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This Cyril James Morris published his debut book The Herring Man; a beautiful tale about dealing with grief and searching for hope. Learn more about The Herring Man. Step into Cyril's Writer's Corner to see what makes him tick!

The annual Rhys Davies Short Story Competition is now open for entries, until 16th March 2023. That gives you all just over 3 months to get your entries in, so start scribbling! The winner of the 2022 competition was Laura Morris, an English teacher from Caerphilly, for her story ‘Cree’. The anthology was launched this autumn in Swansea Waterstones and was a lovely celebration!   Find out all the info you'll need to enter the competition here.

On day 5 of our literary advent calendar, you can get stuck into the first 30 pages of The Incandescent Threads - named as one of the Sunday Times Best Historical Fiction Books of 2022! Read here! 

It is day 4 of the Christmas countdown and for all the short story lovers out there you can grab 25% off Cree: The Rhys Davies Short Story Award. Today only! Dip in and out of these stories celebrating the very best of contemporary Welsh writing in the short story form. 

The Christmas countdown is upon us once again, and this year we're celebrating the festive season with an extra special literary advent calendar from the Parthian Team. From interviews, extracts and bookish deals - keep an eye on our socials for more info.

On day 3, we're sharing a short story from award-winning writer John Sam Jones. Check it out!