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Get 50% off Saints and Lodgers: Selected Poems of W. H. Davies. Selected with an introduction by Jonathan Edwards. Just use ADVENT20 at the checkout (offer runs for 24 hours).  William Henry Davies (1871–1940) was a Welsh poet and writer. He was also a traveller and adventurer, often living on his wits as a tramp and itinerant labourer. After a serious accident while attempting to board a train in eastern Canada while on the way to the Klondike Gold Fields he returned to London and began to write. He would become one of the most popular poets of his time with his work championed...

With only two weeks of December left, it’s almost time to make our New Year’s Resolutions and to say goodbye to 2024. We wanted to reflect on what we’ve been involved with this past year; the books we’ve published, the events we’ve attended and the prizes won by such fantastic writers. There’s been a lot to celebrate: Awards and Nominations Bryony Rheam’s short story collection Whatever Happened to Rick Astley? was nominated for the Outstanding Fiction Book award for Zimbabwe’s National Arts Merit Awards. Joshua Jones’ Local Fires was shortlisted for the 2024 Polari First Book Prize and the Dylan Thomas...

Set in contemporary Cardiff, this diverse, pacey, high-concept time-warp crime novella explores themes of violence, ritual and alternative realities, while it seeks to honour the victims of serial killers and challenge the way that some have become part of the tourism industry.

Coalfaces portrays the life and landscape of five small settlements in south Wales. These communities in the Afan Valley, after the pit closures, had to deal with high levels of unemployment and found themselves with severe adjustment problems.

The wait is over for this brand-new collection of emotive and tender short stories from the winners of the 2024 Rhys Davies Short Story Award. Selected by Rebecca F. John and edited by Elaine Canning, A Dictionary of Light includes twelve incredibly touching stories by twelve fantastic writers and a beautiful front cover photo taken by Joshua Jones. Elaine and Rebecca interviewed the winners at Waterstones Swansea for the release of this year’s anthology, discussing inspirations for their writing and what their winning stories mean to them. For Tanya Pengelly, her story was a eulogy in memory of her father....