juked, Mannequin Envy, My Favourite Bullet, New Story Teller, Opium, Rethinkdaily, Shadowtrain, Skive, Somewhat, Spokes, Stride, Tell Tales, Thieves Jargon, Unlikely Stories, Void, Wild Child, Word Riot
journalism
The Guardian, 2009 and 2012
Financial Times x 3, 2009
Prospect magazine x 2, 2009
Sunday Times, 2008
Birmingham Post, 2008
workshops and teaching
David has led a number of workshops and given a number of lectures on various techniques including writing about place and developing flash fiction. These include at festivals (Manchester Literature Festival, Lancaster Litfest, Chester Literature Festival, Sefton Literature festival, Wigan Word Festival and Birmingham Literature Festival) and at various venues around the UK (Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Art Gallery, Edgehill University, Chester University, Bolton University, Accrington Stanley Football Club, Worden Arts Centre, Dartford College and Walsall Art College).
“Can you tell a story in less than 500 words? David Gaffney thinks you can, and in this workshop you will learn how to reduce ideas to an ultra-short format, how to condense, yet keep your story effective, powerful and easy to understand, how to manage character, description, point of view and dialogue in the ultra short story, and how to reduce a thousand words to 150 without losing a thing. Full of practical, fun exercises, this session will leave you wondering why anything has to be longer than a side of A4.”
To book David for workshops, contact him here.
judging
David was a judge in 2007 for the Manchester Urban Myths Re-told flash fiction competition, in 2010 for the Ambit short story competition and the Oxfam Bookfest short story competition, in 2011 for the Didsbury Arts Festival short story competition and the Chorley & District Writers' Circle, and in 2012 for National Flash-Fiction Day. He is a mentor for Lancaster Litfest, working closely with emerging writers.
“Gaffney looks to have cemented his reputation as one of the foremost writers in the short fiction arena”
The Short Review
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