List Of Writers

EVANS, JOHN

Tel: 01443 406743
Website: http://www.johnevans.org.uk/

Born in Pontypridd, he was educated at Pontypridd Boys’ Grammar School, and Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He started his career as the frontman for a punk rock band, The Tax Exiles, in 1976. He then followed a solo career as a singer and songwriter, and signed to the 4AD/Situation 2 record label. He is now a full-time writer, artist and publisher. Author and editor of a number of books and magazines, he is also an occasional columnist for newspapers in the South Wales Valleys. His life and work has been featured on TV, radio, and in numerous magazines and newspapers at home and abroad. He has also appeared in various online literary magazines and journals, including collaborations with Lydia Lunch.

Selected Publications:
Less (Underground Press, 1990)
The Red Kite in Wales (Christopher Davies, 1991)
Out (Underground Press, 1992)
How Real Is My Valley? (Underground Press, 1994)
Industria (Underground Press, 1995)
G.B.H. (Underground Press, 1996)
Giants (Underground Press, 2000)

Contributed to:
Black Harvest: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from the South Wales Valleys (editor) (Underground Press, 1992)
Out of the Coalhouse: New Writing from the South Wales Valleys (editor) (Underground Press, 1994)
Mogg Williams: Selected Works (editor) (Underground Press, 1996)

Eligible Writers on Tour subjects:
 1. Read and discuss own work
 2. Creative writing workshops - from beginner to advanced
 3. Discussions and workshops on contemporary European and American literature
 4. Discussions and workshops on writing for the Internet
 5. Discussions workshops on the art and literature of the South Wales Valleys

AGE RANGE: Any age