
Dr Gemma June Howell
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Wits pitted against this riffy, jazzy collection! Taz Rahman - "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Seren Books Books Council of Wales Literature Wales Poetry Wales

I met with Trussell Cymru this week whose latest research shows a shocking number of food parcels given to people facing hunger across my region of South Wales West: ❎ 14,000 between April-Sept ❎ 35% increase since 2019 ❎ 5,000 for children


We launched a new selection books as part of the #Rhyngom project Canolfan S4C Yr Egin, Carmarthen today. Funded by Welsh Government Education to publish more books that represent the culture, people and history of the whole of Wales, and that celebrate and promote diversity. llyfrau.cymru/en/celebrating…



📢 Explore Roman Neath! 📷 Mon, 25 Nov | 📷 Neath Library. Free talk by Dr Edith Evans on Neath’s Roman history, followed by Q&A & discussion with Dr Peter Morgan Barnes.📷 Register: [email protected] Neath Library #NeathHeritage #FreeEvent


The Coracle Europe Fringe is taking place this weekend in Carmarthen. The programme features free events, workshops, talks, shows and cabaret featuring guests Dr Gemma June Howell, @Bengt_O and @RachelTrezise. Literature Wales CWRW Goldstone Books write4word.org/projects1/cora…




ONE FOR THE DIARY! 📚'Cold Grace' (Gwasg Honno Press): Meredith Miller in conversation with Sophie Buchaillard. 📅 Thursday 10 April 🕕 18:00-19:00 📍Taliesin Create, Singleton Campus, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP 🎟️bit.ly/coldgrace


Congratulations to Yael van der Wouden and all at Viking Books UK, Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚, for being longlisted for 'The Safekeep.' #SUDTP25


Mother Mary comes to us all in September 2025, in ARUNDHATI ROY’s superb autobiographical memoir — Photo of the young Arundhati by Carlo Buldrin. Half jacket wrapped around foiled linen case, Demy format. Design by Chris Bentham & Arundhati Roy



Hello reviews week TopTweetTuesday . Helen Ivory’s ‘Constructing a Witch’ (Bloodaxe Books) is a linguistic potion where a witch has many guises from ‘practitioner of forgotten ways’ to a ‘night hag’, where ‘rain is the sky’s voice ’. An excellent read immersed in the feminine.


Our next #PoemsNotBombs is at the Walthamstow Trades Hall Walthamstow Thu 30 Jan 7pm. Sign up on the night if you'd like to read or you're very welcome to come along and watch). Time permitting, everyone gets 5 minutes. It's a FREE event. More info on PoemsNotBombsTrades.eventbrite.co.uk





This is going to be a wonderful day! ⬇️❤️📚📚📚 Women's Day Literature Wales Books Council of Wales Cover to Cover

Heads up - Afonydd Poems for Welsh Rivers Cerddi Afonydd Cymru online book launch. Online Event Thursday 29th May 2025 at 7:00 PM. Tickets available here outsavvy.com/event/25372/af… Writing Wales Zoë Brigley Literature Wales Books Council of Wales Aber Writing Fest Dr Gemma June Howell NL Arts Development Poetry Wales