September 2023 Guest Speaker Carolyn Lewis
Our speaker in September was Carolyn Lewis, a novelist, prize-winning short story writer and a creative writing tutor. She has an MPhil in writing from the University of South Wales …
Literary fiction
June 2023 Guest Speaker, Julie Ann Rees
In June our guest speaker was short story and memoir writer Julie Ann Rees. Julie Ann holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David …
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Carolyn Lewis
Our speaker in September is Carolyn Lewis, a novelist, prize-winning short story writer and a creative writing tutor. She has an MPhil in writing from the University of South Wales …
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Julie Ann Rees
In June we welcome short story and memoir writer Julie Ann Rees. Julie Ann holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and is …
February 2023 Guest Speaker, Kate Horden
Our speaker in February 2023 was agent Kate Horden, who spoke to us via Zoom about the process of obtaining an agent and the relationship between writer and agent. She …
December 2022, guest speaker, Rebecca John
Our speaker in December was Rebecca John. Rebecca F. John was born in 1986, and grew up in Pwll, a small village on the south Wales coast. She holds a …
April 2022 Guest Speaker, Dr Alan Bilton
Our speaker in April was Dr Alan Bilton of Swansea University. Alan Bilton is an author, critic and academic, specializing in silent film, slapstick comedy and surrealism. He is the …
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Miriam Williams
Our guest speaker in November is Miriam Williams from Literature Wales. Miriam is Communications Manager of Literature Wales which is the Welsh national literature promotion agency its mission being to …
Feb 2021 guest speaker, Niall Griffiths
Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool to a Welsh/Irish/Romany lineage. He’s been a labourer, a barman, a server of fish and chips, a burglar, a farmhand, a tree feller, a …
Dec 2020 guest speaker, Richard Lewis Davies
Richard Lewis Davies is one of the founding partners of Parthian. It was established in 1993 to publish his first novel, “Work, Sex and Rugby”, and has since developed into …
July 2020 guest speaker, Dewi Heald
Our speaker in July 2020 was Dewi Heald, who writes books, novellas, poetry, blogs and writes and plays his own music too. He claims that his hobbies include trampolining and …