AUTHOR OF DISHONOURABLE — IN PRODUCTION WITH PEGASUS PUBLISHING (PEGASUS ELLIOT MACKENZIE PUBLISHERS)

01 — THE BOOK
Dishonourable

Inspired by the true history of the gay ban in the British Military during the 1980s. A powerful, character-driven LGBT+ drama exploring honour, betrayal, and survival at a time when serving your country meant hiding who you were.

BOTH A NOVEL AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — MANUSCRIPT COMPLETE AND IN PRODUCTION.

02 — AUTHOR
Ian Dudley Smith is a North West-based LGBT+ author and screenwriter. Writing under his full name for the first time, Ian brings an authentic, working-class Northern, queer voice to fiction and film — committed to telling untold LGBT+ histories with grit, heart, and cinematic scope.

His work centres queer identity, honour, and survival.

03 — KEY ANGLES FOR PRESS
Debut LGBT+ author
Northern working-class voice
Untold British military history — 1980s gay ban
Based on true historical events
Dual format — novel + original screenplay
Timely — LGBT+ veterans and pardons

04 — AUTHOR DETAILS
Location: North West, England
GENRE: LGBT+ Drama / Historical / Contemporary / Military
Availability: Interview, features, podcast

05 — CONTACT
PUBLISHER: PEGASUS PUBLISHING / PEGASUS ELLIOT MACKENZIE PUBLISHERS / WWW.PEGASUSPUBLISHERS.COM / IN PRODUCTION

LOCATION: NORTH WEST, ENGLAND

AVAILABILITY: INTERVIEW, FEATURES, PODCAST

WEBSITE: WWW.IANDUDLEYSMITH.COM

ENQUIRIES: VIA PUBLISHER