Rudy Harries is a writer born and bred in the Valleys. His work is informed by his experiences of being disabled, autistic, queer, trans and working-class. When he was a child, he dreamed of escaping Wales and the limitations he believed it put on his future, and for a time settled in Bath for his undergraduate studies. However, by the time he was 24 he’d returned home to Pontypridd, where he now lives with his partner and cat, having realised that Wales is where his heart belongs.
Since moving back, Rudy has completed a Master’s Degree in English Literature at Cardiff University, specialising in 19th century class, poverty and queerness. In 2020, he co-founded Trans Aid Cymru alongside other trans leftists, working to build mutual aid-style support networks for trans, intersex and nonbinary people in poverty. He stepped back at the end of 2022 to recover from burnout and focus on writing, and has had articles published by Voice Wales, Shado Magazine, The Welsh Agenda and Trans Actual. Rudy sometimes hosts events, from Shon Faye’s Cardiff stop on her book tour for The Transgender Issue to Polyamorous Speed Dating in Cardiff’s Arcades. In his spare time, Rudy likes to read, go to the cinema, and bullet journal.
He is currently working on his first novel focussed on a burgeoning trans community making space for themselves in the Valleys.
