About

David Brookes is a novelist, short story writer and poet.

He was born in Sheffield, England, in 1985.  He studied English and Creative Writing at Bretton Hall University near Leeds, and undertook a Master’s in Writing at Sheffield Hallam University.  He completed a CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) with the University of Sheffield in 2014.

He has stories published in many magazines including Scrittura Magazine, Every Day Fiction, Electric Spec, Pantechnicon, Bewildering Stories, Whispering Spirits, Morpheus Tales, The Cynic and Aphelion.

His fiction has appeared in printed anthologies, most recently ‘Aloe’, a collection of stories written during lockdown.

His first novel, ‘Half Discovered Wings’, was published internationally by Libros International in 2009.

He also runs a proofreading, editing and ghostwriting business, “The STP Literary Service”. You can read more about his services on the STP site.