Daniel David

Although they've written for magazines and blogs for many years, Daniel David only began writing fiction in 2012. Their first attempt was a pretty over ambitious novel with a huge back story, that took in the mysteries of time and space and the birth of the universe (which eventually became 'Joshua and the Lost Souls'). To take a break from solving the riddles of creation, Daniel began a short story about consciousness and the singularity (really!), which took on a life of its own, and became...See more

Although they've written for magazines and blogs for many years, Daniel David only began writing fiction in 2012. Their first attempt was a pretty over ambitious novel with a huge back story, that took in the mysteries of time and space and the birth of the universe (which eventually became 'Joshua and the Lost Souls'). To take a break from solving the riddles of creation, Daniel began a short story about consciousness and the singularity (really!), which took on a life of its own, and became their accidental first novel, 'Migration'. As the concept of the metaverse was born, the idea that we might be around just long enough to upload our fading selves onto a server somewhere, living forever as digital entities with a lifetime of friends and family, filled them with enormous relief. It was only after thinking for some time about what this would involve, how we might then value our physical selves and which version of us would be in control, that Daniel began to wonder if things will be as great as they had first felt. Although 'Migration' is set in the future in a world shaped by digital possibilities, rich territory for science fiction and gadget porn, Daniel always tries to write stories about people. 'Joshua and the Lost Souls' is very much this. Set in a parallel world with multi-dimensional beings, 'Joshua' is essentially a series of portraits about growing up, love, loneliness, hope and regret. Aside from writing fiction, Daniel David has published a fair amount of critical writing, interviews and culture features via Beat Magazine, The Stage, The Spectator, Fireythings and Nesta. They've worked in the culture and technology sector for most of their career, producing events, publishing books and essays, building software and launching venues. Once upon another time, Daniel was the singer in band, and music has always played a central role in their life. Everything they do and everything they write has a soundtrack of some sorts and they share these on Spotify from time to time. There's a 'Joshua' playlist of course, which you'll find here - ... See less