ABOUT THE
JUDGES

DAVE RUDDEN

Dave Rudden is the author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark series, several Doctor Who anthologies, and is currently developing his first horror feature film for Wild Atlantic Pictures. Based in Dublin, he visits schools, libraries and festivals all over the world to talk about monsters, mental health, and being cruel to fictional teenagers. His next book, Wannabes – a novella celebrating Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary – is due for release on October 26th, 2023.

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