Danny’s debut novel Asboville (Maia Press)
was selected as a Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2006 and subsequently
long-listed for the Waverton Good Read Award. It is currently being
adapted for BBC Films by the dramatist Nick Leather. Soldier Boy
(Maia
Press), his second novel, was published in March 2009.
Danny has worked with a number of Literary Festivals across
the UK, including Canterbury Festival’s series in association
with The Man Booker Prize in 2008. In 2006-2007 he completed a series of workshops in schools across the UK based on the issues surrounding anti-social behaviour , travelling as far afield as Manchester, Leeds, Bath, London aswell as a number of locations throughout the South-East.
In 2009-2010 Danny will be working alongside three other writers as part of the Canterbury Laureate Squad.
Danny teaches English at secondary
level and is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing for the Open
University.
He has
published short
stories in the UK and the USA and is a member of the Society of Authors.
