In
celebration of the forthcoming 100th edition of Wales’ foremost
literary magazine, NWR is launching a mircroficiton competition which
will be judged by writer Cynan Jones. The competition welcomes very
short stories of only 100 words and the first prize includes £100,
kindly donated by Granta Books, plus a packed hamper of books from Welsh
publishers and writers worth over £200. The winning entry will also be
published in NWR 101 in the autumn. Entries are welcome from writers
across the UK.
Cynan Jones will announce the winners on Tuesday 28th May at a NWR 100
party on the Hay Festival site, sponsored by the Rendel Chair at the
Department of English and Creative Writing, Aberystwyth University.
Publishers
who have donated to the prize hamper are as follows: Granta Books,
Seren Books, Cinnamon Press, Honno Press, University of Wales Press,
Alcemi, Parthian Books, Bloodaxe and NWR.
Closing date for entries: Friday 10th May 2013.
You can find more out about the competition here.
New
Welsh Review is thrilled to announce that acclaimed Australian poet
Mark Tredinnick will be visiting Wales this March in a celebratory tour
organised by the literary magazine. His poem ‘Margaret River Sestets’,
published in NWR 97, won the 2012 Cardiff International Poetry
Competition, with a hefty £5,000 prize attached. Tredinnick has
published eleven acclaimed works of poetry and prose, including his
first lauded collection, Fire Diary (Puncher & Wattmann, 2010) and
is regularly invited to read his work worldwide.
The tour dates are:
Monday 18th March | 19.00 – 21.00 | Free
The Ends of the Earth, The Atrium, Glamorgan University, Adam Street, Cardiff
Reading alongside poet and critic Jeremy Hooker
For more information contact: pgross@glam.ac.uk
Tuesday 19th March | 18.30 – 20.00 | Free
Aberystwyth University, Arts Centre Bookshop, Aberystwyth
Chaired by poet and novelist Katherine Stansfield
For more information contact: acbstaff@aber.ac.uk
Monday 25th March | 19.30-22.00 | £3.00
Poems and Pints, Queen’s Hotel, Carmarthen
Includes an open-mic
For more information contact: anthony@write4word.org or (07772) 649316
Thursday 28th March | 19.30-21.30 | £4.00 / Conc.
Poets at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea
Includes an open-mic
For more information contact: (01792) 463980 or www.dylanthomas.com
Tuesday 26th March | 16.15-18.15 | £2.00 / £1.00
The Writers’ World, The Quad, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen Campus
For more information contact: ros.hudis@googlemail.com or m.elfyn@tsd.ac.uk
Friday 29th March | 19.30 - 00.00 | £3.00
Cellar Bards, Cellar Bar, Cardigan
Includes an open-mic
For more information contact: charlotteep2001@yahoo.co.uk / (07971) 660025
Read our exclusive interview with Mark Tredinnick here.
Part-time Vacancies at New Welsh Review
New Welsh Review is
looking for a Finance and Admin Officer and a Marketing and Publicity
Officer, to fulfil key roles at the literary magazine. The first,
salaried, post requires a high level of numeracy and superb
organisational skills. The second, offered on a remote freelance basis,
demands a track record in marketing, publicity or copywriting.
Applications may propose a combination of both roles (max 4 days a week)
and must be submitted by midnight on Wednesday 14th November 2012.
For more information visit: www.newwelshreview.com
or email editor@newwelshreview.com
Job Vacancy - Assistant Editor at Planet
Applications
are invited for the post of Assistant Editor of Planet: The Welsh
Internationalist starting 1st February 2013. The post has two key roles.
The first is administrative: the managing of subscriptions;
responsibility for sales and joint responsibility for accounts. The
second involves a support role for the editing and production of the
magazine and website. Advanced language skills are essential and
experience in proofreading is desirable. The successful candidate will
have some administrative experience. A good knowledge of IT is essential
and experience of databases is desirable.
Planet is a cultural magazine which covers a wide range of subject
areas relevant to Wales and beyond. The successful candidate will be
expected to have strong interests in areas that include English and
Welsh-language literature and culture, the visual arts, Welsh and
international politics, social issues, and the environment. All staff
are paid the same wage per hour, and contribute to the creative process.
As well as publishing the magazine, Planet is a book publisher, and
the assistant editor will be expected to contribute to the production
process. Although the medium of the magazine is English, Planet operates
a bilingual policy and the successful candidate will have a sufficient
fluency in Welsh to be able to communicate with third parties and write
formal material.
Planet is owned by Berw Cyf., a not-for-profit company. It is managed by a Board of
Directors, chaired by the Editor. Planet is published with the financial support of the Welsh Books Council
This
is a part-time post (20 hours per week) with 20 days’ leave per annum,
in addition to public holidays. The salary is £12,116. The successful
candidate will be expected to take up the post on 1st February 2013.
The successful applicant will be expected to work from Planet’s
office which is based in Aberystwyth. Applications should include a CV, a
covering letter which includes your reasons for wanting to join Planet,
together with the names and contact of 2 referees. Feel free to include
a sample of your writing.
Closing date for applications: Monday 19th November 2012
Applications may be emailed to: planet.enquiries@planetmagazine.org.uk
or sent by post to: Planet, PO Box 44, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3ZZ.
