On Saturday 16th July, at the wonderful Cardiff Made Gallery, Sian Hughes's debut collection of short stories, 'Pain Sluts', was finally launched! The evening kicked off just after 6pm with an introduction by artist, director, and gallery curator Zoe Gingell, who has collaborated with Sian in the past. Shortly afterwards, Sian read a couple of stories...
On July 1st 2022, Literature Wales announced the shortlist for the 2022 Wales Book of the Year and 'Pain Sluts' has made the shortlist of only three titles in the English language fiction category, all of which will compete for the Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award. The other two titles in the English language fiction category...
On Saturday 16th July, Cardiff Made Gallery will be hosting the launch of Sian Hughes's new collection of stories 'Pain Sluts'. The evening will feature readings from the collection, a short Q & A with Nation reviewer Sarah Morgan Jones, and the Welsh premiere of award-winning short film 'Consumed', starring Shauna McDonald, based on a story...
Writer Sian Hughes has recently joined forces with artist Ellie Young, winner of the 2021 Solo Art Prize designed to promote talented artists based in South Wales, to explore common themes in their work. The collaboration has led to a body of new writing that will feature in Young's fanzine. “We are both preoccupied with certain themes,”...