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Pennod 78 – Jac Glan-y-Gors

In this episode we have fun discussing John Jones (1766-1821), a multi-faceted character who is better known today as Jac Glan-y-Gors. Originally from Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, Jac spent most of his life in London. He became the manager and perhaps the owner of several pubs in the city and he played a big part in two […]

Pennod 77 – Marged Dafydd (c.1700-c.1785)

In this episode we consider two aspects of Marged Dafydd’s literary career. From Y Coetgae-du, Trawsfynydd, she lived a long life and devoted a great amount of her time to preserving and studying Welsh poetry. She created a number of substantial manuscripts which display the workings of a scholarly mind, and it is thanks to […]

Review of the Year 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a moment to pause, reflect and celebrate what our community has built together. So, whenever I write these reviews of the Inclusive Journalism Cymru year, I look back to what we were hoping for when we first set up the network. We set out to: Be member led […]

Submissions – A New Way of Doing Things

Are you fed up of seeing the same types of book on the shelves? The endless slew of copycat titles? Cosy crime, retellings of Greek myths, psychological thrillers. When did publishing become so safe? And so boring? WoodPig Press is a new Wales-based micro-press specialising in speculative fiction and non-fiction. We want to break free […]

Pennod 76 – Angharad James

Mentioning the connections between Angharad James and Marged Dafydd allows us to consider the fact that it is only during the past decades that Welsh academia has started giving women’s poetry the attention it deserves. We concentrate then on the work of Angharad James (1677- 1749), a multitalented Welsh woman from the Nantlle Valley who […]

QueerAF Partnership: How Wales Does Ballroom Right

I first stumbled into Ballroom as a queer teenager from the Welsh valleys who’d spent years being bullied. The scene in Cardiff was the first place where I didn’t have to hide. I found a community that moved with purpose and taught newcomers to honour the Black and Latinx trans women who built Ballroom long […]

QueerAF Partnership: How King Arthur Helped Me Kick-Start My Transition

Mae aros yn rhywbeth y mae pobl draws+ yn ei wynebu’n gyson — cynilo ar gyfer llawdriniaethau preifat, llywio amgylcheddau anniogel, neu eistedd ar restrau aros gofal iechyd diddiwedd. Mae’n her sy’n cyffwrdd â bron pob rhan o’r trawsnewid, ac, yn rhyfeddol, fe’m hatgoffaodd o’r Brenin Arthur. The average time Trans+ people wait before accessing […]

Disability Arts Cymru are hiring: Literature Development Officer

Closing date: Friday 19 December 2025 Role: Literature Development Officer Reporting to: Executive Director / Senior Lead Salary: £17,042.40 (pro-rata of £28,404) Hours: 21 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location: Home based, with the option to work from an office in Cardiff or Carmarthen. If you need this information in an alternative format, please contact […]

Raaarrr

This content is in Welsh only     Here is a reading list of the volumes discussed in the chapter:   Strange weather in Tokyo – Hiromi Kawakami Anfarwol – Rebecca Roberts Raaarrr – Rolant Tomos Mor Hapus – Gwenllian Elis Marw Chwerthin – gol. Susan Roberts Nodiadlyfr Bach y Wawr – Najwan Darwish (cyfieithwyd […]

Biscuits Press

Biscuits Press is a RISO press based in Cardiff, working with artists and communities to create accessible print. It is based in Pam’s community space at 1a Inverness Place in Roath, Cardiff.

Yellow Back Books

Yellow Back Books is a collaborative project around artists’ books formed in 2015. It currently takes the form of a bookshop and reading room, based in g39. Having previously taken form as a temporary artists’ bookshop in shop units, art fairs and exhibitions in spaces, including a residency with ArcadeCampfa in 2018, Yellow Back Books […]

WoodPig Press

WoodPig Press is an independent micro-press specialising in speculative fiction and non-fiction. We are a loose collective of creative freelancers – writers, illustrators, designers, editors – who share a belief that humans are more than machines, and there’s more to life than money. We also offer bespoke, high-quality publishing services for authors and publishers.

Winter Reads

A selection of the great books from Wales available this winter from your local bookshop.

Pennod 74 – Hiraeth am Fôn: Goronwy Owen

Hiraeth for Anglesey: Goronwy OwenRichard Wyn Jones receives more of his native region’s literary history in this episode as we discuss, Goronwy Owen, Anglesey’s most famous poet. We suggest that the literary ideals of the Morris circle are seen most clearly in the poetry of ‘Dark-haired Goronwy’, for his mastery of the strict metres realized […]

Workshop: Seeing Yourself in History

Exploring Auto-Ethnography through Maps, Creative Writing and Collage   Facilitator: Myya Helm 28 NOVEMBER 2026 TRAMSHED TECH, CARDIFF 2PM-4PM   Where did you learn about your history? Was it taught from textbooks in school? Were you told stories at home? Was it shared with you by your community? The purpose of this workshop is to […]

Pennod 73 – Morrisiaid Môn

The Morris Brothers of Anglesey Seeing as he’s from Anglesey, Richard Wyn Jones exclaims at the start of this episode that he didn’t hear so much as ‘a single syllable’ about these literary-minded Brothers from the Island when he was in school. This is an opportunity to correct that lack, as we discuss the four […]

Black Valleys Project: Mapping Black Welsh History

Led by Myya Helm- writer and PHD Candidate. Join us at Rhondda Heritage Park Museum on the 24th October 2025 at 2pm to contribute to mapping Black Welsh History and earn £20 while doing so!   In partnership with Rhondda Heritage Park Museum, we’re creating new Black Welsh History resources for local schools.   Are […]

Writing for Joy: Exploring stories and memories through creative writing and journaling

Writing for Joy

Through guided writing prompts, we’ll explore the importance of preserving our stories creatively. Tapping into memory, we’ll document our individual and collective joy, heritage and histories. The work will go on to help shape the future Black history curriculum design in Wales. Suitable for all writing backgrounds, the workshop blends creative writing and journaling practices […]

The Fool and the Preacher: The Anterliwt (part 4)

Far from being uniform, Welsh-language literature of the eighteenth century was a contested field. We examine that realization in this episode as we conclude our extended discussion of the anterliwt and its context(s). As we have considered the attacks by religious reformers on this traditional culture in an earlier episode, here’s an opportunity to see […]

Is Democratiaeth the same as Democracy?

Democracy has always mattered to me, perhaps because I grew up in a ‘debate at the kitchen table’ type family, where I, as an A-Level politics student, fiercely believed that the United Kingdom – and Wales – was democratic. I would list the UK constitution’s checks and balances, argue vociferously that the voting system was […]

QueerAF Partnership: Do We Need Labels in Trans+ Representation?

Does trans media have an obligation to explicitly label its trans characters as such? Consider Jane Schoenbrun’s 2024 release I Saw The Tv Glow. A “deeply trans movie” , the film directly confronts the ‘egg-crack’ moment of irreversible change in the wake of realising that one is transgender. But the word ‘transgender’, or any of […]

Book our free masterclass exploring neurodivergence and journalism

Are you neurodivergent and already working in journalism? Or maybe you’re taking your first steps into the world of media? Join our masterclass where we’ll be exploring neurodivergence and journalism, a conversation that is long overdue and that will highlight the importance of diverse perspectives in journalism. Led by writer and neurodiversity advocate Beth Rees, […]

Queer Rural Wales: A Showcase Celebration

Save the Date: An afternoon of Inclusive Journalism in Aberystwyth Join us to celebrate the publication of Mair Jones’ creative essay commissioned as part of our ‘Understanding Our Past to Know Our Present’ project, in partnership with the Wales Broadcast Archive. In their piece responding to archive material, ‘Queer Rural Wales’, Mair gives a comprehensive […]

Announcing the Winners of the Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025

Announcing the Winners of the Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025   The winning titles of its Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025 have been announced.   The awards have two categories – English-language Book Cover and Welsh-language Book Cover.   Welsh-language category winner Nos Da Blob (Y Lolfa). […]

A Fool without Bounds: The Anterliwt (part 3)

In this episode you’ll get an opportunity to meet Gwagsaw [‘Frivolous One’], Syr Caswir [‘Sir Harsh Truth’], Ffowcyn Gnuchlyd [‘Fucking Foulke’] and other fools from the anterliwtiau. As we examine the role of the fool, we note that he has many functions in a traditional anterliwt. First of all, he begins the play with his […]

Sgwennu 5 Mil O Eiriau Y Diwrnod

One of the crew has been busy writing 5 thousand words a day, while the rest have been busy reading loads of books, with the occasional Japanese book.   Lots of laughs, a few controversial things, some intense conversations, and a bit of editing to keep Aled busy!   Here is a reading list of […]

Dewch i adnabod darlunwyr rhestr fer Clawr Llyfr Plant y Flwyddyn 2025

This content is in Welsh only Sian Angharad Enw: Sïan Angharad Jones, ond pawb yn nabod fi fel Anj neud Angharad! Ble cawsoch chi eich geni a’ch magu? Geni yn Ysbyty Dewi Sant, Bangor ac fy’n magu yn Moelfre, Ynys Môn Pa un oedd eich hoff lyfr yn blentyn? Roedd Can y Morfilod yn un […]

Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025

We have announced the shortlisted titles in the Children’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025. The awards, which were established last year, celebrate the contribution of illustrators and designers in bringing stories to life, and creating eye-catching, attractive books that appeal to young readers. The awards have two categories – Welsh-language Book Cover and […]

Pennod 70 – ‘Dynion dawnus yn dilyn chw’ryddiaeth’: Yr Anterliwt (rhan 2)

We concentrate in this episode on the actors who performed in anterliwtiau, examining a number of different literary texts which throw light on their work and their identity.   Like a theatre company today, an anterliwt company in the eighteenth century travelled from place to place and staged performances in different communities. The evidence shows […]

Pennod 69 – Maswedd a Moeswers: Yr Anterliwt ( rhan 1)

Dirty Jokes and Moral Lessons: The Anterliwt (part 1) This is the first in a series of episodes which examine various aspects of the anterliwt tradition. Jerry Hunter has just finished writing a book about the subject and “is on fire to discuss this stuff”, as his co-presented says, and by the end of this […]

Announcing the Cynefin Fellowship

The Inclusive Journalism Cymru team is incredibly proud to announce a groundbreaking new Fellowship for journalists in or from Wales, in partnership with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Building on Inclusive Journalism Cymru’s mission to drive systemic change in Wales and beyond, the fully funded Cynefin Fellowship will have a particular focus […]

Planet presents an evening at Y Cŵps!

Planet: the Welsh Internationalist magazine ceased publishing in 2024 after 54 years due to the loss of funding, and we hope to relaunch in the future. In the meantime, rather like a mini issue of Planet delivered down a microphone, enjoy new work & reflections from some of Wales’ most groundbreaking thinkers, activists & writers. […]

Planet presents an evening at Y Cŵps!

Planet: the Welsh Internationalist magazine ceased publishing in 2024 after 54 years due to the loss of funding, and we hope to relaunch in the future.   In the meantime, rather like a mini issue of Planet delivered down a microphone, enjoy new work & reflections from some of Wales’ most groundbreaking thinkers, activists & […]

DISTANCES

This is a collection about distance. Distance in all definitions. Distance in the singular, plural, and distance in all tenses. Divided into five sections, this collection explores what it means to go from being within TOUCHING DISTANCE to LONG DISTANCE, what it takes to GO THE DISTANCE, to travel and to notice what seems so […]

Pennod 68 – Baledi’r Ddeunawfed Ganrif

In this episode you’ll get an introduction to the ballads of the eighteenth century, one of the most popular Welsh-language literary forms of the period. Indeed, considering the high number of them which have survived, it’s possible to argue that the ballad was the most popular form of the eighteenth century. After wrestling a little […]