Just So You Know Essays of Experience

Edited by Hanan Issa, Durre Shahwar and Özgür Uyanık
16 voices from Wales with a different take on the world. Published by Parthian Books. August 2020.

A young woman weaves her experience of abuse into the folklore of her ancestors. A student addresses his OCD by writing letters to it. A Paralympic medallist reflects upon his journey into a challenging new lifestyle. From language politics to neurodivergence, cultural heritage to sexual identity, from immigration to race, these are insights shared with great care, sincerity, and often humour.

Just So You Know seeks to explore distinct and absorbing topics from an extensive array of compelling viewpoints such as self-identity, erasure of heritage, language and culture, the immigrant experience as well as problematic notions of the other by BAME, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and disabled writers confronting heteronormative and neurotypical ideals – issues all rarely addressed through a Welsh lens.

Contributors
Bethan Jones-Arthur
Dafydd C Reeves
Derwen Morfayel
Dylan Huw
Grug Muse
Isabel Adonis
Josh Weeks
Kandace Siobhan Walker
Kate Cleaver
Nasia Sarwar
Özgür Uyanık
Ranjit Saimbi
Ricky Stevenson
Ruqaya Izzidien
Sarah Younan
Taylor Edmonds
Just So You Know Essays of Experience is the Books Council of Wales’ Book of the Month.
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