Carnival Blog RSS

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is delighted to announce that The Lake by Bianca Bellová, translated from Czech into English by Alex Zucker and published by Parthian Books, is the winner of the EBRD Literature Prize 2023.   The winning work of translated literary fiction, originally published in the Czech Republic, was chosen by an independent panel of judges composed of Toby Lichtig (Chair), Maya Jaggi, Arkady Ostrovsky and Natasha Randall.Both author and translator were congratulated in person by EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso at an awards ceremony at the Bank’s headquarters in London. The...

We are loving the response that we're receiving to poetry collection Moon Jellyfish Can Barely Swim by Ness Owen. A perfect read for the summer months.

We are delighted to be publishing this "ambitious state-of-the-nation debut" and look forward to hearing your thoughts! Don't forget to tag us - #ABadDecadeForGoodPeople!

In the lead up to Pride Month, award-winning writer and LGBTQ+ activist John Sam Jones made the journey back to his home country to celebrate and discuss the #WALESBOOKOFTHEYEAR2022 THE JOURNEY IS HOME: NOTES FROM A LIFE ON THE EDGE. Journeying from south to north Wales JSJ joined libraries and bookshops who hosted bilingual discussions on both his short-story collections and his powerful memoir of life as a gay man in Wales, the United States and now Germany.  JSJ reads to an audience at Conwy Library    "...an incredibly important insight into the lives of individuals who had to inhabit the far less hospitable and...