Elizabeth Fevyer

Elizabeth Fevyer Threads Instagram Elizabeth Fevyer is a poet based in Cardiff, Wales who is interested in writing about womanhood, family and memory. Her poetry can be found, or is upcoming, in publications including The Alchemy Spoon, The Broken Spine, The Storms Journal, Madrid Review, After…, Crannóg and Black Bough. In 2025 she won the poetry prize for the Walk Listen Create Write About Walking competition. She is currently studying for the Diploma in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and is working on the manuscript of her first pamphlet. Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… Selected Poetry: Spring 2025 – Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) For the first time, The Broken Spine presents its Selected Poetry series as a fully downloadable PDF, shaped entirely by the vision of editors David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins. This collection brings together dynamic contemporary voices exploring themes of identity, memory, loss, resilience, and the surreal. Featuring works from Philip Gross, Julia Webb, Natasha Tanna, and more, this edition redefines modern poetry in a striking new format. Read More These Pages Sing – Renewal (Spring) 2026 Renewal (Spring) 2026 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More

Rachel Burrows

Rachel Burrows Social_rss_square X-twitter Instagram She has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions. Her writing features on numerous online platforms including 60-Odd-Poets and The Candyman’s Trumpet, and in recent anthologies from Write Out Loud, The Broken Spine and Yaffle Press. She also writes for children and has been shortlisted and longlisted in a number of international competitions including The Cheshire Novel Prize and The Guppy Open. Her background is in aquatic biology – and she is happiest in the sea! Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… These Pages Sing – Renewal (Spring) 2026 Renewal (Spring) 2026 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More

Jude Brigley

Jude Brigley Instagram Jude Brigley is Welsh. She has been a teacher, an editor and a performance poet. Now in her seventies she is a poet in a hurry and writes more for the page. She was commended in the Molecule Poetry Competition last year and has published many poems in magazines. She finds that she still has much to say! Winter 2025 – The Scrumpledina Winter 2025 – Safe Read More… The Poet’s House – An Anthology of Poems A rich anthology, fully pen-and-ink illustrated, of 77 diverse poems by over 50 poets spanning 15 centuries of writing, providing reflections on various themes such as school and sporting activities, nature and personalities; for readers aged 9-15 years. First published in Februaury 2000. Read More These Pages Sing – Winter 2025 Winter 2025 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More These Pages Sing – Renewal (Spring) 2026 Renewal (Spring) 2026 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More

Grace O’Brien

Grace O’Brien Link Instagram   Grace O’Brien (she/they) is a Disabled, Working-Class Poet, Spoken Word Artist and Multidisciplinary Creative from Rhymney in South Wales. She has performed her poetry at The Hay Festival – The Platform (2025), Greenwich Theatre Scratch Night (2025), The Bush Open Mic (2025) and as part of Battersea Arts Centre’s Beatbox Academy (2025). Her poem ‘A Noughty Oracle’ was recently published in SEEN – an anthology of Hidden Disabilities (Whisky & Beards Publishing). She was a member of ‘Reinventing The Protagonist’, via Literature Wales & Disability Arts Cymru and is on the Representing Wales 2025-2026 programme. She is currently developing her debut collection ‘Rerooting’, mapping her journey of identity through the lens of hair loss and regrowth. Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… Riding Iron Rails The Platform – Grace O’Brien and Safiyah Zanabi Listen to one of Grace’s pieces perfomed at the Haye Festival 2025. Read More Seen Anthology SEEN – an anthology of Hidden Disabilities (Whisky & Beards Publishing). Read More These Pages Sing – Renewal (Spring) 2026 Renewal (Spring) 2026 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More

Mike Everley

Mike Everley Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram Amazon   Mike Everley has been writing for many years and has had poetry, short stories and articles published in numerous publications and anthologies, both in print and online. Now retired, a silver scribbler, he devotes his time to creative writing. He was The Seventh Quarry Poet of the Month for February 2026. Your browser does not support the audio element. Winter 2025 – Restoration Your browser does not support the audio element. Winter 2025 – Gravity Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… Riding Iron Rails A short pamphlet of poetry and prose about trains and train journeys, often a metaphor for life’s journey. Many of the pieces based upon actual incidents. Read More Bill Everley’s War: RADAR and India This short book tells of my father experiences in the Second World War, fitting ASV radar to aircraft in the Battle of the Atlantic and then in India. It contains many photographs of India my father took on a Box Brownie camera when in the country. Read More These Pages Sing – Winter 2025 Winter 2025 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More These Pages Sing – Renewal (Spring) 2026 Renewal (Spring) 2026 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read More

Meet the Artists of TPS

Meet Our Talented Cover Artists We are so very fortunate to have such wonderful cover art with each issue. Be sure to give them a follow on their social media below!   Instagram Behance Kornelia Uzbaniak Illustrations can be found at @paltry.dust on Instagram. She is also present on TikTok and Threads. Kornelia is open for commissions and collaborations. Itch-io Instagram Tom Smith-Pimlott Tom Smith-Pimlott is a sometimes-illustrator doodling away on the sunny shores of Swansea. His sketchbooks are filled with silly little characters and horrifying monsters. He has also been known to write a tabletop RPG or two. His illustrations can be found on Instagram.com/madebydoggos and his games on madebydogs.itch.io Link Instagram Shopping-bag Lisa J Derrick Lisa J Derrick is an artist and writer. They grew up in Hirwaun in the Cynon Valley and today live in Riverside, Cardiff. Lisa draws, paints, writes and experiments, exploring themes including class, disability, beauty and bodies. Bright colour often features in Lisa’s artwork and they’re a believer in art for everyone. They’re part of Literature Wales’ 2026 Reinventing the Protagonist cohort. Coming Soon Keep an eye on our socials!

Paula Montez

Paula Montez Instagram Ri-amazon-fill Jltma-material-icon-waves Paula Montez was born and raised in North Wales, then migrated South to Swansea where she enjoys being part of the poetry scene, and is a member of Swansea & District Writers’ Circle. Her poetry often incorporates rhythm and rhyme, reflecting her belief that there is still an appetite for traditional, accessible poetry. Samples of her poetry are available on Instagram at @paula_montez_poetry. Her books are also available on Amazon, and her poems are included in various anthologies.  Read More… Views of the World: Rhyming for a reason “Rhyming Poetry is Still Alive & Well!” This was the statement made by Swansea poet Paula Montez as she stepped out of the Poetry Slammer. She is convinced that there is still an appetite for light verse and poems that have rhythm, alliteration and a rhyming scheme. To prove the point she has produced a collection of verses which she hopes will have popular appeal and renew interest in this genre of poetry. Featured in the picture is her very demanding, high maintenance, anxious dog who has no appreciation of poetry, but is nonetheless an excellent listener. This is a collection of 32 poems on the themes of news events and general observations about life. The poems in this book are straightforward, thought-provoking and entertaining. Wales at Heart Cymru yn y Galon: a Poetic Retelling of Welsh Themes, Legends and Myths Ailadrodd Barddonol o Themâu, Chwedlau a Mythau Cymreig Step carefully into this book for you are stepping into a land of myth and legend, where giants rub shoulders with fairy folk and dragons roar in caves near rocky coastlines. Wales is a land of contrasts. Of high hills and deep valleys coasted by wild seas and tidal estuaries. It has a poetic tradition stretching back way beyond medieval times to when wandering bards told wonderous tales beside roaring fires for home baked bread and a bowl of cawl. In these pages you will find new poems, in both Welsh and English, retelling some of these tales along with new stories for the modern age. Delve deep and enjoy the landscape, myths and legends of Wales. The book is primarily written in English, with selected parts in Welsh. All Welsh content is accompanied by an English translation to ensure accessibility for all readers. These Pages Sing: Spring 2025 Published in 2025 Spring 2025 ssue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read Views of the World Read Wales at Heart Read TPS

Sarah Rowland Jones

Sarah Rowland Jones Star Instagram Lnr-drop Sarah Rowland Jones has been published in Poetry Wales, in anthologies and online by Seren and Eyewear, as well as by Ink, Sweat & Tears and Snakeskin, and in South Africa where she lived for a while. Now back home in Wales, she is Dean of Saint Davids. Read More… Poems from Cardiff Poems from Cardiff is part of Seren’s pamphlet series celebrating the spirit of place. It opens with a view from the Bay where “The Severn wrestles the sea”. We also find ourselves in ‘Arcades’, mingling with the colourful crowds outside ‘St. David’s Hall’, and admiring the “fit” builders of the Millennium Stadium sunning themselves on Westgate Street. “The Muck and the Music” of Grangetown is here along with lyrical evocations of the Taff and Rhymni rivers. We follow a fox through the National Museum of Wales and we proclaim with the poet: ‘I Loved Her A Lot, In Splott’. Enjoy this poetry pamphlet yourself or send to a loved one – comes with an envelope & postcard. Gillian Clarke, Oliver Reynolds, Gwyneth Lewis, Damian Walford Davies, Mab Jones, Jonathan Edwards, Sarah Rowland Jones, Gillian Clarke, Ifor Thomas, Grahame Davies, Dai George, Peter Finch, Tiffany Atkinson, Susie Wild, Stephen Payne, Kate North, clare e potter, Robert Minhinnick, Philip Gross, Patrick Lodge, Sheenagh Pugh, Paul Henry, Peter Finch, Mike Jenkins, Hanan Issa, Abeer Ameer, Robert Walton Twelve Poems for Christmas This sparkling selection of Christmas poems includes all those shortlisted for Seren’s inaugural Christmas Poetry Competition. Poetry Editor Amy Wack was looking for poems full of feeling that resist cliché, that touch on classic ‘Christmas’ themes, but bring them to life from fresh perspectives. The pamphlet opens with the winning poem, ‘St. Leonore and the Robin’ by Pippa Little. Featuring a fable from the life of a sixth-century Welsh Missionary, this piece is brief, lyrical and tender. Sarah Rowland Jones’ ‘Gabriel’s Greeting’ is full of robust humour and the distinctly contrasting tenderness of the angel’s refrain ‘Do Not Be Afraid’. Helen Overell’s little statue of a ‘Camel’ sits on an urban rooftop yet evokes the nativity. We loved how Sarah Westcott’s mysterious-sounding ‘Guardians’ turn out to be prosaic heroes: ‘We see them every day/ brushing coal dust from their arms/ or plaiting a child’s hair,/reaching into high corners with feathers.’ To close, Wendy Klein offers a witty lyric, ‘The Usual Suspects’, artfully musing on the joy to be had at the simple repetition of rituals, of well-loved hymns and films on television: ‘The relief of knowing how it will end/the same every time.’ These Pages Sing: Spring 2025 Published in 2025 Spring 2025 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read Poems from Cardiff Read Twelve Poems for Christmas Read TPS

CJ Wagstaff

CJ Wagstaff Instagram Microphone-alt Linkedin CJ Wagstaff is a poet, musician and non-fiction writer from Neath in South Wales. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry Wales, Swim Press, Buzz Magazine and others. In his practice, CJ is interested in exploring interpersonal relationships to place. He is currently studying for a PhD in creative writing. Your browser does not support the audio element. Spring 2025 – Next Door’s Dog Barking Your browser does not support the audio element. Spring 2025 – Heron Song Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… The Waters That Raised Us As a nation, Wales has deep cultural and geomorphological associations with water. In this vital anthology, editor Taylor Edmonds asks nine contemporary Welsh writers to consider how the waters we live alongside shape who we are and connect us to one another. Drawing on personal experience, family history, folklore and local legend, they explore the waters that have raised them, from seas, rivers and waterfalls to reservoirs and swimming pools. In doing so, they address the fears that come with knowing these bodies of water are at risk from climate change. The result is a powerful collection of unique stories, histories and imagined futures for the waters of Wales, which remind us why these vital forces need both our protection and respect. Includes essays by Sofia Brizio, Taylor Edmonds, Malachy Edwards, Dylan Huw, Joshua Jones, Francesca Reece, Durre Shahwar, Kathryn Tann, CJ Wagstaff and Kandace Siobhan Walker. These Pages Sing: Spring 2025 Spring 2025 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Read The Waters That Raised Us Read TPS

Lindsay Comer

Lindsay Comer X-twitter Comments Link Lindsay holds an MA in Creative Writing and is based in South Wales. Her short stories, flash fiction and poetry has been published internationally in lit mags and journals including: Gwyllion Magazine, Wishbone Words, The Unwritten, The Daily Drunk Mag, The Viridian Door, Litmora Literary Magazine, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, The Dirigible Balloon, The Hooghly Review, Periwinkle Pelican and The Maudlin House. Her short stories also feature in anthologies including Laughs in Space (Slab Press) and Grimm Retold (Speculation Publications.) You can find her on Twitter-  or her website  Your browser does not support the audio element. Read More… Gwyllion Gwyllion can be many things. The ghosts and spirits that haunt the halls at twilight, the dusk wanderers up to no good. The scoundrels and the miscreants. The wise old fae who take no nonsense from humans. Hags and witches, wisps and sprites, the gwyllion are every malevolent trickster that wanders the night in search of mischief. They are not your friends. Any who are so unfortunate to encounter the gwyllion are led astray, haunted, frightened quite to death. Cackling laughter and strange cries across the moor, voices hidden in the storm. Our magazine is a place you can get lost, if only for a moment, only to emerge to find a hundred years have passed. Our stories will enchant you, if you would let yourself be enchanted. We cannot promise you comfort, we cannot promise you safety. Only this; an experience, an adventure, a moment set apart from the mundane hum to find glory in the dark and hidden spaces in between. We will not be held responsible if you lose your way. Grimm Retold Gwyllion can be many things. The ghosts and spirits that haunt the halls at twilight, the dusk wanderers up to no good. The scoundrels and the miscreants. The wise old fae who take no nonsense from humans. Hags and witches, wisps and sprites, the gwyllion are every malevolent trickster that wanders the night in search of mischief. They are not your friends. Any who are so unfortunate to encounter the gwyllion are led astray, haunted, frightened quite to death. Cackling laughter and strange cries across the moor, voices hidden in the storm. Our magazine is a place you can get lost, if only for a moment, only to emerge to find a hundred years have passed. Our stories will enchant you, if you would let yourself be enchanted. We cannot promise you comfort, we cannot promise you safety. Only this; an experience, an adventure, a moment set apart from the mundane hum to find glory in the dark and hidden spaces in between. We will not be held responsible if you lose your way. Laughs in Space Donna Scott is an established science-fiction editor, who recently won the BSFA Award for Best Collection for The Best of British Science Fiction 2022. She just so happens to be a stand-up comedian too – an Old Comedian of the Year finalist, Some Antics Comedy finalist, and part of the multi-award-winning cast of The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen and has performed comedy at numerous science-fiction conventions over the years. With Laughs in Space, Donna looked for incisive science-fiction stories from the cream of the genre’s contemporary authors, but with a funny twist. Stories that are funny, quirky, eyebrow-raising and heartwarming – or bleak and sweary if that’s more your thing. Read stories about tech going wrong; broken spaceships; alien housemates; the tribulations of dating outside one’s species, and the odd chicken. I mean really odd. There is black humour, there’s absurdism, clever funny, silly funny – all kinds of funny! These Pages Sing: Autumn 2024 Published in 2024 Autumn 2024 Issue of These Pages Sing Literary Magazine: a curated collection of poetry and short fiction from writers with a Welsh connection. Autumn 2024 Wordsmiths: Sue Moules, Gareth Writer-Davies, Carolyn Thomas, George Sandifer-Smith, Sheila Jacob, Catrin Mari, Sue Regan, Angela Graham, Elizabeth Lockwood, Angela Arnold, Charly White, M.R.Smith, Barbara Hughes-Moore, Guinevere Clark, Catrin Lawrence, Rebecca Elizabeth Roberts, Rosy Adams, Jonah Jones. Cover Illustrated by Kornelia Urbaniak. Read Gwyllion Read Grimm Retold Read Laughs in Space Read TPS