Booklaunch - Oh Dad! by Lloyd Robson
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Wednesday, 18 June at 7pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre and Parthian Books launch Lloyd Robson’s Oh Dad! on Wednesday, 18 June at 7pm.
Oh Dad! is Cardiff poet Lloyd Robson’s search for one of Hollywood’s most complex characters, Robert Mitchum. This fascinating book tells the story of Mitchum as Lloyd follows in his […]
Hey Hey Hay
Taken from latest Academi newsletter:
The Guardian Hay Literature Festival runs from 22 May - 1 June this year. There’s the expected roll call of literary greats, engaging outrider events, talks, walks, performances and celebrations. The world’s best, and it’s in Wales.
Among the highlights this year will be Ken Dodd on Happiness, Kathryn Jenkins talking to […]
Real Swansea by Nigel Jenkins
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Thursday, 24 April at 7pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre and Seren launch Nigel Jenkins’ Real Swansea on Thursday, 24 April at 7pm. Swansea poet, writer, and lecturer Nigel Jenkins has spent many years living and working in the city, and is ideally placed to uncover Swansea’s best-known and not-so-well-known places and stories.
Welcome to […]
Poets in the Bookshop with Lloyd Rees
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Wednesday, 23 April at 7.30pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre in association with Cinnamon Press launches Simple Arithmetic, the new collection by Swansea poet and lecturer Lloyd Rees, on Wednesday, 23 April at 7.30pm.
Alan Perry writes: “With Simple Arithmetic Rees revisits …themes with poems about memory, the changing seasons, the ephemerality of love – […]
Book Launch in association with Rack Press
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Friday, 11 April at 7pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre and Rack Press hold a special launch of three poetry collections on Friday, 11 April at 7pm .
The P owys-based poetry press is celebrating the publication of new collections from three established poets: Cuffs by Swansea-based poet and tutor Byron Beynon, Landing […]
Book Launch: Eifion Jenkins
Seren and the Dylan Thomas Centre invite you to the launch of
IF YOU FALL
I WILL CATCH YOU
By Eifion Jenkins
Wednesday 9th April, 7pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea
Free Entry and Wine
If You Fall I Will Catch You is a masterful and imaginative debut science-fiction novel from west Wales writer and journalist Eifion Jenkins; a myth for modern […]
Book Launch: Fragments From The Dark: Women Writing Home and Self in Wales
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Thursday, 20 March at 7pm
Hafan Books and the Dylan Thomas Centre launch Fragments From The Dark: Women Writing Home and Self in Wales on Thursday, 20 March at 7pm.
Edited by Jeni Williams & Latéfa Guémar, Fragments from the Dark features work by professionals and amateurs, those who were born in Wales and […]
Joe Dunthorne will launch his debut novel ‘Submarine’ at Framework
FRAMEWORK SOCIAL.
Tuesday March 11th,
St James Jazz Club, St James Crescent, Uplands Swansea.
£2.00 Entry (non profit, covering costs)
At the slightly later time of 7.30pm
Firstly thanks to everyone who formed part of the fantastic Social last month, Lydia White, Graham the Poet, Barry Holes Hitlist Pressents, Angella Madock and Ruby and all the snappy dressers.
Ta […]
Book Launch: Strangers Waiting by Sally Spedding
The Dylan Thomas Centre Thursday, 21 February at 7pm
The Dylan Thomas Centre and bluechrome press launch Sally Spedding’s collection of short stories, Strangers Waiting, on Thursday, 21 February at 7pm.
People and places are never what they seem. In Strangers Waiting, acclaimed award-winning crime writer Sally Spedding explores that theme to powerful and unnerving effect. […]
Encyclopaedia of Wales launch at Swansea University
Lansiad/ Launch
Gwyddoniadur Cymru/ Encyclopaedia of Wales
Ystafell y Cyngor/ Council Room, the Abbey
Dydd Mercher, Chwefror 13eg/ Wednesday, February 13th, 5.00pm
Siaradwyr/ Speakers:
Y Golygydd Saesneg/ English Editor, Nigel Jenkins,
Yr Is Ganghellor/ Vice Chancellor
All welcome. Please contact Nigel Jenkins - n.jenkins@swansea.ac.uk - for more information.