Gwyl Siopau Llyfrau Annibynnol
ABER Indie Bookshop Fest

FREE EVENT to celebrate Aberystwyth’s UNESCO City of Literature status.

This is a joint venture between Siop Inc, Ystwyth Books, The Bookshop by the Sea, The Book Garden and Gayberystwyth Books

A bilingual event yn Cymraeg and English

Dydd Sadwrn 25 Gorffennaf
Saturday 25th July
Aberystwyth Bandstand

We are very grateful to Llenyddiaeth Cymru | Literature Wales for partially funding this event with their ‘Inspiring Communities Fund’ and to Books Coucil of Wales for funding the venue hire and promotional materials. Diolch yn fawr iawn!

Schedule:

9.30am Open

Our bookstalls will be open throughout the event and our guest speakers / authors will be happy sign their books for you!

10.00 – Noon

Creative writing workshop hosted by JJ Lambert

Noon – break

12.15 – Introduction by Mererid Hopwood Chair of the Aberystwyth City of Literature partnership 

12.30 – Alex Hubbard (debut novel ‘Storm’ set in Aberystwyth) Guest speaker for The Bookshop By the Sea

13.00 15 min break

13.15 – Layla McCay, author of ‘The Queer Bookshelf’. Guest speaker for Gayberystwyth Books

13.45 15 min break

14.00 –  Gruffudd ab Owain, author of ‘Yn ei Dro – Cymru’r Ddwy Olwyn’. Guest speaker for Siop Inc

14.30 – 15 min break

14.45 – Carwyn Graves, bestselling author, public speaker and gardener from Wales. Guest speaker for The Book Garden 

15.15 – 15 min break

15.30 – Maithreyi Hughes and Rhys Hughes –

Maithreyi’s book ‘Skinny Dipping in Tiger Country’ will be released on 2nd July, and Rhys is an internationally renowned writer and poet who takes an experimental, absurdist/surrealist approach. Guests of Ystwyth Books

16:30 – CLOSE