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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
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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

GIG ALERT: Georgia Carys Williams at Fforestfach Library

On November 4th, Georgia Carys Williams will be reading from and discussing her debut novel Unspeakable Beauty at Fforestfach Library!

Fox Bites Selected for Wales Literature Exchange's Autumn Bookshelf at Frankfurt

  Autumn 2024 Browse our Bookshelf, selected annually by the Exchange as a window to recent Welsh literary works which we recommend for translation.

GIG ALERT: Tribute to Nigel Jenkins and Alan Perry

 

Fantastic Racket

  A Fantastic Racket at WMC tonight!

Lisa O'Neill at Llais

Such a gorgeous Lisa O’Neill show at Llais Festival this evening Pre-show snaps…
Susmita Bhattacharya: " The next story on BBC Sounds is Letters Home. I used to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages in Cardiff. A really lovely school, but sometimes, the experiences of the refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants who were students there were hard to digest. They'd gone through so much to be here, and yet ... This story is inspired by my time working in that school, no actual experiences of the students are included. Maybe some of my experiences are included - maybe!" Image is of the published version in Parthian Books anthology Rarebit. The illustration is by John Abell Artist Edited by Susie Wildsmith https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dqx9