Circle Meeting Guest Speaker Jane Fraser
Jane Fraser lives, works and writes fiction in a house facing the sea in Llangennith in the Gower peninsula. She is the author of the novel, Advent (HONNO) winner of the Society […]
Novelists
November 2025 Guest Speaker Gail Williams
Gail Williams specialises in complex, fast-paced crime novels. Her works include the recently expanded Locked Trilogy, The Elaine Blake Novels and the stand alone, The Chair. She was shortlisted for the 2014
October 2025 Guest Speaker Dawn Llewellyn-Price
Dawn Llewellyn-Price is a writer living in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea who spends half the year in the south of Spain. Both these environments are culturally rich, providing a
Circle Meeting Guest Speaker Nigel Jarrett
Nigel Jarrett is a Welsh writer, a former daily-newspaperman, and a double prizewinner: the Rhys Davies award for short fiction and the inaugural Templar Shorts award. His first collection of
June 2025 Guest Speaker Kathy Biggs
After many years as a nurse in Yorkshire, Kathy gained a BA at Hatfield Poly with Literature as a major. She travelled to Mid Wales with her husband in the
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Kathy Biggs
After many years as a nurse in Yorkshire, Kathy gained a BA at Hatfield Poly with Literature as a major. She travelled to Mid Wales with her husband in the
November 2024 Guest Speaker Sophie Buchaillard
Originally from Paris, Sophie Buchaillard is a writer, educator, campaigner, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in a wide
October 2024 Guest Speaker Jamie Stacey
Jamie D. Stacey lives in Swansea. His flash fiction and short stories have been published in more than a dozen anthologies. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, won the Worcestershire
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Sophie Buchaillard
Originally from Paris, Sophie Buchaillard is a writer, educator, campaigner, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in a wide
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Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Jamie Stacey
Jamie D. Stacey lives in Swansea. His flash fiction and short stories have been published in more than a dozen anthologies. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, won the Worcestershire
September 2024 Guest Speaker Helga Jensen
Helga Jensen is an award-winning Welsh/Danish best-selling author and journalist. Her debut novel was a winning entry in the 2017 Montegrappa First Fiction competition at Dubai’s Emirates Literary Festival. Her
July 2024 Guest Speaker Alan Bilton
Alan Bilton is the author of four novels, The Sleepwalkers’ Ball, The Known and Unknown Sea, The End of The Yellow House, and At Dawn, Two Nightingales, as well as
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Alan Bilton
Alan Bilton is the author of four novels, The Sleepwalkers’ Ball, The Known and Unknown Sea, The End of The Yellow House, and At Dawn, Two Nightingales, as well as
March 2024 Guest Speaker Ruth Mancini
Ruth Mancini was born in South-West London and started her career as a marketing executive for a publisher before undertaking a post-graduate diploma in law and retraining as a solicitor.
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Helga Jensen
Helga Jensen is an award-winning Welsh/Danish best-selling author and journalist. Her debut novel was a winning entry in the 2017 Montegrappa First Fiction competition at Dubai’s Emirates Literary Festival. Her
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Ruth Mancini
Ruth Mancini was born in South-West London and started her career as a marketing executive for a publisher before undertaking a post-graduate diploma in law and retraining as a solicitor.
October 2023 Guest Speaker Holly Greenland
Our guest speaker in October was Holly Greenland, a self-published author and content writer, currently undertaking a study investigating the shared characteristics of self-published authors through a PhD at Kingston
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
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Holly Greenland
Our guest speaker in October is Holly Greenland, a self-published author and content writer, currently undertaking a study investigating the shared characteristics of self-published authors through a PhD at Kingston
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