David Llewellyn (born 1978), is a Welsh

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and script writer. He grew up in

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and graduated from

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in 2000. His

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, '' Eleven'', was published by Seren Press in 2006. His second, '' Trace Memory'', a

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from the

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drama series ''

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'', was published in March 2008. ''Everything Is Sinister'' was published by Seren in May 2008, ''Ibrahim & Reenie'' in 2013 and ''A Simple Scale'' in 2018. ''A Simple Scale'' was shortlisted for the 2019 Polari Prize. He has written two novels for the ''

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'' New Series Adventures: '' The Taking of Chelsea 426'', featuring the

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, and '' Night of the Humans'', featuring the

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and Amy Pond. In addition to writing novels, Llewellyn has written a number of audio plays for

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. His essays and reviews have appeared in

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Wales Arts Review and Nation.Cymru. Llewellyn lives in

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Novels

* 2006 - '' Eleven''. Bridgend: Seren. * 2008 - '' Torchwood: Trace Memory''

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. * 2008 - ''Everything is Sinister''. Seren. * 2009 - '' The Taking of Chelsea 426''

.The Taking of Chelsea 426
BBCShop.com accessed on 20 October 2009 * 2010 - '' Night of the Humans''

* 2013 - ''Ibrahim & Reenie'' Seren. * 2018 - ''A Simple Scale'' Seren.

Short stories

* 2008 - ''Mrs Acres'' (in the '' Torchwood Yearbook'')

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* 2008 - ''The Book Of Jahi'' (in ''

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'') * 2009 - ''I May Be Some Time'' (in ''

'') * 2009 - ''The Baby Farmers'' in '' Torchwood: Consequences''

. * 2011 - ''Folding Kits'' (in the anthology ''Boys & Girls'', edited by

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) * 2015 - ''The Mercy Seats'' (in ''The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who'', edited by

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and

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) * 2022 - ’Without Steve’ in the anthology ‘Queer Square Mile’, published by

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Audio Plays

* 2012 - ''Paradise Frost'' ('' Bernice Summerfield'') - in the series ''Road Trip'' * 2012 - ''The Last Stop'' (''

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'') * 2012 - ''This World Our Hell'' (''The Confessions of Dorian Gray'') * 2013 - ''Arbitration'' (''Gallifrey'') * 2013 - ''The Brimstone Kid'' ('' Bernice Summerfield'') - in the series ''Missing Persons'' * 2013 - ''Murder on 81st Street'' (''The Confessions of Dorian Gray'') * 2013 - ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (adapted from the

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) * 2015 - ''The Conspiracy'' (''

'') * 2016 - ''Uncanny Valley'' (''

'') * 2016 - ''Zone 10'' (''

'') * 2017 - ''Visiting Hours'' (''

'') * 2018 - ''Cicero'' (''

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'') * 2018 - ''The Crowmarsh Experiment'' (''

'') * 2018 - ''The Serpent in a Silver Mask'' (''

'') * 2018 - ''The Death of Captain Jack'' (''

'') * 2019 - ''The Green Life'' (''

'') * 2019 - ''Tartarus'' (''

'') * 2020 - ''The Sins of Captain John'' (''

'') * 2021 - ''The Gates of Hell'' (''

'') * 2021 - ''Cicero: The Crossroads'' (''

'') * 2022 - ''Torchwood'' ''(Cadoc Point)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, David 1978 births Living people People from Pontypool People educated at Abersychan Comprehensive School Writers of Doctor Who novels Welsh writers British science fiction writers 21st-century English male writers Welsh male novelists Welsh dramatists and playwrights Alumni of Dartington College of Arts