Dave Rudden
Author
Dave Rudden is the author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, the first book of which is on the Junior Cycle suggested novels for First Year English. He has visited hundreds of schools talking about books, beards, inspiration, and mental health, and currently serves as DCU's first Writer-in-Residence.
In this episode, Dave speaks about his creative writing workshops and how he wants to ‘demystify writing’ for young people. We discuss where he got his inspiration for ‘Knights of the Borrowed Dark’ and he talks about his own creative processes. He also reads a captivating extract from Chapter 8 of his first novel, ‘Knights of the Borrowed Dark’.
We hope that you enjoy!
