David Murphy

David Murphy is an Irish writer, primarily in the area of science fiction. He was a founding editor of the speculative fiction magazine Albedo One He has published several short story collections and a novel and novellas, and a poetry collection.

Writing and editorial career Murphy's short fiction has been published internationally, including in translation, and has been recognised with awards.

A number of Murphy's stories were gathered in his 1995 chapbook Broken Heroes (Albedo One Productions, 1995), others in Alienations: Stories of the Near Future (Piper's Ash, 1998, UK). and published on platforms such as The Stinging Fly and Kaleidotrope. He has made guest appearances including at Mountshannon Arts and at On The Nail.

In 2020 Murphy published a debut poetry collection, Drowning in the Desert, having returned to writing poetry in his 50s. The collection was published by Limerick's Revival Press. Walking on Ripples (2014), a book with five chapters of fiction alternating with six of memoir, all themed around water, was published by Dublin's Liffey Press. It is his first book to include non-fiction.

Reception Writer Bob Neilson noted that Longevity City was "well-received" and that several of Murphy's short story collections were "award-winning".

The Irish Times described Walking on Ripples as a fishing book "in the great literary or romantic tradition – reflective, speculative, full of allegory, memory and metaphor" and "Walking on Ripples is that rare creature: a fiction-memoir, a daring blend of fact and award-winning invention, a hybrid rarely seen and seldom caught."

Personal life Murphy has lived in northern County Dublin for over forty years, though in recent times he can often be found in County Waterford.