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WRITING WORKSHOPS: Patrick Jones

This Saturday - Writing for Wellbeing workshop for adults with poet and playwright Patrick JonesWe have a couple of spare spaces for our next writing workshop -Saturday 7th December, 11am-1pm Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare£2 or Pay as you feelPlease phone 01685 886729 to book

PODCAST: This Place of Salt and Inspiration With Welsh poet Natalie Ann Holborow

It’s a bright, sunny morning in North Gower, and we’ve been invited down to a pulsing, tidal place: the daily walking route of poet Natalie Ann Holborow. On the salt marshes flanking the Loughor Estuary, while cockle-pickers clatter out on quad bikes, we discuss the importance of creative exploration: of getting out in nature, and out of comfort zones. We also talk about the safe places we come back to, full of familiar rhythms and memories, where we can breathe - and return to ourselves.

Listen to This Place of Salt and Inspiration With Welsh poet Natalie Ann Holborow 

Today in Hay...

We had a lovely day of poetry outside the Poetry Bookshop in Hay today and it stayed mostly dry too! More photos when I’ve gathered them! Here’s me telling the audience some things about Bert (Roberto Pastore). Thanks Sian Lile-Pastore for the photo.

PHOTO BLOG: Natalie Ann Holborow and Rae Howells at Book Space Cardiff

It was a lovely poetry event at Book Space Cardiff on Wednesday, despite the cold night! Thanks to Rae and Natalie for sharing their wonderful latest collections and their warmth, and to Lily for having us, and all who braved the weather to join us!

GIG ALERT: Poetry at the Clocktower, Hay-on-Wye

 

Join us on Saturday in Hay-on-Wye outside the poetry bookshop! We have a tremendous line-up of poets reading their poems on the hour, every hour! I'll be on host duties and reading a few poems at the end...

Coinciding with the Hay Winter Weekend, why not wrap up for the weather and join us for more literary festivities on the streets of this wonderful town of books?

10am Niall Griffiths, Imogen Davies & Lewis Davies
11am Nigel Jarrett & Ifor Thomas
12pm Natalie Ann Holborow, Abigail Parry & Christina Thatcher
1pm Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, Mari Ellis Dunning & Ness Owen
2pm Jemma L. King, Patrick Jones & Tracey Rhys
3pm Roberto Pastore & Susie Wild

POET INTERVIEW: Mari Ellis Dunning

The latest uploaded poet interview features Mari Ellis Dunning whose collections have been published by Parthian Books:

Poetry Into Light: Rae Howells

 

A note from Rae about last night's event in Swansea: 
'I just wanted to say a massive thanks to Guinevere Clark and Poetry Into Light for inviting me to be featured poet last night. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to read poems about West Cross Common from my Parthian Books collection This Common Uncommon to such a supportive audience. Superb open mic too!

'Also a huge thanks to Sean Pursey, whose smiling face in the audience was a lovely surprise, and who took these brilliant photos. Thanks Sean!!'The next stage of the campaign to save West Cross Common from being deregistered and sold off for development is next week, when the Public Inquiry reconvenes at the Village Hotel. Please come and show your support! More info on the campaign page!'

Parthian Submissions Window Opens in December

Aspiring writers, Authors, Open Submission Window, Parthian Books, Writers - November 14, 2024

Submissions window to open in December 2024

Parthian will be open to submissions for ten days from Sunday December 1st until midday on Tuesday December 10th, reading for our 2026/27 list.

What we are looking for: novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction, and poetry.

What we are not looking for: YA / children's fiction.

Please familiarise yourself with our list and consider whether your writing is a good fit.

Our director, Richard Davies, says: "We're looking for gems in this submission window. Outstanding titles that we simply can't resist. We only have a small number of spaces on our future publishing schedule so send us your best work."

Please send submissions and any queries, when the submission window is open, to our dedicated email address: parthiansubmissions@gmail.com

Also consider both writing competitions in the New Welsh Writing Awards, (closing 31/1/25): The Rheidol Prize: For Prose with Welsh Theme or Setting and The Borzello Trust Poetry Prize. The winning writers of both competitions will be in development with Parthian editors working towards publication. For full details please visit the competition pages over on NewWelshReview.com.

Please read the information on the FAQ page of our website regarding submissions, and follow the guidelines.

We will try to respond to all submissions within twelve weeks but please bear in mind that we are a small team with lots of other duties.

Get in touch with our publishing manager, Carly, on carlyparthian@gmail.com if you have any questions that our FAQ page hasn't answered for you.

Happy writing!

GIG ALERT: Voicebox Wrexham

Celebrate 11 years... (11 YEARS!) of Voicebox with an absolute class creative cabaret of Wrexham's Arts Scene with the infamous Voicebox Open Mic with your host Natasha Borton!
This month we have a very special takeover with Parthian Books. Parthian is an independent publisher based in Cardigan, Wales. Since its foundation in 1993, Parthian has published some of the best-known works of contemporary Welsh literature. Parthian's motto is “A Carnival of Voices in Independent Publishing”.




Monday 11th November at Rough Hands Tap, Wrexham
Entry is £5 (£3 concessions)
Doors: 7pm

Open Mic 7:30 - 8:30
Susie Wild - 8:45 - 9:15
Patrick Jones - 9:15 - 9:45

Penblwydd Hapus Voicebox


Headliners:

Susie Wild is author of the poetry collections Windfalls and Better Houses, the short story collection The Art of Contraception listed for the Edge Hill Prize, and the novella Arrivals. Her work has featured in many publications including Poetry Wales, Ink Sweat & Tears and The Atlanta Review and she has performed at festivals including Hay, The Laugharne Weekend, Green Man and Glastonbury. Also Publishing Editor at Parthian Books, Susie lives in Rhondda Fach with a TBR pile almost as high as Llanwonno.

https://linktr.ee/Soozerama


Patrick Jones

Over 30 years of words bearing witness to the world we live in and the soul we inhabit. Love. Loss. Grief. Healing. Gaslighting. Deceit. Austerity. Borders. Peace. Hope. Rage. Protest. Survival. Community. Care. The Personal. The Political.

Patrick Jones is author of six performed works and many more published. His most recent work includes the poetry pamphlet Inviting the light (2024), writing lyrics for James Dean Bradfield’s Even in Exile album (Sony Records 2020) and the special 20th anniversary edition of Fuse/Fracture: Poems (2001-2021) with Parthian. He was born in Tredegar, Wales.

http://www.patrick-jones.info

GIG ALERT: Rae Howells and Natalie Ann Holborow in Cardiff

This Common Uncommon / Little Universe

Wednesday 27th November. 

Doors at 18:30. Event starts at 18:45

Book Space Cardiff, 26a Crwys Road, Cardiff CF24 4NL

An evening of poetry with Rae Howells and Natalie Ann Holborow. 
Chaired by yours truly... 
Sign up for tickets here: https://www.bookspacecardiff.co.uk/pages/this-common-uncommon-little-universe-event-sign-up