23 May SPARKY THE PIZZA OVEN AND OTHER STORIES …
SPARKY THE PIZZA OVEN AND OTHER STORIES ...
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25 Nov LEAD CREATIVE SCHOOLS
More and more schools in Wales are training to become Lead Creative Schools as part of the Arts Council of Wales's Lead Creative Schools Scheme. This pioneering scheme, unique to Wales, involves giving schools access to creative practitioners working across sectors such as the arts, heritage, and science, in order to help embed creative learning...
12 Nov WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022: A CELEBRATION
Three authors shortlisted for the English-language fiction category of the 'Wales Book of the Year 2022' award will appear at the London Welsh Centre on Monday 5th December at 7pm to read and discuss their work. The authors include Rhiannon Lewis, author of 'I Am the Mask Maker', Sian Hughes, author of 'Pain Sluts', and Nadifa...
17 Oct Beat ‘Writer’s Block’ this Winter
New Digital Creative Writing Courses at the National Writing Centre of Wales On November 18 2022, 'Wales Book of the Year' shortlisted writer Sian Hughes will be facilitating an online creative writing workshop designed to explore the creative process and introduce tried-and-tested methods of jumpstarting creativity. Whilst the main focus of the workshop will be on helping...
20 Jul BOOK LAUNCH BABY, YEAH!
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...
01 Jul ‘Pain Sluts’ makes Wales Book of the Year 2022 shortlist
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...
26 Jun Pain Sluts – Book Launch
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...
26 Jun I Want to Believe
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,”...