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Last Thursday evening Jodie Bond took The Vagabond King to Dyfi Distillery in Corris. There were books, cupcakes, a crown, gin, and a helpful dog...

Curated by Richard Gwyn, Fiction Fiesta is an intimate but international festival, specialising in fiction and poetry in translation. The plan is to team novelists and poets from Latin America with talent from Wales and the rest of Britain. Join us on 22 November for this year's instalment.

For the latest in Wales Arts Review's Writers’ Rooms series, poet, essayist and academic Zoë Brigley invites us into her workspace in her home in Ohio. 'It is so important for mothers to have a “room of one’s own.” But it’s unrealistic to think that this space will ever be entirely free of children, nor would I want it to be. I often find people asking me about the “pram in the hall” problem for writers who are mothers, but I don’t feel worse for having my children be part of my writing life. In fact, they have made me sharper,...

Jodie Bond has collected yet another glowing review of her debut fantasy fiction novel, The Vagabond King!

We've been cooking up some exciting plans for the beginning of the festive season... For the first time, Canton, Cardiff, is going to have it's own Book Festival, with adult and children's events running throughout the weekend at Chapter, St Canna's and Canton Library. The programme includes a whole host of our finest local writers and artists, and is taking place as part of this year's 'Canton at Christmas'. Even more excitingly - all these lovely events will be free to attend. Featuring South-Wales gems such as Hanan Issa, Richard Gwyn and Eric Ngalle Charles, this line-up has got us...