Draft:David Long (British author)

David Long is a British author. He writes mainly history books for both adults and children.^[1][2][3] His book Survivors won the 2017 Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts.^[4][5][6]

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Submission declined on 6 March 2026 by Grapesurgeon (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the person in detail, not brief mentions or interviews lacking independent analysis; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the person, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. If you would like to continue working on the submission, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window. If you have not resolved the issues listed above, your draft will be declined again and potentially deleted. If you need extra help, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. Please do not remove reviewer comments or this notice until the submission is accepted. Where to get help If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews. If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed. How to improve a draft Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia. Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Add tags to your draft Editor resources Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs Declined by Grapesurgeon 16 days ago. Last edited by Gailar 27 hours ago. Reviewer: Inform author. This draft has been resubmitted and is currently awaiting re-review.

Submission declined on 17 January 2026 by ChrysGalley (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the person in detail, not brief mentions or interviews lacking independent analysis; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the person, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources include: reputable newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books from respected publishers. Unacceptable sources include: personal blogs, social media, predatory publishers, most tabloids, and websites where anyone can contribute. Replace any unreliable sources with high-quality sources. If you cannot find a reliable source for the material, it should be removed. Declined by ChrysGalley 2 months ago.

• Comment: Sources still don't suggest notability. Many of them are just programs that he's been a cohost of. Need coverage of him as a person; for example the one about him winning a book award counts as WP:SIGCOV, so that counts to notability. Need at least 3 pieces of SIGCOV to pass. grapesurgeon (talk) 17:04, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

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  You may ask for advice about disambiguation at the Teahouse. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:29, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: See WP:NAUTHOR - at the moment the sourcing does not confirm notability under the provided definition. There is only one independent source, and relates to a fairly narrow aspect of the subject's career (though it's still a reliable source overall). Linkedin is self published and should not be a source, see WP:RSP. Databases count as primary (sometimes OK, but not for notability) and the other sources are directly connected to the subject.
  If the submitting editor knows, is, or is in some way connected, to the subject, then this must be declared via WP:COI, ChrysGalley (talk) 12:22, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

His works have been featured in newspapers including The Guardian,^[7] The Daily Telegraph,^[8] the Daily Express,^[9] The Standard (London newspaper),^[10] and the Daily Mirror.^[11] He has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio London hosted by Robert Elms.^[12][13]

He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.^[14]