David was born in Liverpool, UK and came to Australia in 1966. He is a retired nurse, midwife, and academic having taught nursing for the past 20 years at various universities around the world.He has been writing academic text since 1997, poetry since 1994 and novels since 2013, with 8 completed books to date.He has 20 poetry and/or writing awards including the Dr Gene Tranbarger writing award from the American Assembly of Men in Nursing in 2012.​