Thursday
15th February, 2001
The Pembroke Arts Club will welcome Christine Harrison to
read and discuss her short stories at the Pater Hall, Pembroke
Dock. 7.30 pm. Further details: W. Grenville Jones, 01646 682094
Gwyneth Lewis
reads and discusses her work. Staff Common Room, Trinity College,
Carmarthen. 7.00 pm. Further details from: John Macbean, 01267 676767
Dylan Thomas Celebration: Cardiff-based academic Stephen Knight
will be discussing Gwyn Thomas. 7.30 pm. 5 Cwmdonkin Drive,
Uplands, Swansea. 7.30 pm. Further details from: David Woolley, 01792
463980
Friday 16th
February, 2001
Dylan Thomas Centre: Iwan Llwyd & John Bilsborough.
A bi-lingual evening of poetry with two of Wales wittiest performers.
Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 7.30 pm. Tickets: £/ £2.10/
£1.20. Further details from David Woolley, 01792 463980
Tuesday 20th February, 2001
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: How To Be A Writer. Half
term workshops for young writers with Malachy Doyle. See how
he does it and then get ready to do it yourself. 7-10 years. 2.00 -
4.00 pm. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth. £5.00.
Box Office: 01970 623232
The Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain: Personal Choice.
Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 7.30 pm. Those wishing to contribute should
phone Kathleen Davies, 01792 367556
Thursday 22nd
February, 2001
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Four Quartets with Edward
Fox and Christine Croshaw. An evening of literature and music
as Edward Fox reads from the poems of TS Eliot. Aberystwyth Arts Centre,
Penglais, Aberystwyth. 7.30 pm. £8/ £7/ £7.50/ £6.50.
Box Office: 01970 623232
Aberystwyth
Arts Centre: How To Be A Writer. Half term workshops for
young writers with Malachy Doyle. See how he does it and then
get ready to do it yourself. 11-14 years. 2.00 - 4.00 pm. Aberystwyth
Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth. £5.00. Box Office: 01970 623232
Friday 23rd
- Sunday 25th February, 2001
The Academi and Welsh Union of Writers' Joint Conference.
Ireland and Wales - Telling the New Story. Speakers:
Dermot Bolger, Anne Comerford, Patrick Crotty, Grahame Davies, Paul
Durcan, Paul Flynn MP, Patrick Galvin, Harri Pritchard Jones and
Peter Stead. Lectures, Discussions, Readings and Workshop. All sessions
are open to the public. Conference price: £145.00 inclusive. White's
Hotel, Wexford, Ireland. Please reserve your place by 5th January, 2001.
Further details from the Academi, 029 2047 2266, post@academi.org
Monday 26th
February, 2001
Ystradowen Day centre: T Graham Williams discusses The
Development of Welsh Drama in the Upper Swansea Valley. Ystradowen
Day Centre. 1.00 pm. Further details from: M Showalla, 01639 830186
Friday 2nd
March, 2001
FOR THE UNPUBLISHED
Check out what's not made it to the bookshelves yet. For those interested
in reading in front of an audience, perhaps for the first time, there's
a chance to book a five-minute floor slot. For the curious the event
is entirely free. Refreshments available and there will be a fireworks
display after the event! The New Library, Townhill, Swansea. 6.30pm.
Call the Academi on 029 2047 2266 for more information or to book
your slot
Friday 2nd
- Sunday 4th March, 2001
Booklive 2001 at the Fishguard Bay Hotel, Fishguard. Featuring
key movers and shakers from a host of grant-aiding agencies whose brief
is either affected by, or causes effect upon, Wales' culture future.
Keynote discussion will be led by Cynog Dafis AM. Other activities
will feature writers, poets, bookmakers, private presses, publishers,
exhibitions and performances. Further details: Myles Pepper, Celtic
Connections Wales, 16 West Street, Fishguard, Pembs SA65 9AE. westwalesarts@btconnect.com.
01348 873867
Tuesday 6th
March, 2001
Dylan Thomas Centre: News, New European Women Poets in Performance.
Poet Fiona Sampson is joined by Spanish poet and prose writer
Margarita Balester and Saviana Stanescu a poet and playwright
from Romania. Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Tickets: £4/ £2.80/
£1.60. Further details from David Woolley, 01792 463980
Thursday 8th March, 2001
Emyr Lewis reads and discusses his poetry.
(Before the reading he will discuss his strict metre Welsh poetry with
the MA Course). Staff Common Room, Trinity College, Carmarthen. 7.00
pm. Further details from: John Macbean, 01267 676767
Wednesday
14th March, 2001
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Linton Kwesi Johnson - More
Time. 8.00 pm. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth.
£7/ £6/ £6.50/ £5.50. Box Office: 01970 623232
Glynneath Training Centre: T Graham Williams talks about
and presents work from and explaining The Life of Dylan Thomas.
Glynneath Training Centre, Oddfellows Street, Glynneath. 7.00 pm. Further
details from: Amanda Orrell, 01639 721772
Wednesday
21st March, 2001
Glynneath Training Centre: T Graham Williams talks about
and presents work by Dylan Thomas. Glynneath Training
Centre, Oddfellows Street, Glynneath. 7.00 pm. Further details from:
Amanda Orrell, 01639 721772
Friday 23rd
- Sunday 25th March, 2001
Wales 2001: The Re-Imagined Nation. The 14th annual conference
organized by the Association for the Study of Welsh Writing in English,
at Gregynog, is to be devoted to considering the ways in which Wales
culturally constructs itself, both now and in the past. Speakers at
the conference include leading writers, critics and artists. Friday
23 - Chris Meredith & Richard John Evans. Saturday
24 - Professor Jeremy Hooker, Anne Price-Owen, Dr Jeni
Williams, Dic Edwards, Dr Sandra Anstey, Victor
Golightly, Chris Wigginton, Iwan Bala. Sunday 25 -
Kirsti Bohata, Dr Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, Ned Thomas
& Professor Stephen Knight. Conference
fees: £40 (Registered Research Students), £108 (All Others),
£20 (Day Rate), £55 (Full Board). Further details and booking
form available from Jane Aaron, School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL. Tel: 01443 482657. Email:
jaaron@glam.ac.uk
Friday
30th March, 2001
Dylan
Thomas Centre: Foil, readings by Nick Macias, Tertia
Longmire and Aidan Dunn. Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 7.30
pm. Tickets: £4/ £2.80/ £1.60. Further details from
David Woolley, 01792 463980
Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd April, 2001
THE SECOND ACADEMI TY NEWYDD LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Poetry, prose, performance and more in Llanystumdwy. Watch this
space. Further information and festival brochure available soon
Tuesday 24th
April, 2001
The Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain: David N.Thomas, What's
behind Milk Wood? Admission: £2.50 at door. Dylan Thomas
Centre, Swansea. 7.30 pm. Further details from Esme Loxton, 01792 298626
Thursday 3rd
May, 2001
Dylan Thomas Centre: Landor's Tower, Iain Sinclair
reading and discussing his new book in the company of Chris
Wigginton of Trinity college Carmarthen. Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.
7.30 pm. Tickets: £3/ £2.10/ £1.20.
Further details from David Woolley, 01792 463980
Wednesday 16th May, 2001
Dylan Thomas Centre: Two US Poets. Keith Flynn
and Janice Moore Fuller both hail from North Carolina and are
recognised as two of America's finest poets. The poets will be introduced
by Swansea writer Nigel Jenkins. 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands,
Swansea. Tickets:
£4/ £2.80/ £1.60. Further details from David Woolley,
01792 463980
Thursday 17th May, 2001
Two of America's finest poets, Janice Moore Fuller and Keith
Flynn - North Carolinans - drop by on their reading tour of
Wales to give a workshop to the MA Course and a performance/
discussion of their poetry. Keith Flynn is lead singer with rock band
The Crystal Zoo. Staff Common Room, Trinity College, Carmarthen. 7.00
pm. Further details from: John Macbean, 01267 676767
Wednesday 20th June, 2001
The Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain: Stories & Strawberries.
Admission: £2.50 at door. Llannerch, The Grove, Uplands, Swansea.
7.30 pm. Those wishing to contribute please call Gordon Stuart, 07192
535687
September 2001
Roots Festival at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.
Further details from Jen, 01792 466083, e-mail: Jenjazzarchive@aol.com
Tuesday 18th September, 2001
The Dylan Thomas Society of Great Britain: Ceridwen Lloyd Morgan,
Archives of Swansea Writers in the National Library of Wales.
Admission: £2.50 at door. Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 7.30
pm. Further details from Esme Loxton, 01792 298626
