Swansea University

Mark Blayney writes fiction, poetry and journalism. Books include a volume of short stories Doppelgangers (Parthian, 2015) and of poetry,…

Philip Womack is a critically acclaimed author of children’s fiction infused with myths and legends. He is interested in how…

Cal Smyth is a crime novelist and screenwriter. He has had three novels published. His most recent is The Balkan…

Tom Bullough is the author of four novels, most recently Addlands (Granta, 2016). Admirers of his work, which has been…

Beau Riffenburgh is a biographer and historian of exploration. His book Nimrod (2004), the thrilling tale of Ernest Shackleton’s first…

Gwyneth Lewis is primarily a poet and has been writing since she was seven. She was National Poet of Wales…

Jo Mazelis is a novelist, short story writer, poet, photographer and essayist who was born and educated in Swansea, where…

Stevie Davies is a novelist, literary critic, biographer and historian. She was born in Wales and is a Fellow of…

Menna Elfyn is an award winning poet and playwright. She has published fourteen collections of poetry, children’s novels, libretti for…

Lucy English was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in London. She has a BA in American and English…

Roger Garfitt is a poet and writer with a particular interest in collaborating with artists and musicians. He performs poetry…

Sally Roberts Jones is a poet, biographer, critic, historian and bibliographer. She was born in north-east London in 1935, and…

Helen Carey is best known as the author of the ongoing wartime Lavender Road series. Published by Orion, these novels…