Welcome to the website of David Gaffney, the author of  Never Never (2008) Sawn-off Tales (2006) Aromabingo (2007)

See David's  project 23 Stops to Hull where David performs  a specially comissioned  micro story for every junction of the M62 between Liverpool and Hull - 7.30  Friday 26 June 2009 at the Humber Mouth literature festival, Hull

Got to do my junctions

David's show Destroy Powerpoint is at Edinburgh festival fringe 19 -31 August, 8.00 PM at C Venues Chambers street

Read David’s article in the Guardian about his show Destroy Powerpoint

'‘Utterly brilliant, hilariously demented and wonderfully succinct, David Gaffney’s Sawn-Off Tales are little McNuggets of pure gold. This is writing at its best.’ Graham Rawle

 ‘evanescent moments of connection and happiness. One hundred and fifty words by Gaffney are more worthwhile than novels by a good many others. Nicolas Clee, The Guardian 

‘Witty, clever and poignant Gaffney's micro fictions work as funny routines, moving insights and  illuminating character sketches, often all at the same time’ Nicholas Royle, Time Out 

 ‘a ruthless eye and pitch-black humour.’ Francesca Segal, The Observer

 ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the novelist.’ Boyd Tonkin, The Independent 

"Deeply disquieting" Q Magazine 2009

Read the Guardian feature about David's novel Never Never

here  

and reviews here 

Observer

Independent

Guardian

Manchester Art Gallery comissioned David to write a set of short stories responding to the recent Arts Treasures of the UK exhibition - you can read them here

See a graphic novel version of David's story Potato Smiles here