Mark Mayes reads ‘my german wine’, his poem from Issue Seven of The Lonely Crowd. Mark Mayes’ début novel, The Gift Maker, is published by Urbane Publications. He has published stories and poems in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the celebrated Unthology series (#5, #9, and accepted for #10) from Unthank Books. His work has…
Hugh Doyle reads two poems from Issue Seven of The Lonely Crowd. Hugh Doyle Originally from Ireland, Hugh is currently finishing an MA in Creative Writing at Swansea University. He lives in the village of Llangeinor with his partner, Paula and their son, Finley. Hugh’s first collection, A Persistence of Questions, is available…
Ingrid Casey reads her Issue Six poems, ‘Milliennials’ & ‘The Gambler Misses His Mother’. Ingrid Casey is a poet, teacher, mother and artist. Her work is informed by art, memory, life in Ireland and the sublime that we find in day to day life. She has developed her craft through having work published in the…
Tom Vowler reads ‘Lucca’ his short story in Issue Six of The Lonely Crowd. Tom Vowler’s first collection, The Method, won the inaugural Scott Prize in 2010, and the Edge Hill Readers’ Prize in 2011. He followed this with two novels – What Lies Within and That Dark Remembered Day – and his work has…
Bethany W. Pope reads ‘Magnolias’, her short story featured in Issue Six of The Lonely Crowd. Bethany W. Pope is an award-winning writer. She received her PhD from Aberystwyth University’s Creative Writing program, and her MA from the University of Wales Trinity St David. She has published several collections of poetry: A Radiance (Cultured Llama,…
Mari Ellis Dunning reads her three poems from Issue Six of The Lonely Crowd. A mind; shifting Reaching Oystermouth Mari Ellis Dunning is a Welsh writer of poetry, short stories, children’s books and novels. She has work published in various publications, including the New Welsh Review, Female First Magazine, Parthian’s Cheval…
Anne Griffin reads her short story ‘You’re all playing it wrong’, taken from issue six of The Lonely Crowd. Anne Griffin has been shortlisted for the Hennessy Award and longlisted for the Seán Ó Faolain Award. She has been published in The Stinging Fly, The Honest Ulsterman, The Incubator and Bunker, a collection of short…
Glyn Edwards reads and discusses two of his poems from our new issue. Wales Arts Review described Glyn Edwards recently as one of the ‘most exciting young voices in Welsh poetry’. He is currently completing his debut collection, Conversations, that investigates both historical and personal responses to Britain’s most popular verse. You can read all three of Glyn’s…
Ruth McKee reads her short story ‘Drive’, taken from our new issue. Ruth McKee is a singer songwriter and author. She was joint winner of the Irish Novel Fair 2015 with her book The Jealous Wall and is represented by Ger Nichol. She has been nominated for The Hennessy Award 2016, with her…
Today we preview a poem from Christopher Cornwell’s exceptional debut collection, Ergasy, a tale of late night Swansea, read by the author himself. ‘Last Night Down Whetstone Road’ can also be found in the new issue of The Lonely Crowd, as can the accompanying images by John Elcock, which are taken from ‘Merge’, this issue’s…
THE LONELY PRESS is delighted to announce the publication of two new titles in the spring of 2017: The Beautiful Rooms by Valerie Sirr and Ergasy by Chris Cornwell. Today we preview a short story from Sirr’s stunningly accomplished debut collection, the excoriating ‘Made You Look’, read by the author herself. See the site next week…