Washington Meets Wales

Washington Meets Wales

Some of the best young Welsh writers will be performing their work in Washington DC in March 2009 as part of a week-long celebration of contemporary Welsh literature in the US capital. Washington Meets Wales is part of the wider Wales Smithsonian Cymru 2009 program of activities and events, which includes Wales as a guest nation at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in June 2009.

As a taster to the festival, Academi, with support from the Welsh Assembly Government, has organised a series of literary activities around the city. The writers taking part are Tom Anderson, Catrin Dafydd, Fflur Dafydd, Owen Sheers and Eurig Salisbury.

The links between Wales and the US have a long history. Academi is delighted to have a role in creating new connections today. Following in the footsteps of Dylan Thomas, the five young Welsh writers will cross the Atlantic for a week of workshops, readings, exchange and debate. What better time to glance at the state of these two nations and their literatures.

Use the menu on the right to find out more about Washington Meets Wales events, the writers and to download a leaflet.

For more information contact Academi:
(00 44) 29 2047 2266 / post@academi.org
or visit
www.wales.com/smithsonian

With thanks to: Marymount University, British School of Washington, The Writers’ Center, American University, Busboys and Poets, George Washington University, British Council, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage