Saturday 28 June 2.30pm

Exhibition and Book Launch
Coal Faces by Tina Carr and Annemarie Schone

The exhibition will be opened by Osi Rhys Osmond at Y Drwm, National Library of Wales,Aberystwyth

Thursday 10 July 8.00pm

Irish Launch of Rewind: Zara Little-Campbell and Alan Wakely

Ballinasloe Library, Co. Galway

Thursday 31 July - Saturday 2 August

NASASWCH International Conference on Welsh Studies, University of Toronto, Onatario, Canada (click here for the conference programme)

Thursday 31 July 1.15pm: Other Land

David Lloyd, Sarah Kennedy, William Greenaway, Margaret Lloyd

Thursday 31 July 3.00pm: Welsh Women Writers

Katie Gramich, David Lloyd

Friday 1 August 11.45am Reading, 3.00pm : Queer Wales

John Sam Jones

Saturday 2 August 9.00am: Meaning of Place

Sarah Morse, Tomos Owen, Laura Wainwright, Katie Gramich

Thursday 7 August 8.00pm

Word Up Poetry Night with Ifor Thomas

Castle Café, Cardigan
Prize for best poem on topic of ‘that’s the last time I’ll do that….’

Ifor Thomas has performed his poetry all over the UK from the Golden Lion in Newport, Pembs to the Tunnel Club in London . A winner of the John Tripp prize for spoken poetry, a member of the Wales slam team that beat England on a wondrous night in Bristol, he was short-listed for the Wales Book of the Year in 2006 for ‘Body Beautiful’.

Recently anthologised in ‘A 100 Welsh Poets 1900 to 2000’.

A real 21st Century voice… the kind of poetic voice we need in these loud times. Listen to it. Listen to it now. Ian MacMillan

With the financial support of Academi.
Contact Simone for more info – 01559 370517 Simone@simonemb.com
£5 entrance fee.
Open mic sessions; sign in on the night. All welcome!

Friday 15 August - Sunday 17 August 2009

This year Rachel Trezise and Matthew Scott will both be reading and in conversation as part of the literature programme.

Saturday 23 August 10.00am

Edinburgh Book Festival at The Writers Retreat, Charlotte Square Edinburgh

Gee Williams will be reading from Blood Etc on the morning after the night before.Gee is shortlisted for a James Tait award and winners will be announced at the Festival on Friday night 22nd August

For further details of any of the above events contact Dominic on 01267 676633

or Dom@parthianbooks.co.uk