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From the Archive: ‘Publishing and writing is hopeless but we try anyway’
This week, we've been thinking about how Welsh publishing has changed in the 25 years Parthian has been a part of it, and where we think it will go next.
Ironopolis Longlisted for Orwell Prize
Longlisted for this year’s Orwell Prize for Political Fiction is Glen James Brown’s Ironopolis.
Two Parthian Books Shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2019
We're thrilled to see two such deserving women writers grab their spot on this year's shortlist.
From Cardiff to Cairo: Arabic Rights for Two Parthian Titles
Alexandra Büchler from Literature Across Frontier recently met Cairo-based Al Arabi Publishers at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair to confirm the terms for World Arabic translation rights to both The Golden Orphans by Gary Raymond and Bad Ideas/Chemicals by Lloyd Markham – straight from Wales to Eqypt.
Remembering Meic Stephens
Meic Stephens was one of the most influential Welsh writers in English, who passed away at the age of 79. He was born in Trefforest in Pontypridd to Arthur Stephens (a power station worker) and Alma Stephens. His career held such a variety, from journalism in Cardiff to joining the newly designated Wales Arts Council in 1967, in which he was a literary director for 23 years. With no background in arts administration, Meic established his own publishing imprint, Triskel Press, then in 1965, he launched Poetry Wales. With the success of his editorship, Poetry Wales became the “second flowering”...
