David Louden

David Louden is a writer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The major influences to his work include Charles Bukowski, John Fante, William S. Burroughs, Brendan Behan & Jim Thompson.

He writes from a small desk in a dark corner of a room in the shipbuilders’ quarter of Belfast. His work has been praised by the likes of Phil Jupitus (Never Mind the Buzzcocks), Kevin Porter (Dodgeball: An Underdog Story) and the late Dan Fante. He has been featured as part of the Van Nuys International Arts Festival and New Coin Magazine. After a few years writing and illustrating comic books, David is working on a novel about a retired wrestler turned private detective and is excited about the ten copies it is likely to sell.