Patrick Chapman
Patrick Chapman (born 1968) is an Irish poet, writer and screenwriter. Chapman's first published work was Jazztown, released in 1991 by Raven Arts Press. This was followed five years later by The New Pornography, a collection of poems described as "darkly humorous" by The Irish Times.
Patrick Chapman
- Born
- 1968
- Birthplace
- Ireland
- Occupation
- poet · screenwriter · television writer
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His story collection, The Wow Signal (Bluechrome Publishing) was published in 2007. He also wrote the Doctor Who audio drama, "Fear of the Daleks" (Big Finish, 2007). Based on his own published story of the same name, he wrote the short drama film Burning The Bed, which starred Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen. Burning The Bed was a prizewinner at the 2004 Worldfest film festival in Houston, Texas and was also named Best Narrative Short at the DeadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Chapman has also written five episodes of the children's television series, Garth and Bev, for Kavaleer Productions. This aired on RTÉ in 2009 and Cbeebies in 2010, and has worldwide distribution. Chapman is the co-founder, along with writer Philip Casey, of irishliteraryrevival.com, which seeks to create "a place where readers could find books no longer available elsewhere, and where writers could get a new audience for their texts, while stimulating interest in their work as a whole" and where all the books are placed on the site under a Creative Commons License.
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Ireland • Website — http: www.patrickchapman.net
Stories
Stories
• The Wow Signal (Bluechrome, 2007) • The Negative Cutter (Arlen House, 2014)
Audio Play
Audio Play
• "Doctor Who: Fear of the Daleks" (Big Finish, 2007)
Television
Television
• "Garth and Bev" Five episodes (Kavaleer Productions, 2009/2010) • "Wildernuts" Six episodes (Kavaleer Productions, 2013) • "Bubble Bath Bay" Two episodes (Telegael/Cuan/Essential, 2014)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1968
Patrick Chapman born at Ireland.
Film
• Burning the Bed (Songway Films/Fantastic Films, 2003), starring Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen
Poetry collections
• His poetry collections include: • Jazztown, (Raven Arts Press, 1991) • The New Pornography (Salmon Poetry, 1996) • Breaking Hearts And Traffic Lights (Salmon Poetry, 2007) • A Shopping Mall on Mars, (BlazeVOX, 2008) • The Darwin Vampires, (Salmon Poetry, 2010) • A Promiscuity of Spines: New & Selected Poems, (Salmon Poetry, 2012) • Slow Clocks of Decay, (Salmon Poetry, 2016)
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- 1.Irish Writers Online. Patrick Chapman.
- 2.Fred Johnston. Northern life before the Troubles Collected Poems 1943–1995 by Roy McFadden Lagan Press, 355pp, 7.95; The New Pornography by Patrick Chapman Salmon, 68pp, 65.99; The Devil Himself by John Hughes Gallery Press, 46pp, 10.95/5.95. The Irish Times. 3 August 1996.
- 3.The Irish Film & Television Network. Ten Irish Productions Win at Texas Worldfest. Markets News.
- 4.The Dublin Quarterly. the Dublin Quarterly. Patrick Chapman – Poems.
- 5.the Irish Film Board. Animation/ Garth and Bev (2009). Film Directory.
- 6.John McAuliffe. Searing sketches of a suburban childhood. The Irish Times. 26 February 2011.
- 7.Staff writer. New life for old books. The Irish Times. 29 April 2006.
- 8.Out of print? Not for long. Irish Independent. 30 April 2006.
- 9.TheShortReview. Interview with Patrick Chapman. TheShortReview -Spotlight.
- 10.Dominique Boies. Fear of the Daleks by Patrick Chapman. Doctor Who Reference Guide.
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