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New look website

Our website has undergone (and continues to undergo) something of a refresh. We hope navigation of the site is now a cleaner, clearer and more enjoyable experience. In addition, you can now sample a selection of choice articles from New Welsh Review's twenty-one year history. Visit the website homepage and click on 'New Welsh Review Online' tab to the right. Articles are still in the process of being uploaded but there's plenty of excellent material already available. Enjoy!

New Welsh Review - Issue 86 - Coming soon

Issue 86 will be published later this month. This quarter, enjoy the work of Glyn Maxwell, Tristan Hughes, Gwyneth Lewis, Jon Gower, Kona Macphee, Stevie Davies, Tiffany Murray and Jim Perrin, among others. Available in selected fine bookshops or, alternatively, subscribe by visiting and get Wales's finest literary quarterly delivered directly to your door.

Patrick Hannan, Broadcaster and Journalist, 1941-2009

The great Welsh broadcaster and journalist Patrick Hannan sadly died on October 11th. An obituary can be found here.

His most recent book, A Useful Fiction: Adventures in British Democracy, was published in May of this year.

This issue's Prize Draw

This issue's prize draw is Welsh Furniture 1250-1950. A sumptuous two-volume work from Saer Books covers a cultural history of craftsmanship and design from the perspective of Welsh furniture.

Beautifully illustrated throughout and meticulously researched, subjects range from chairs, chests and cradles to church screens, clocks and the Welsh dresser. This comprehensive study is by Richard Bebb, the recognised authority on the subject. The book is the result of sixteen years’ worth of research, and attempts to explain furniture history to those who have an interest in all things Welsh, and Welsh culture and history to those interested in furniture.

This unique and lovely work is worth £150.

The prize is open to New Welsh Review subscribers. To enter, simply email admin@newwelshreview, or write or phone, by the closing date of November 27th, and the book could be yours. Good luck!

Dylan Thomas Prize goes annual

The Dylan Thomas Prize is to run annually from next year onwards. A smart decision, I think.

Dylan Thomas Festival 2009

A reminder that I'll be in conversation with Stevie Davies on October 29th as part of the 2009 Dylan Thomas Festival which runs from 26th October to 9th November. This year's festival also includes Cerys Matthews, Fflur Dafydd, Dannie Abse, Owen Sheers, Peter Finch, a conference on Lynette Roberts and a celebration of Yeats, among other treats. I do hope you'll be able to join us this year and also sample some of the other excellent events.

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