David Slattery is an anthropologist and writer of long and short fiction and non-fiction. He writes accessible, sometimes sardonic, history, social science and horror amongst other themes, often reimagining traditional folk genres. The themes that appear in his novels and short stories include meditations on human frailty, failed ambition and hubris. His work defies categorisation into a single genre. He is currently writing a reflection on the human condition from the point of view of a world-weary dog. 

Slattery has recently discovered the joys of boating and spends his time between Dublin city centre and the rugged coast of Cork.