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 A470 57

A470 #57 September October November 2010

Jon Gower explores the phenomenon of Switchback writing, as a growing number of authors write in two languages with equal facility. We look ahead to Academi's Bay Lit Festival: The Shock of the New. News of Wales Book of the Year 2010 winners, and the 2010 Cardiff International Poetry Competition winners.

A470 56 A470 #56 June July August 2010
Marinella Magri writes about the challenge of selling literature from Wales to the world. The National Poet Gillian Clarke discusses her role and upcoming projects. News, forward planner, opportunities for writers and literature events in Wales.
alt A470 #55 March April May 2010
Fflur Dafydd writes about Living Between Cultures, and her experiences in the USA as a participant in Iowa Univeristy's International Writers program. We look ahead to the Wales Book of the Year 2010 competition.
A470 55 A470 #54 December 2009 January February 2010
The judges for the 2010 Wales Book of the Year are announced: James Hawes, Ian Gregson and Sara Edwards will judge the English language titles. Tomos Owen, editor of Nu: Fiction and Stuff, (Parthian) looks at new writing in Wales. Ifor ap Dafydd explains the background to the National Library of Wales' Welsh Literature Archive project.
 
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Issue #53 September October November 2009
Mario Basini explains the background and content of Jack Jones' novel Black Parade, which will be published by the Library of Wales in October 2009. There is a look ahead to a literary day in Merthyr Tydfil, which Academi is organising in partnership with Parthian Books. Plus National Poet Gillian Clarke's regular article, news about Young Writing Squads, opportunities for writers and literary events in Wales.
 
A470 52 Issue #52 June July August 2009
Tom Anderson discusses his debut book Riding the Magic Carpet (Summersdale, 2006) and asks what is travel writing? There is information about the Academi’s Writers in their Landscape: Five Literary Bus Tours in Wales. The Wales 2009 Book of the Year Short List is announced.
A470 51 Issue #51 March April May 2009
David Llewellyn, author of Eleven (Seren, 2006) and Everything is Sinister (Seren, 2008), explores new ways of writing fiction.
A470 50 Issue #50 December 2008 January February 2009
Peter Read writes about Tracking John Tripp, as he prepares for his one-man show. Article by the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke. Kathryn Gray, new editor of New Welsh Review, outlines her vision for future editions.
A470 49 Issue #49 September October November 2008
Includes a feature on BayLit: The Shock of the New. An article on Literature and Healthcare by Graham Hartill. The latest news from the National Poet Gillian Clarke.
A470 48 Issue #48 June July August 2008
Includes a special supplement on Wales’ new National Poet Gillian Clarke. The Wales Book of the Year 2008 Short List is announced. Catrin Dafydd writes about the importance of bridging the linguistic gap in literature. Herbert Williams pays tribute to author John Idris Jones who celebrated his 70th birthday in 2008.
A470 47 Issue #47 April - May 2008
Book of the Year 2008. Includes a special feature on the Wales Book of the Year 2008 Long List. Writer Phil Carradice explains the background to The Whitchurch Project, a new creative writing project in the mental health sector. The new National Poet is announced.

 A470 46

Issue #46 January - March 2008
Belfast meets Wales. Includes a feature about the forthcoming Academi conference, to be held in Belfast, in association with the Welsh branch of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. Tom Davies describes what led him to establish his own publishing house.
A470 45  Issue #45 November / December 2007
Special issue on the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Nigel Jenkins writes about the experience of editing the Encyclopaedia. Includes extracts from the Encyclopaedia, information about the editors. Plus the usual news, opportunities for writers and events.
 A470 44 Issue #44 September / October 2007
Including Owen Sheers on the challenge of writing in different genres and Robin Chapman says farewell to writing biographies, for now.
 A470 43 English  Issue #43 Spring Summer 2007
 Including Including David Llewellyn on the impact of technology on our lives and on writing, and Gwyneth Glyn looks back at her year as Welsh Children’s Poet Laureate. The Longlist for the Wales Book of the Year 2007 is revealed and we look ahead to a season of literary festivals in Wales.
 A470 42 Issue #42 January / February /March 2007
Cynan Jones on urban and rural writing and Eurig Salisbury on the impace of technology on writing. Jan Carew on an author’s life.
 A470 41 Issue #41 November / December 2006
Featuring: John Barnie writes in English on Welsh literary festivals and Dafydd Pritchard writes in Welsh on his view of Welsh literary festivals.
 A470 40  Issue #40 September / October 2006
Featuring Gwyn Thomas, the new National Poet for Wales, Rhys Hughes on being a penniless writer in Wales, new writer Llwyd Owen on the hype and hysteria surrounding his controversial first Welsh novel.
 A470 39  Issue #39 June / July / August 2006
Featuring the Wales Book of the Year 2006 Short List. Robert Minhinnick outlines his vision for his remaining editorship of Poetry Wales, Catrin Dafydd describes the compulsion to narrate a story, and the new Welsh Children’s Poet Laureate is unveiled.
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 Issue #38 April / May 2006
Featuring the Wales Book of the Year 2006 Long List. Grahame Davies discusses the process of translating literature for a different audience. Mererid Hopwood looks back at her year as Welsh Children’s Poet Laureate.

 
 A470 37

Issue #37 January/February/March 2006
Kathryn Gray argues the case for funding for Welsh writers outside Wales and Menna Elfyn looks back at the development of the modern Welsh language poetry tours.
 

Issue #36 November/December 2005Dai Smith introduces The Library of Wales and Aneirin Karadog surveys the Welsh language poetry and rap scene.
   Issue #35 September/October 2005
Ric Hool writes about Thirteen years of Poetry at the Hen and Chicks, and Iwan Llwyd discusses the importance of travel for poets and authors.
  

 

 Issue #34 June /July /August 2005
Nia Môn offers advice to novice performance poets on competing in the annual Academi Stomp, and travel writer and broadcaster Mike Parker presents his guide to the summer’s literary festivals in Wales.
 A470 33, April/May 05  Issue #33 April / May 2005
Academi’s Bay Lit Festival, Clare Potter reveals how winning the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry 2004 has affected her life and Fflur Dafydd discusses the relationship between music and words.
 A470 32, Jan/Feb/March 05  Issue #32 January / February / March 2005
Canu’n Rhydd/Songs of Freedom - looking ahead to Academi’s Conference in Llandudno, children’s author Jenny Sullivan gives an insight into working with and for children and Tudur Dylan Jones talks of his experiences as Welsh Language Children’s Poet Laureate.
 A470 31, Nov/Dec 04 Issue #31 November / December 2004
Menna Elfyn and John Williams voice their opinion on abolishing the Arts quangos, The Dylan Thomas Festival in Swansea and Academi’s new home in the Wales Millennium Centre.
 A470 30, Sept/Oct 04  Issue #30 September / October 2004
Main articles by Jerry Hunter and Niall Griffiths, winning authors of the 2004 Book of the Year Award.
 A470 29, June/July/Aug 04  Issue #29 June / July / August 2004
Tim Rhys dicsusses writing in cafes, Gwyneth Glyn is unsure whether a wrtier can ever truly escape from his or her work and Academi introduces the 6 Book of the Year 2005 judges.
 A470 28, April/May 04  Issue #28  April / May 2004
Book of the Year 2004 Bumper Issue: Ivor Thomas discusses Stump, by Niall Griffiths, Rocet Arwel Jones gives his view on the Welsh language books in the running for the 2004 Award and Harri Pritchard Jones, Joint-Chair of Academi introduces his bookshelf.
A470 27, Jan/Feb/March 04  Issue #27 January / February / March 2004
Paul Ferris, former Book of the Year winner and judge, gives a behind the scenes view of Academi’s Book of the Year Award. Ceri Wyn Jones discusses his role as Bardd Plant Cymru.
 A470 26, Nov/Dec 03

Issue #26 November / December 2003
Meg Elis discusses the role of the writer and Chris Torrance on The Death of the Poem.
 A470 25, Sept/Oct 03  Issue #25 Septemeber / October 2003
Robert Minhinnick and Twm Morys discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of translating Welsh medium literature into English.
 A470 24, June/July/Aug 03  Issue #24 June / July / August 2003
Jo Mazelis and Alison Layland discuss the beauty of the short story.
  A470 23, April/May 03

 

  Issue #23 April / May 2003
Ifan Prys on south versus north Wales. Darren Floyd defends the genre of horror writing.
 A470 22, Jan/Feb/March 03  Issue #22 - January / February / March 2003
Carol Rumens discusses free speech and Aled Jones Williams on writing from the edge.
 A470 21, Nov/Dec 03  Issue #21  November / December 2002
Menna Elfyn discusses her new role as Wales’ Children’s Poet (Bardd Plant Cymru) and Gillian Clarke brings storytellers into the payment for authors debate.
 A470 20, Sept/Oct 02  Issue #20 September / October 2002
Jim Perrin on regional publishing and the marketability of books, Eurig Wyn on his latest literary prize.
 A470 19, June/July/Aug 02  Issue #19 June / July / August 2002
Robert Minhinnick raises questions about writers’ payment.
 A470 18, April/May 02  Issue #18 April / May 2002
Myrddin ap Dafydd discusses a place to write and Anna Davis reflects on how to be a ’proper’ Welsh writer.
 A470 17, Feb/March 02  Issue #17 February / March 2002
Tony Curtis defends the right to teach Creative Writing, Sabine Heinz tries to find a platform for Welsh literature abroad.
A470 16, Nov/Dec 01, Jan 02

Issue #16 November / December 2001 / January 2002
Jane Dorner explains the e-book.
A470 15, Sept/Oct 01

Issue #15 September / October 2001
Hywel Teifi Edwards reflects on past Eisteddfods and Janet Dubé disusses the relationship between Cardiff and the rest of Wales.
A470 14, June/July/Aug 01

Issue #14 June / July / August 2001
Dylan Iorwerth and Niall Griffiths discuss writing in Wales now.
A470 13, April/May 01

Issue #13 April / May 2001
John Williams discusses the surge in English fiction writers in Wales.
A470 12, Feb/March 01

Issue #12 February / March 2001
Richard Lewis Davies and Manon Rhys write about the experience of being on the margins.
A470 11, Nov/Dec 00, Jan 01

Issue #11 November / December 2000 / January 2001
Remembering R.S.Thomas. Myrddin ap Dafydd raises a few questions and Catherine Merriman on publishing.
A470 10, Sept/Oct 00

Issue #10 September / October 2000
Colin Jones asseses some literary events. Pamela Cockerill describes her experiences during a "helluva day".
 A470 9, June/July/Aug 00  Issue # 9 June / July / August 2000
Meic Stephens celebrates the literary landscape and an article by Jane Aaron on Glamorgan University.
  A470 8, April/May 00

 

  Issue #8 April / May 2000
Reaction to Mario Basini, Writing and Technology and more.
A470 7, Feb/March 00

Issue #7 February / March 2000
Feature on the Bay Lit Festival, main article by Mario Basini and Meic Stephens remembers Gwyn Jones.
 Issue #6 November / December 1999 / January 2000
Sheenagh Pugh claims some writers would be better off working part-time on a Tesco check-out, Twm Morys and Iwan Llwyd’s Eldorado tour of Wales.

 

Issue #5 September / October 1999
Wales Millenium Centre competition, Claire Powell on literature in Swansea.
   Issue #4 June / July / August 1999
John Barnie on Poetry Games, the Eisteddfod in Anglesey.
   Issue #3 April / May 1999
Welsh literature websites, Nigel Jenkins on literature as public art, Iwan Llwyd on A470.
Issue #2 February / March 1999
Jon Gower surveys the Welsh literature scene, Robert Minhinnick on publishing in Wales.
Issue #1 December 1998 - January 1999
Herbert Williams on bilingualism, Wil Owen Roberts on creative writing.