Welcome to the website of David Gaffney, the author of short story collections Sawn-off Tales (2006) Aromabingo (2007), and novel Never Never (2008) David was born in Cleator Moor, West Cumbria, and now lives in Manchester.

"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 

 David's new novel, Never Never is out on 25th Sept 2008. Win a free review copy by emailing David the name of the first story in Aromabingo (and your address) - first out the hat wins. 

Come to the launch of David's novel about multiple debt Never Never at Waterstones Deansgate Manchester on Thursday 25th September 

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 new special feature on David and his writing at Hiss Quarterly

Come and see my new project

where I use the power of the short story to bring down Bill Gates' empire live...at Birmingham Book festival on 7th October 2008 (with live improvised music)  and at Manchester Literature Festival on 17 October 2008

Check out my story about David Cameron  in the short story anthology BAD IDEA  available in bookshops now

News just in: Aromabingo is longlisted for the 2008 Frank O'Connor Prize 

Read a review of Aromabingo on www.bookmunch.co.uk

and another Aromabingo review here on The Short Review

bit and bobs in the form of a oldandneverupdated blog

David Gaffney has worked as an English teacher, a film studies lecturer, a holiday camp entertainer, a medical records clerk, a pub pianist, a debt counsellor in Moss Side, a legal consultant in Liverpool, and now works for a shadowy government organisation. His stories have been published in Ambit, Opium, the Illustrated Ape, Ephemera, Modart, and many other places, and he has appeared twice on BBC Radio Three's The Verb, at Manchester Literature Festival and Lancaster Litfest. His collection, Sawn-off Tales, is out now on Salt Press - buy it here. His latest collection  Aromabingo  is out now  - order it here - his novel, Never Never, is out in 2008 on Tindall Street Press, and his new set of short operas, developed with classical composer Ailis Ni Riain will be premiered in 2008 on BBC Radio Three

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