Ein cadeiryddes ar y sgrîn...eto! Pob lwc 'da lansiad "Cath Fenthyg", Myf #cathfach

Ar y sioe nos Lun nesa 07.07.25 @BBCRadioCymru - son am hyn - cerflun Mike Peters yn Rhyl @thealarm.bsky.social bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Guess who's made it into @guardian Top 50 Summer Reads? (We think you missed a few @montylitfest.bsky.social writers tbh). Nice one @jonathancoe.bsky.social and @jonsavage.bsky.social #jonathancoe #theproofofmyinnocence #JonSavage #thesecretpublic #montylitfest

Had just the best weekend in Montgomery. Such a great programme, brilliantly organised. Diolch o galon ffrindiau Drefaldwyn!

Thanks for @montylitfest.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about Seascape this past weekend. And it was great to see so many @calonbooks.bsky.social authors share their work and passion for Wales with the festival audience.

youtu.be/L-d4J3YUQmU?.... @jonsavage.bsky.social #ABBA #reverseengineering ;) Thank you once again for a really enjoyable session at @montylitfest.bsky.social

Philip : Teacher, writer, producer, director, actor - oh and mentor of Richard Burton. So many extraordinary lives between Mountain Ash and Key West meriting Angela V John's excellent biography. And our eagerly-awaited movie closer produced by Ed Talfan. Bravo Mr Burton 👏👏

Braf iawn i'ch croesawu'n ôl - a job mor dda. Diolch yn fawr iawn

Another full house for @mateoy.bsky.social session on his walks along the coastal path of Wales. Entertaining - but a wake-up call about the lessons of history and the future of our wonderful coastline. #seascape. (And the pirates didn't disappoint). Thank you Matthew

Two relentless walkers and - thankfully - inspired by it to write rich and absorbing books @gwallter.bsky.social talks about the history of walking with @mikeparker.bsky.social Everyone had to walk after all to get anywhere (except the wealthy) - and Wales is rich in pilgrimage tales.

Which one are you??? @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social throws down the gauntlet and asks what you would do to get your son onto the throne? "The King's Mother" - This is the one battlefield Wars of the Roses that you really need to know about

THIS SUNDAY, a feast of writing about our coastline, hinterland and wildlife. How do we live in, not just love, the natural world? Andrew Green, Mike Parker, Roger Morgan-Grenville, Adam Bedford, Matthew Yeomans, Myfanwy Alexander NB Unfortunately, Jon Gower is unable to attend montylitfest.com

Serious people. Robert Cecil and his father William. Change of pace with Prof Stephen Alford on what power politicians can achieve if they have their head screwed on. Lessons from the C16th & 17th 👀 👀 Thank you Luned & David Corser for your sponsorship.

We knew this would be good stuff! Russ Williams and @owenstaton.bsky.social in a fresh and very welcome take on Welsh folklore - and all over the world. To think Disney's "Hercules" is part of Russ's own quest! Diolch Russ ac Owen, and Welshpool Printing Group for sponsoring, and all our printing

Was Cleopatra a "Daddy's Girl"? Well, they all were. All seven Cleopatras were immersed in their family history, felt its weight and its origins outside Africa - but also wore their own power as a right. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unravels a complex tapestry of Ptolomies. With Clare Grist-Taylor

@rhianejones.bsky.social is inciting this meeting to rebellion and @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social is helping her with some gusto! You'll hear us coming out of the darkness, just like the Rebecca Rioters. Thank you for a stirring session, both - and to Harrisons Solicitors for sponsoring.

The inestimable Gwyneth Lewis. With Sioned Wiliam, she explains why she had to write about the effect her abusive mother had on her health, physical and mental. The power of words to destroy and heal - just like nightshade. Few who can command language like Gwyneth. "Deadly Nightshade"

Already we're in Carys Davies's worlds where the sense of place couldn't be more vivid. How she gets there is just as fascinating. Especially where characters don't share a common language as in "Clear"... Diolch yn fawr. More about the Festival at montylitfest.com

Great fun as well as insightful convo with @jonathancoe.bsky.social and Michele O'Leary - and a great start to @montylitfest.bsky.social Saturday sessions. Yes we were entertained! Diolch yn fawr - esp to sponsors EvaBuild. More about this weekend at montylitfest.com

Fab!!!

Diolch chi'ch dau. @jonsavage.bsky.social @rhysmwyn.bsky.social #thesecretpublic #nextread

It's STARTED! Mike Parker and Sioned Wiliam open Monty Lit Fest to a packed house and a poetry and prose examination of borders (a fave subject of ours) and map obsession. The rest of the weekend awaits you at montylitfest.com. 🥳 🍰📖📖

Heading down soon - this will be really good ......

Come join on Sunday in Montgomery if you're in a walking in nature with a dose of coastal history state of mind.

**** THIS SATURDAY **** If you like witches, heroic kings, huge beaver monsters, vampire furniture and fierce monks... ...join Russ Williams & @owenstaton.bsky.social on a lively roadtrip around the locations of Welsh legend and folklore 🏴‍☠️ montylitfest.com/?page_id=7566 @calonbooks.bsky.social

@jonsavage.bsky.social and @rhysmwyn.bsky.social talking all things #thesecretpublic at our Late Lounge THIS FRIDAY, 6th June. Be the first in the queue for the book signing 😁 montylitfest.com?page_id=7501

THIS SUNDAY IS NATURE SUNDAY Sunday 8th June - a feast of writing about our coastline, hinterland and wildlife. How do we live in, not just love, the natural world - not least in Wales? @gwallter.bsky.social, Jon Gower @mateoy.bsky.social Roger Morgan-Grenville montylitfest.com

@jonsavage.bsky.social @rhysmwyn.bsky.social Late Lounge - mike drops, name drops and a new look at your music collection. THIS FRIDAY 8pm at Montgomery Town Hall. Bar open montylitfest.com?page_id=7501

nation.cymru/culture/mont... Thank You - Diolch @nation.cymru THIS WEEKEND EVERYONE montylitfest.com

Gwobr Llyfr y Flwyddyn - dewch i weld ein ennillwyr yng Ngŵyl Lên Maldwyn YR WYTHNOS YMA! Welsh Book of the Year - come and see our winners at Monty Lit Fest THIS WEEKEND! montylitfest.com @harpernorth.bsky.social @calonbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @ylolfa.bsky.social

Next Sunday, I'll be chatting about Seascape and the future and past of the Welsh coastline at the Montgomery Lit Fest. If you're going, do pop by and say hi. montylitfest.com?page_id=7644

NATURE SUNDAY - 8th June, Montgomery Town Hall Time to get those tickets: montylitfest.com @gwallter.bsky.social @mikeparker.bsky.social @mateoy.bsky.social Jon Gower, Adam Bedford, Roger Morgan-Grenville

Literary Cat Books, Booka Bookshop, Evabuild, Harrisons Solicitors, FieldMouse Research, Monty's Brewery, Whitehall Dairy, Bryn Uchel Holiday Park, Menter Iaith Maldwyn, Monty Movie Club, Ponthafren, Dragon Hotel, Montgomery. And 🙏🙏 to the Bookshop, Montgomery and the Ivy Cafe. Thank you - Diolch

With less than a week to go, time for a huge thank you to our writers, interviewers, volunteers, collaborators, our generous sponsors and the wonderful residents of Montgomery and wider county. And to you all for buying tickets. If you haven't yet, click on the blog 🕙🕚🕧🕝 montylitfest.com/?p=8727

A book launch! After "Cecily", @@anniegarthwaite.bsky.social is back with "The King's Mother" - and advance copies! Four royal women claim that title. The Wars of the Roses. Heartbreaking decisions. Political strategy. Mothers' love. Compelling reading. Tickets montylitfest.com/?page_id=7611

Riot & Resistance. There's plenty of that as @rhianejones.bsky.social shares the human stories that led to the Rebecca Riots. With Alis Hawkins whose fictional Teifi detective also had his brush with the rebels. montylitfest.com/?page_id=7526 Wear what you like @calonbooks.bsky.social

@montylitfest.bsky.social & @aberuni.bsky.social present: FREE writing courses at the Fest JJ Lambert leads an in-person course, exploring how to write about body & mind montylitfest.com/?page_id=7541 An online course on nature with 4 young writers montylitfest.com/?page_id=7572 Booking required☝️

Montgomeryshire's own Beatrice Wallbank brings her "The Sleeping Stones" to the Jill Kibble Monty Minifest for children. An amazing adventure! Get over the soggy half term and enjoy the Minifest! Sunday 8th June, Montgomery 👇👇👇 montylitfest.com/?page_id=7749 @fireflypress.bsky.social

It'll fly once you've wowed @montylitfest.bsky.social with it :)

Our first Monty Minifest for children! Forget the rainy half term: Come and say "Hi" to Rebecca Harry and BBC's Lucy Owen and find out about "The Sea House" 🪼🪸🐚🦑🦐🦞🦀🦈🐡🐠🐟🦭🐬🐋🐳 Full details here montylitfest.com/?page_id=7749 @fireflypress.bsky.social

@montylitfest.bsky.social‬ begins in just a few weeks! We are thrilled to have so many Calon authors joining for events this year 📚 Tickets available now via the link below! montylitfest.com?page_id=7655

@tjsbam.bsky.social @punkrockhistory.bsky.social @youthculture.bsky.social @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @stonewalluk.bsky.social @gaymusic.bsky.social @lgbt

And in convo with Jon Gower on 8th June at .... montylitfest.com/?page_id=7644

You know we're different. Award-winning writers at top of their game, who jump at the chance to say yes to our Fest? How about you? Five irresistible reasons visit the Friendly Festival. Less than two weeks to go. 👇👇👇 montylitfest.com?p=8663

Come and see Andrew Green (@gwallter.bsky.social) with @mikeparker.bsky.social on 8th June - talking about this book and walking Wales. Two weeks to go... montylitfest.com/?page_id=7625

Congratulations @clairefayers.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Tir na n'Og Prize for "Welsh Giants, Ghosts & Goblins" 👏👏. A massive vote of confidence from junior readers - and a treat for us at our first Monty Minifest for children on 8th June 👇👇👇 montylitfest.com/?page_id=7704

Two weeks to go. Have you booked yet? Everyone talking about the Wales Book of the Year, so how about seeing Caryl Lewis who's won it THREE TIMES! A book about writing as well as those written about - and rebuilding lives. Bitter Honey 🐝🐝 Tick tock montylitfest.com/?page_id=7617

Our first National Poet of Wales, Gwyneth Lewis has a dark tale to tell - and it's her own. The author decides to confront her dysfunctional childhood after meeting a stranger in a graveyard. What made her cold and domineering mother the way she was? Tickets 👇👇👇 montylitfest.com/?page_id=7518

Luckily, we're not a "daunted" kind of festival. "Excited" tho... (works both ways)

The day was earmarked for housework but there's the Merlin app and Montgomeryshire birdlife... Jon Gower's "Birdland" is all infectious enthusiasm for UK birds. See him 8th June, then you can blame him for unhoovered carpets too. With Adam Bedford montylitfest.com/?page_id=7633