6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1097+ words) ‘If Wales had a great poet in the 19th century it was the young William Thomas (Islwyn, 1832-78).’¹ Glyn Tegai Hughes published those words at the end of the 20th century. Statements proclaiming this writer to be ‘the best’ and that poet to…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (713+ words) I met Bruce when I was eighteen and very sad. Maybe not the perfect conditions in which to meet an older man (or maybe they are, who’s to say?) but it worked for me. I was in my first year…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (865+ words) A Tale of An Accidental Purveyor of Words Well, what to say about being a writer in Wales? I think I should begin this piece by putting my cards on the table. Though I have dabbled with writing at different…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1030+ words) A Welsh film is among 15 shortlisted for a major award at the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The 2026 Best British Short shortlist, which also features films from Scotland and England, was unveiled at a special event hosted by Scene Festival…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (518+ words) Hilary Watson’s debut collection, Menagerie Street, arrived from Seren Books in July 2026, and she joins us this month for our ongoing series of Poet Profiles, where we pose ten questions to poets shaping the literary landscape of Wales. A former…...