I’m delighted to reveal that The Significance of Swans is going to be published by Y Lolfa in October 2024. The novella started life as a short story which was shortlisted for the Bristol Prize in 2018. Kate Johnson was chair of the judges that year and she encouraged me to develop the story into a longer piece. The novella was entered for The New Welsh Writing Awards in 2019 and was placed runner-up. I am particularly thrilled that the book will be published by Y Lolfa, one of the foremost publishers in Wales.

Y Lolfa was established in the mid-sixties. Their vision was to create a new kind of publishing that would be lively, colourful and provocative. It is a family-owned limited company employing 22 full-time staff in Talybont, a village centrally located near the Cardiganshire coast. Y Lolfa has already celebrated half a century in business, establishing it as a leading Welsh publishing and printing company. You can order your copies of The Significance of Swans from Gwales by clicking here