Books & Literature
Diverse and global voices dominate the longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize
The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas…
Museum, Archive, and Library staff in Wales offered LGBTQ+ training
A new initiative is being launched in Wales to help local museums, archives and libraries showcase, share and celebrate local…
Nurse turns to verse to express pandemic woes
An emergency department nurse has combined his passion for nursing and writing by creating heartfelt poems inspired by the Covid-19…
Mental health nurses’ pandemic experiences used as muse for poems
Three mental health nurses from Cefn Coed Hospital have turned to poetry to process their emotions of working through the…
Swansea-born writer wins Rhys Davies short story competition
Naomi Paulus has won the 2021 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for her story Take a Bite, a “delightful, wistful, satisfying…
Children become ‘Wild World Heroes’ in Summer Reading Challenge
Bookworms across Carmarthenshire are being challenged to enjoy stories and help save the world over the school summer holidays. Carmarthenshire…
Eight museums and libraries in Wales to get share of £1.1m for new community facilities
Eight museums and libraries will benefit from £1.1million funding through the Welsh Government’s Transformation Capital Grants. The Scheme aims to…
Port Talbot mum’s book helps children shake off their fear of hospital
A Port Talbot mum whose child imagined the Covid virus was “like a giant, scary T-Rex” has written a picture…
Last portrait of Dylan Thomas bought by Carmarthenshire Council
The last portrait of writer Dylan Thomas, painted two months before his death, has been bought by Carmarthenshire County Council.…
Thousands of Dylan Thomas items feature in new online digital archive
A digital collection of manuscripts, notebooks and photographs relating to the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas is now available free online,…