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About David Handley

David Handley is a young writer from England, who is currently looking to get as much experience as possible to enable him to write professionally, whilst also studying toward a degree in media and literature, as well as a short course in screenwriting. He has had work published through Altscribe and FMV Magazine. Author of short stories, screenplays and articles, he is available to write about a range of subjects, contactable on either: [email protected] or [email protected].

Book Review – Alex Preston’s In Love and War.

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Alex Preston - In Love and War

In Love and War is the third novel from Alex Preston, following 2010's This Bleeding City – which won The Edinburgh International Book Festival Readers’ First Book Award, and was chosen as one of … [Read more...]

David Handley interviews Paul Rogers about his work & the On the Road illustrations

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On the Road illustartion copyright Paul Rogers

Chances are that if I said the names Sal Paradise, Dean Moriarty or Carlo Marx that you would already know a couple of things about them. You’d know that I was talking about the generation defining … [Read more...]

David Handley’s interview with Author Alex Preston

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Alex Preston Books

Alex Preston was born in Worthing, West Sussex in 1979. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, 2010's This Bleeding City, and The Revelations which was released in 2012. As well as his … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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