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 […]
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July 2026 Guest Speaker Julie Ann Rees
Julie Ann Rees holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Swansea University and an MA from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She is a single mother to a
Circle Meeting Guest Speaker Julie Ann Rees
Julie Ann Rees holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Swansea University and an MA from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She is a single mother to a
December 2025 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
March 2025 Guest Speaker Georgia Carys Williams
Georgia Carys Williams lives in Swansea. Her short story collection Second-hand Rain was shortlisted for the Sabotage Short Story Award and longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize and the Frank O’Connor International
December 2024 Guest Speaker Owen Staton
Owen Staton is a Performer, Director and Storyteller from Port Talbot who has travelled the world telling old Welsh myths and Ghost stories. He is the host of the Time between
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 Owen Staton
Owen Staton is a Performer, Director and Storyteller from Port Talbot who has travelled the world telling old Welsh myths and Ghost stories. He is the host of the Time
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 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
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
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
November 2022 Members Reading Event
Our November meeting was a Members Reading event where a number of Circle writers read out their work, including winning entries to competitions. The members reading were : Mark CainenRachel BadgerAlana
Circle Meeting, Guest Speaker Christina Thatcher
Our guest speaker in May 2022 is Christina Thatcher, an American poet, fiction and nonfiction writer. Christina’s research interests include contemporary poetry, creative writing pedagogy and the role of creative
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April 2021 guest speaker, Rob Shearman
Rob talked about the short story at our Swansea District Writers’ Group meeting on 7th April at 7:00pm. Robert Shearman has written six short story collections, and between them they
Change Anthology published
The Circle’s latest anthology of short stories, ‘Changed’, was published on 19 December 2020. This short collection is the third of a successful series of anthologies which began with Unforgotten
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