What’s On
Wed 15 May 13 - Thu 23 May 13
Writing for the Screen. This course (held on 15, 16, 22 and 23 May) is aimed at anyone interested in writing as a career. It particularly examines screen drama through lectures, workshops and discussion. Taught by
Terry Bailey and
Debbie Moon. University of South Wales, Newport City Campus. 9.30 am – 5.00 pm each day. Cost: A confirmed place on this course requires a contribution of £50 towards training cost. You must live and/or work in the convergence region of Wales to be eligible to attend our courses. For more information please contact Skillset Academi+: 01633 432342 /
Alex.Leadley@southwales.ac.uk
Thu 16 May 13 - Sat 18 May 13
This conference attempts to provide a common forum for the exchange of ideas and examples across fields, disciplines and nationalities. Keynote speakers include:
Professor Jean-Michel Rabaté (University of Pennsylvania),
Professor Griselda Pollock (Leeds University) and
Professor Ástráður Eysteinsson (University of Iceland) and many more. The Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory and English Literature, Cardiff University. For more information and enquiries, please visit
www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/modernisms
Fri 17 May 13 - Sat 18 May 13
Pili Pala Festival. A 2 day music and literature festival at multiple venues across Swansea in support of the West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Ltd. Featuring
Allan Kellermann,
Tyler Keevil,
Horatio Clare and much more. Full weekend pass: £15. For more information click
here.
www.pilipala.org
Literary Ogmore with
Dannie Abse and/or on Horseback with
Tom Anderson and
Kate North. 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm (horse trek & reading); 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm (reading only). Start/Finish point: Ogmore Farm Riding Centre, Ogmore by the Sea, Nr. Bridgend, CF32 0QP (horse trek); Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre, Dunraven Park, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, CF32 0RP (reading). Ticket price: £36 (£34 concession) - horse trek & reading; £10 (£8 concession) reading only.
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with Parthian Books and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Sat 18 May 13 - Sun 19 May 13
The second Fiction Fiesta, an innovative programme of literary events celebrating international fiction and poetry in translation. Over two days: on Saturday at Cardiff University Main Building and on Sunday at Dempseys’ Bar, Castle Street, Cardiff. Guest writers include Andrés Neuman (Argentina) Inés Garland (Argentina) and Eduardo Halfon (Guatemala). With Angharad Price, Jon Gower, Patrick McGuinness, Tiffany Atkinson, Richard Gwyn, Charles Boyle, Clare Potter, Lloyd Jones, WN Herbert and others. Entrance free. Register for a ticket at cardiff.ac.uk/fictionfiesta Supported by Literature Wales.
Launch of ‘Colour of Saying’ - a creative writing competition in celebration of
Dylan Thomas. Organised by Dylan Down the Ups. An evening of mingling, information and performing art. National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6.30 pm. For more information, email
colour@dylandowntheups.org.uk / tel: 07817 753376.
Lantern Lit: Poetry and Prose Afternoons with surprise guests, writing games and new voices. Tywyn Cinema, Gwynedd. 4 for 4.30 pm. Tickets: £4 (pay on door). For more information please contact Helen Sandler:
helensandler@gmail.com / leave a message with the cinema - 01654 710260.
www.tywyncinema.co.uk
Storytelling at Milgi’s with Guest Storyteller
Steve Killick and Guest Musicians
DNA (Delyth & Angharad Jenkins). Milgi Lounge, 213 City Road, Cardiff CF24 3JD. 8.00 pm. For more information contact Milgi’s: 029 2047 3150 /
www.milgilounge.com
Hay in the Parc. Readings by Rachel Trezise. HMP Parc, Bridend. Contact: Graham Hartill 01873 812215 graham.hartill@tiscali.co.uk Supported by Literature Wales.
Sancho Panza. Presented by Pontio. English-language family drama by Hinjinx Theatre features an inclusive cast, masked puppetry and live music. John Phillips Hall, Bangor University. 2.30pm. Tickets: £6 / £4. Tickets can be purchased via the website
www.pontio.co.uk or the box office at 01248 382828. Any further information can be obtained by calling the Pontio marketing team on 01248 388421.
Soho Welsh with
Tomos Owen,
Nicholas Murray and
Lewis Davies. 12.00 noon - 3.00 pm (walk); 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm (reading). Start/Finish point: Start - Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3NE; Finish - The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 1JB. Ticket price: £15 (£13 concession) - walk & reading; £7 (£6 concession) reading only.
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with Parthian Books.
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.
Christine Willison will be launching her new book, reading extracts and signing books and mounted copies of the illustrations. Seaways Bookshop, Fishguard. 12.00pm. The book will be published in April by History Press. For more information, contact Christine Willison:
christinestories@yahoo.co.uk
The Collective. Poetry readings by Mike Jenkins, Ifor Thomas and John Lovat . 8 p.m. Hen & Chicks, Flannel Street, Abergavenny. £5 entry. For more information contact: Ric Hool 01495 292271 Richardhool05@aol.com Supported by Literature Wales.
New Tales from the Mabinogion.
Lloyd Jones and
Cynan Jones talk to NWR Editor
Gwen Davies. The new stories adapting the classical Welsh myth-tales into modern idioms engage with rugby, mental health and male identity in Lloyd Jones'
See How They Run and Scritture Giovani fellow Cynan Jones'
Bird, Blood, Snow. Cynan's
The Dig was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. Landmarc 100 Stage, Hay Festival. 5.30 pm. For more information contact the Hay Festival: 01497 822629 /
website
The Alchemy of Water /
Alcemi Dŵr with
Grahame Davies and
Tony Curtis. This multi-media event delights in the transformational and magical quality of an element that is abundant in Wales. This alchemy is observed and fixed by the breathtaking landscape photography of Mari Owen and Carl Ryan, and is crystallized further by the pithy poems of award-winning authors Curtis and Davies. Digital Stage, Hay Festival. 4pm. Tickets: £5. For more information please contact the Hay Festival: 01497 822629 /
website
John Sam Jones: Crawling Through Thorns (May book). Gay Men's Book Club, Room 2, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. For more information contact: Gwyn Williams 07533 496568 / williams_gwynfor@hotmail.com
Supported by Literature Wales.
The 2013 Housman Lecture. The National Poet of Wales,
Gillian Clarke, gives this year’s lecture addressing AE Housman’s own original subject of
The Name And Nature Of Poetry. Chaired by
Guto Harri. Llwyfan Cymru – Wales Stage, Hay Festival. 5.30pm. Tickets: £6.00. For more information, contact the Hay Festival: 01497 822629 /
website
Augustus, Gwen and Nina – a new play by
Tony Curtis which premieres at this year’s Barry Arts Festival. It presents the lives and loves of three Welsh painters from Pembrokeshire to Paris, through two world wars and from the reign of Queen Victoria to the birth of rock and roll. Directed by
Hilary Fifer. Barry Island Community Centre, Barry Island. 7.30 pm. Tickets: £6 / £3. Age : 16+ For more information please contact
Barry Arts Festival:
chairman@porthceri.co.uk / 01446 744914
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.
Christine Willison will be launching her new book, reading extracts and signing books and mounted copies of the illustrations. Oriel y Parc, St David’s. 2.30pm. The book will be published in April by History Press. For more information, contact Christine Willison:
christinestories@yahoo.co.uk
Merthyr Rising Poems and Pints night, with
Mike Church and open mic session celebrating
Dic Penderyn and the Merthyr Rising of 1831. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. For more information please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk
Sat 1 Jun 13 - Fri 7 Jun 13
Novel in Progress. A workshop with the award-winning Welsh writer
Trezza Azzopardi. Whether you need a new impetus to finish your novel, techniques to move the story forward, or a fresh look at a specific aspect of your writing, this course will provide you with the inspiration to bring your work to completion. Novel in Progress is aimed at writers who are working on their novel, whether writing a first draft or in the process of revision. Horta Writing Centre, Els Ports National Park, Catalonia, Spain. For more information, visit
www.hortawriting.com /
info@hortawriting.com
Memories of Revolution with
Chris Keil and
Julian Preece. Keil’s novel,
Flirting at the Funeral, is set against a background of global crisis and is haunted by memories of revolution and terror. Preece’s study,
Baader Meinhof and the Novel, explores forty years of myths and conspiracy theories about the German Autumn. They talk to
Gwen Davies. Digital Stage, Hay Festival. 4.00 pm. Tickets: £5. For more information, contact the Hay Festival: 01497 822629 /
website
Astons Stones. Presented by Pontio. Beautiful short drama for young children. John Phillips Hall, Bangor. 1.30pm & 5.30pm. Tickets: £6 / £4. Tickets can be purchased via the website
www.pontio.co.uk or the box office at 01248 382828. Any further information can be obtained by calling the Pontio marketing team on 01248 388421.
The Poetry of Dylan Thomas: Under the Spelling Wall, by
John Goodby and published by Liverpool University Press, will be launched at Waterstones, Oxford St, Swansea. 7.00 pm. The book is the most searching treatment of the subject since Walford Davies's 1985 study, and the most comprehensive, at 492 pages, since William T. Moynihan's in 1966. For more information please contact John Goodby:
goby-goodby@ntlworld.com
First Thursday: New Poetry and Fiction, with ‘open-mic.’
Christopher Meredith will be reading from his striking new collection of poetry,
Air Histories. We will be launching
Francesca Rhydderch’s new novel,
Rice Paper Diaries, the epic tale of a family across three generations.
Lesley Saunders is the author of several books of poetry and will be reading from her
Mulfran press booklet. Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7:30pm. Tickets: £2.50. For more information contact Amy Wack:
amylwack@aol.com /
www.serenbooks.com Supported by Seren Books, Literature Wales and Mulfran Press.
RS Thomas ‘Stations’ Pilgrimage & Poetry. A guided walk to significant places around the church, with readings of RS' poems from the collection
Etched by Silence compiled by
Jim Cotter (retired vicar of St Hywyn). St Hywyn's church Aberdaron, the last parish of RS Thomas. 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm. For more details contact Susan Fogarty 01758 770654 / email:
penrallt@aol.com / website:
www.st-hywyn.org.uk
An Evening of Storytelling with
Daniel Morden. Organised by NaCOT - On the Border. The Drill Hall, Lower Church St., Chepstow NP16 5HJ. 7.30 pm. Tickets: £12 (£10 concession). For more information visit
www.poetryontheborder.org
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.
Christine Willison will be launching her new book, reading extracts and signing books and mounted copies of the illustrations. Victoria Bookshop, Haverfordwest. 11.00am. The book will be published in April by History Press. For more information, contact Christine Willison:
christinestories@yahoo.co.uk
Fri 7 Jun 13 - Sat 8 Jun 13
Thomas Pennant Workshop.
Jim Perrin will be giving the keynote lecture – ‘Pennant on Snowdon’. National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free event. Please register by 24 May 2013. For more information please contact Angharad Elias:
a.elias@cymru.ac.uk / 01970 636543
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.
Christine Willison will be launching her new book, reading extracts and signing books and mounted copies of the illustrations. Waterstones, Carmarthen. 11.00am. The book will be published in April by History Press. For more information, contact Christine Willison:
christinestories@yahoo.co.uk
Small Farms: Landscape Writing Programme. A series of poetry workshops tutored by Christine Thatcher and Emma Metcalfe. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Ciliau, Erwood, Builth Wells. Dates also include: 2nd August. For more information, contact Roger Capps guntower@hotmail.co.uk www.smallfarms.eu/ciliau Supported by Literature Wales.
Riotous Rhondda. Join Treorchy author Rachel Trezise, Rhondda-bred writer, singer and actor Boyd Clack and the Library of Wales series editor Professor Dai Smith for a bus tour through the ups and downs of Riotous Rhondda. Enjoy rolling commentary from Boyd Clack, readings from Rachel Trezise’s books in the places that inspired them, and extracts from local Library of Wales classics including works by Ron Berry, Rhys Davies, Gwyn Thomas and Alun Richards. Expect big views, tales of Tonypandy riots and a bookish encounter in a familiar Italian café. In partnership with Parthian Books and the Library of Wales series. Part of Literature Wales' Literary Tourism programme 2013 but organised by Parthian Books. Contact: Susie Wild susiewild@hotmail.com
An evening in the company of Jan Morris, and interviewed by Prifardd Twm Morys. This event is the highlight of a packed weekend of events celebrating the rich history of journalism in Caernarfon and beyond. 7.30 p.m. Galeri, Caernarfon. Ticket office: 01286 685222. Supported by Literature Wales.
Geoff Nelder Workshop. Llandudno Writers welcomes back
Geoff Nelder, an award winning author. His latest book,
ARIA Lost Luggage, featured in a prestigious USA list for SciFi books. This will be his third instructive and interesting workshop, and being a former teacher, his 'class' will be writing as well as gaining invaluable advice. Llandudno Library, Llandudno. 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm. For more information please contact Brian Lux:
brian@luxb.freeserve.co.uk / 01492 860156.
Open Mic Night with Robert Minhinnick, plus music from
Chris Hastings/Huw Pudner. Biodiversity Evening. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry. Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
Pembrokeshire Folk Tales.
Christine Willison will be launching her new book, reading extracts and signing books and mounted copies of the illustrations. Waterstones, Cardiff. 11.00am – 3.00pm. The book will be published in April by History Press. For more information, contact Christine Willison:
christinestories@yahoo.co.uk
The Wild West with
Niall Griffiths,
Cynan Jones and
Samantha Wynne Rhydderch. 6.00 pm - 10.30 pm (approx). Start/Finish point: Coach Park, Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig, Ffordd Llanbadarn, Llangawsai, Aberystwyth, SY23 3QN. Ticket price: £15 (£13.50 concession) - meal included.
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with Parthian Books.
Reading for Pleasure: Creating Lifelong Readers. Organised by Cardiff School of Education. This timely and inspirational conference focuses on the significance of children reading for pleasure and becoming readers for life. Keynote speakers:
Marilyn Brocklehurst,
Patrice Baldwin,
Prue Goodwin. Workshops by:
Tom Palmer,
Patrice Baldwin,
Patrick Ryan,
Wyl Menmuir,
Paul Doyle,
Jo Bowers and
Susan Davis. Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff. 9.00 am – 4.00 pm. Tickets: £150/£120. To book your place please email
cseenterprise@cardiffmet.ac.uk / 029 2041 6577/7078
Yeats Day Festival. Sligo celebrates from dawn to dusk. A fun packed day with something to offer all ages and tastes, featuring
Michael Fish,
Andres Eiricksson,
Aleck Crichton,
Brian Leyden,
Eithne Hand and many more. Sligo, Ireland. Most events are free. For more information please contact Corienne Mclean:
mcleancorienne@gmail.com
Neolithic Literary Anglesey with Rhys Mwyn and Fiona Collins. 10.30 am - 5.30 pm. Start/Finish point: Plas Newydd Car Oark, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, LL61 6DQ. Ticket price: £14 (£12.50 concession). Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales' 2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme. In partnership with the National Trust, Cadw and The Anglesey Druid Order.
Awkward Turtle Flips the Bird. Lexicographer and man-of-the-arts,
Terry Victor, editor of the
New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, is attempting to turn the page and stage a dictionary. Impossible, you cry! Certainly, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, it’s not been done before. Three performances at Chapter, Cardiff. Admission is free but tickets are limited. Details from Chapter’s Box Office: 02920 311050 /
www.chapter.org
Graduate College Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Symposium: CONSTRUCTING IDENTITIES AND CHANGING SPACES IN WALES. Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Damian Walford Davies. This symposium will explore how Welsh identities have been constructed, represented, and transformed through history. Cardiff University. Submissions are invited that engage with any aspect of Welsh identity (or identities) and the transformations that it has undergone in and through time. Proposals for 20-minute papers (in either English or Welsh) should be sent to Siriol McAvoy and Lisa Sheppard (
Identities@cardiff.ac.uk). DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: MONDAY 15 APRIL 2013. For more information, visit
constructingidentitiescardiff.wordpress.com
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru: Vangst / Rhwydo. Presented by Pontio. Immersive, physical theatre adapted from the original Dutch and performed in three languages. Wednesday 26 – 7pm, Thursday 27 – 2pm and 7pm, Friday 28 – 2pm and 7pm, Saturday 29 – 11am and 2pm. Old Bowling Green, Bangor. Tickets: £9 / £7. Tickets can be purchased via the website
www.pontio.co.uk or the box office at 01248 382828. Any further information can be obtained by calling the Pontio marketing team on 01248 388421.
Poetry, People, Place. A day conference looking at ‘Top Church’ not just as a fine example of the work of the remarkable architect
William Butterfield, but connecting it to the community through poetry and local history. With star speakers
Gillian Clarke (National Poet of Wales),
Alan Thorne (local historian) and
Phil Thomas (architectural historian). St Augustine’s Church, Penarth. 10.15 am – 3.30pm. Tickets: £15 (including lunch) / £7 (without lunch). For more information please contact the Friends of St Augustine’s: 02920 707828 /
richardgriffiths473@btinternet.com
Susanna Gregory discussing creation of storyline and plot for novels. 7 p.m. Committee Room 1, County Hall, Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Event organised by the Swansea and District Writers' Circle. £2.50 for the general public. Contact: Alan Bryant 01792 526365 alan.bryant@ntlworld.com Supported by Literature Wales.
Submarine Swansea with
Joe Dunthorne and
Craig Roberts. 11.00 am - 1.00 pm (film screening); 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm (tour). Start/Finish point: Outside The Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea, SA1 1RR. Ticket price: £5 (£4 concession) - film screening only; £11 (£9 concession) - tour only; £15 (£13 concession) - film screening & tour.
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with the Film Agency for Wales & The Dylan Thomas Centre.
Sat 6 Jul 13 - Sun 7 Jul 13
The Arthur Machen Weekend – A Literary Appreciation. The Caerleon Arts Festival celebrates Arthur Machen’s 150th Anniversary.
Saturday 6.
Godfrey Brangham,
Catherine Fisher,
Rev. Mark Lawson Jones,
Merlin Coverley,
Robert Kingham,
Gwilym Games. Priory Hotel Gardens, Caerleon. £2.00 per speaker or £10 for day.
Saturday 6. A selection of local stories by Arthur Machen read by
Goff Morgan in the house where the writer was born. 7.30 p.m. Tickets £4.00 limited to 20.
Sunday 7. The Machen Country walk. Walk and readings through the Sor Valley. Followed by lunch at Llansor Mill. Tickets £8.00. (lunch included) Limited to 35.
For further information contact:
richardframe@hotmail.co.uk /
www.caerleon-arts.org
Arthur Machen Reading. A selection of
Arthur Machen’s London works read by
Robert Kingham. Old Baptist Chapel, Caerleon. 7.30pm. Tickets: £4.00 limited to 20. For further information contact:
richardframe@hotmail.co.uk /
www.caerleon-arts.org
Bath House Bards with
Danny Abse and guests. A Caerleon Arts Festival Literary Event. Poetry in the Roman Baths. Ticket prices to be announced. For more information, visit
www.caerleon-arts.org
Poetry in the Baths - Bathhouse Bards. An evening of poetry reading given by Dannie Abse supported by members of UWN Young Scribblers' Society - a group of literature undergraduates. 7 p.m. Caerleon Roman Baths. Tickets £5/further information from: www.caerleon-arts.org Tourist Information Centre 01633 422656 Rafi Goldsmith 01633 430271 Ffwrwm Arts & Crafts High St. NP18 1AG
Open Mic Night with Katherine Stansfield. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry. Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
An Evening with John Hegley. A Caerleon Arts Festival Literary Event. The Town Hall, Caerleon. Tickets: £12. For more information, visit
www.caerleon-arts.org
Meet the Authors. A Caerleon Arts Festival Literary Event with
Phil Carradice,
Jasper Fforde,
M.R.Hall,
Bernard Knight,
Grant Sutherland. Chaired by
Adrian Masters. Priory Hotel Gardens, Caerleon. Tickets: £2.00 per writer or £8.00 for the day. For more information, visit
www.caerleon-arts.org
The 2nd Annual ‘
All Wales Comic Verse Competition Final’. Hosted by
Goff Morgan. Priory Hotel Gardens, Caerleon. Tickets: £3.00, free under 16. For more information, visit
www.caerleon-arts.org
Canoeing in Dylan Thomas' Taf Estuary and/or Dylan Thomas' New York Treat with
John Goodby and
Jeff Towns. 3.00 pm - 5.30 pm (canoe); 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm (New York Treat). Start/Finish point: Start - Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, SA33 4SD / Finish - Launching platform, Laugharne (canoe); Wright's Independent Food Emporium, Cwmtwrch Farm, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire, SA32 7NY. Ticket price: £27 (£25 concession) - canoe only; £22 (£20 concession) - New York treat only / includes food; £44 (£42 concession) - both.
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with the Dylan Thomas Boathouse, CREW/Richard Burton Centre Swansea University & Canoe Wales.
Digital Publishing. The course (held on 18, 19, 25 and 26 July) introduces publishers, journalists and design professionals to the practical techniques of developing and distributing e-books and e-magazines. It explores e-book markets, budgeting for development and production and design and provides participants with a hands-on experience of creating e-publications. University of South Wales, Newport City Campus. 9.30 am – 5.00 pm. A confirmed place on this requires a contribution of £50 towards training cost. For more information, contact
Skillset Academi+: 01633 432342 /
Alex.Leadley@southwales.ac.uk
Reading at the Llangollen Fringe Festival.
Childe Roland will be reading from his recent work
Trees. Memorial Hall, Llangollen. 2.00 pm. For more information contact Llangollen Fringe:
contact@llangollenfringe.co.uk / 0800 1455 779
Writing Audio Drama. This course (held on 13, 14, 27 and 28 July) is aimed at anyone interested in writing as a career, with a particular emphasis on audio drama. Participants will have some professional or academic experience of playwriting or screenwriting. The course is taught through a combination of lectures, writing workshops and personal tutorials by
Lucy Gough and
Peter Leslie Wild. Aberystwyth University. 9.30 am – 5.00 pm each day. Cost: A confirmed place on this requires a contribution of £50 towards training cost. You must live and/or work in the convergence region of Wales to be eligible to attend our courses. For more information please contact Skillset Academi+: 01633 432342 /
Alex.Leadley@southwales.ac.uk
Lantern Lit: Poetry and Prose Afternoons with novelist
VG Lee. Tywyn Cinema, Gwynedd. 4 for 4.30 pm. Tickets: £4 (pay on door). VG Lee will lead a writing workshop at 2.00 pm (£10) before her reading. For more information please contact Helen Sandler:
helensandler@gmail.com / leave a message with the cinema - 01654 710260.
www.tywyncinema.co.uk
Small Farms: Landscape Writing Programme. Last in a series of poetry workshops tutored by Christine Thatcher and Emma Metcalfe. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Ciliau, Erwood, Builth Wells. For more information, contact Roger Capps guntower@hotmail.co.uk www.smallfarms.eu/ciliau Supported by Literature Wales.
Open Mic Night with Anne Cluysenaar. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry. Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
Writing sci fi and working past writers' block. Deconstructing conventional barriers when writing science fiction with Rhys Hughes. 7 p.m. Committee Room 1, County Hall, Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Event organised by the Swansea and District Writers' Circle. Contact: Alan Bryant 01792 526365 alan.bryant@ntlworld.com Supported by Literature Wales.
Llanwddyn day of Folk and Acoustic Music. A day of concerts, poetry and crafts, featuring poetry from Les Barker. Llanwddyn Community Village Hall, Powys. Please visit our website for full information about the venue, artists and including how to obtain your tickets. www.llanwddynevents.co.uk or if you don't have a computer please call 01691 870501 We look forward to seeing you there.
RS Thomas' Eglwysfach and the Birds of Ynys-Hir with
Damian Walford Davies. 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm. Start/Finish point: Ynys-hir Nature Reserve, Eglwysfach, Ceredigion, SY20 8TA. Ticket price: £8 (£6.50 concession).
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of
Literature Wales' 2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme and is part of the Eglwysfach Literature Festival weekend.
In partnership with Church in Wales & the RSPB.
Teifi Writers. A series of creative writing workshop led by poet Paul Henry. 2-4 p.m. Tysul Hall, Llandysul. Refreshments available. £30 for 4 workshops. Visitors pay £10 for 1 session. For more information, contact Kelly Yamazaki 01267 235336 yamazaki.kelly@yahoo.co.uk Supported by Literature Wales.
Medieval Literature and Arthurian Legends at St. Asaph and Holywell with
Raluca Radulescu. 10.30 am - 3.30 pm. Start/Finish point: Car park (directly opposite St. Asaph Cathedral), Upper Denbigh Road, St. Asaph, Denbighshire, LL17 0RD. Ticket price: £8.50 (£7.50 concession).
Prior booking is essential. For further information and to book, ring 029 2047 2266. This event forms part of Literature Wales'
2013 Literary Tourism Events Programme.
In partnership with Cadw and Bangor University.
Lantern Lit: Poetry and Prose Afternoons with
The Word Distillery - poets from Aberystwyth. Tywyn Cinema, Gwynedd. 4 for 4.30 pm. Tickets: £4 (pay on door). For more information please contact Helen Sandler:
helensandler@gmail.com / leave a message with the cinema - 01654 710260.
www.tywyncinema.co.uk
The Collective. Poetry readings by Lee Harwood, Peter Finch and Frank Olding. 8 p.m. Hen & Chicks, Flannel Street, Abergavenny. £5 entry. For more information contact: Ric Hool 01495 292271 Richardhool05@aol.com Supported by Literature Wales.
'Red Poets 19' launch. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. £4 entry, which includes a free copy of the magazine. Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
Daring to be Different. Sally Spedding will explore methods on how both first-time writers and those more experienced but stuck in a rut, can free up their imaginations and also dredge what makes them unique, to create original, memorable crime fiction. It's a crowded market place, but publishers often don't know what they want till they read it. And too often, readers are sold short. 7 p.m. Committee Room 1, County Hall, Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Visitors first visit free then £3 thereafter. Organised by the Swansea and District Writers' Circle. Contact: Alan Bryant alan.bryant@ntlworld.com Supported by Literature Wales.
'Letter From the Future' Reading. Sustainable Wales present
John Barnie reading his
Letter from the Future. 'Sustainable Wales' 5, James St., Porthcawl CF36 3BG. 8.00pm. All welcome. For further information contact Robert Minhinnick: 01656 783962 /
robertm@phonecoop.coop Supported by Literature Wales.
Open Mic Night with Dai George. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry. Please contact: Gus Payne: 01685 725382 / gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
Open Mic Night with Tim Liardet. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry. Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
Lantern Lit: Poetry and Prose Afternoons with
Jay Griffiths, non-fiction author of
Kith and
Wild. Tywyn Cinema, Gwynedd. 4 for 4.30 pm. Tickets: £4 (pay on door). For more information please contact Helen Sandler:
helensandler@gmail.com / leave a message with the cinema - 01654 710260.
www.tywyncinema.co.uk
Open Mic Night with Paul Steffan Jones. The Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UH. Free entry.
Please contact Gus Payne: 01685 725382 /
gus.payne@merthyr.gov.uk.
