Dave Duggan in Conversation with Louise GallagherDave Duggan in Conversation with Louise Gallagher
Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry
Dave Duggan’s new work of creative nonfiction, Journeywork, a creative life, will launch at this year's festival...
Join us for a fascinating discussion with Dave and Louise Gallagher, co-creator and executive producer of hit BBC Drama Blue Lights.
Dave will also read extracts from the book as well screenings of Dance Lexie Dance (written by Dave) and Tumble Turns (written and directed by Dave).
Copied of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
Published by Nerve Centre.
Meet Dave Duggan
Dave Duggan is a novelist and dramatist based in Derry, writing in both English and Irish. He received a Major Arts Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 2010. His detective novel Oak and Stone (Merdog Books, 2019) was listed among the best international detective novels of the year by The Irish Times. His stage dramas, including Gruagairí (2007) and Makaronik (2014), were produced by Aisling Ghéar.
Duggan's works, such as The Greening of Larry Mahon (Guildhall Press, 2004) and A Sudden Sun (Guildhall Press, 2012), reflect his versatile storytelling. His theatre work has been showcased in Ireland, Edinburgh, Liverpool, New York, and Afghanistan, with plays like Spike Dreams and Still, the Blackbird Sings enjoying national tours. He collaborated with Sole Purpose Productions on Plays in a Peace Process (Guildhall Press, 2008) and wrote Chezzie’s Chance for the City of Derry Jazz Festival (2018, 2019).
His film and television contributions include the Oscar-nominated Dance Lexie Dance (Raw Nerve Productions, 1996). Duggan’s latest novel, Ór agus Mil (Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2022), and his upcoming collection of essays, Journeywork, a Creative Life, set for publication in 2024, continues his exploration of creative themes.
Meet Louise Gallagher
Louise Gallagher is an award winning producer who has been working in the media industry for 30 years, with 23 of those years spent at the BBC in Belfast.
Her production company Gallagher Films produce Blue Lights, a BBC drama series on which Louise is co-creator and executive producer and she recently received an IFTA for best short film Rough written and directed by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson.
Pre-Order Journeywork, a Creative Life
Dave Duggan presents Journeywork, a Creative Life — thirteen essays that explore the arc of a creative life. Each essay stands alone as a chapter, combining memoir, medical matters and reflections on creative practice and theory. The tone is humane, engaging and serious without being academic.
Special Pre-Sale Offer:
Pre-sale £9.99 (RRP £12.99)
Advance purchasers will receive 'exclusive' extracts, including the book's foreword, ahead of the official launch at Foyle Film Festival in November 2024.
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