Description
EDITED BY ELAINE CANNING INTRODUCED BY JULIA BELL A collection of new contemporary short stories by Welsh writers, comprising twelve diverse stories about human relationships between people and places, representing the winners of the 2021 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition. Including short biographical notes on the authors and an introduction by Guest Judge Julia Bell, a writer and Course Director of the MA Creative Writing at Birbeck, University of London The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition is a distinguished national writing competition for writers born or living in Wales. Originally established in 1991, Parthian is delighted to publish the 2021 winning stories on behalf of the Rhys Davies Trust and in association with Swansea University's Cultural Institute. Previous winners of the prize have included Leonora Brito, Tristan Hughes and Kate Hamer.
About the Author
Elaine Canning is an Irish writer living in Swansea and has many years' experience working as a public engagement professional in arts and culture. She is currently Head of Cultural Engagement at Swansea University and Executive Officer of the Dylan Thomas Prize. She has an MA and PhD in Hispanic Studies from Queen's University, Belfast and an MA in Creative Writing from Swansea University. As well as having written a monograph and papers on Spanish Golden- Age drama, she has also published several short stories. Her debut novel, The Sandstone City, is forthcoming with Aderyn Press in 2022.
Reviews
"As Wales' pre-eminent short story writer it's appropriate that the name of Rhys Davies should be attached to the latest contest for works in this much neglected form. The competition, which began in 1991, has encouraged a whole range of new writers to test out how best to manage something that's often more substantial than a poem but nowhere near the long distance of the novel. As culture moves ever towards the swifter and the more concise, we are delighted to support the relaunch of this national competition." Peter Finch, Secretary, Rhys Davies Trust
Book Information
ISBN 9781913640637
Author Elaine Canning
Format Paperback
Page Count 150
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
About the Author
Elaine Canning is an Irish writer living in Swansea and has many years' experience working as a public engagement professional in arts and culture. She is currently Head of Cultural Engagement at Swansea University and Executive Officer of the Dylan Thomas Prize. She has an MA and PhD in Hispanic Studies from Queen's University, Belfast and an MA in Creative Writing from Swansea University. As well as having written a monograph and papers on Spanish Golden- Age drama, she has also published several short stories. Her debut novel, The Sandstone City, is forthcoming with Aderyn Press in 2022.
Reviews
"As Wales' pre-eminent short story writer it's appropriate that the name of Rhys Davies should be attached to the latest contest for works in this much neglected form. The competition, which began in 1991, has encouraged a whole range of new writers to test out how best to manage something that's often more substantial than a poem but nowhere near the long distance of the novel. As culture moves ever towards the swifter and the more concise, we are delighted to support the relaunch of this national competition." Peter Finch, Secretary, Rhys Davies Trust
Book Information
ISBN 9781913640637
Author Elaine Canning
Format Paperback
Page Count 150
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
