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A postcard from Tŷ Newydd I stayed in room No. 11, Y Lôn Goed. Named after the path in R. Williams Parry’s poem. The one that leads to the coast, towards Llanystumdwy and the white house with the verdigris front door. A way through, then. To the long table downstairs, 11 writers surrounding it. To Catherine’s morning workshops; Tony’s bara brith. To the half-moonof the library window, hot from the sun. To one word after another. To the giant’s chair in the garden. Cows knee deep in bluebells. To more writing. To other people’s stories about families, ghosts, alternate planets....

We are delighted to be publishing Joe Bedford's debut short story collection Mating Habits, including his Bridport Prize winning story 'Zanzibar Blue'.

Reimagining Mary Llewellyn, a collection of short stories written by contemporary Welsh and Wales-based writers, and edited by Elizabeth English, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff Metropolitan University, will be published in 2028 as part of the international project 100 Years of The Well of Loneliness. What is Mary’s real story?  Parthian Books announce an open call for expressions of interest. Those selected for commission and publication will receive a professional fee funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council funding. Elizabeth English says: “This anthology will rewrite, or reimagine, the story of Mary Llewellyn, giving a voice to a...

Parthian has been announced as the recipient of a PEN Translates Award for Brazilian author Nara Vidal's short story collection, Maps to Nowhere (Mapas para desaparecer). Maps to Nowhere was published in Brazil to great acclaim, winning the 2021 Luiz Gondim Book of the Year Prize. It was also shortlisted for the prestigious Jabuti Prize the same year. Focusing on women’s experiences in Brazil, the stories tackle a number of timely issues including gender discrimination and femicide, disappearance, class inequality, and race relations, revealing the prejudice and danger beneath the veneer of modern society across the socioeconomic spectrum. The UK...

Happy New Year! Have you blown out the cobwebs yet or are you still in the post Christmas/New Year delirium?  We had a fantastically busy year in 2025, so before we look ahead to the new years let's take a quick wizz around the writing that 2025 brought us. Tristan Hughes and Tyler Keevil launched their books with style, canoeing the River Avon from Bristol to Bath to Mr's B Emporium Boundary Waters and Take Three Canadians in tow. In line with Richard Burton's centenary celebrations, historian Angela V. John brought out the meticulously researched biography Behind the Scenes bringing the...