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Ralph Ellison in Swansea

By Ian Rees Posted on 18 October 2022 Posted in Blog Tagged with Black History Month, culture, literature, Ralph Ellison, Swansea, writing
Ralph Ellison in Swansea

Ralph Ellison (1913-1994) the African American writer, critic and scholar, is best known for his acclaimed novel, Invisible Man, and for his short stories. He served in the merchant marine as second cook and baker from 1943-45, aiming to contribute …

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‘A tune on an ice-cream cornet’: Holiday Memory (1946)

By Chris Williams Posted on 17 August 2021 Posted in Blog, Events Tagged with blog, Dylan Thomas, events, holiday, photographs, summer, Swansea
‘A tune on an ice-cream cornet’: Holiday Memory (1946)

While known for his poetry, I was excited to find out that Dylan also wrote for radio and film. As I wandered through the exhibition, I discovered a page from one of his broadcasts and got hooked! One of my …

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A Romance made at the Dylan Thomas Centre

By Chris Williams Posted on 13 June 2019 Posted in Blog Tagged with blog, Dylan Thomas, exhibition, Swansea
A Romance made at the Dylan Thomas Centre

We’re delighted to publish a really moving guest blog from Arron Bevan-John, Swansea Council’s Community, Partnership and Destination Development Officer. It was February 2018 and I had landed on my feet. Alex shared something in common with me that I …

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Dylan’s Travels

By Chris Williams Posted on 22 May 2019 Posted in Blog Tagged with blog, Cwmdonkin, Dan Jones, Dylan Thomas, Swansea, Travels, UK, writing
Dylan’s Travels

Our theme for our May half term activities is Dylan’s Travels. Although Dylan spent much of his life living and writing in Wales, he travelled across the UK for poetry performances, broadcasts and other engagements. He spent a summer in …

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Terry Hetherington Award 2018

By Chris Williams Posted on 12 June 2018 Posted in Blog Tagged with Abertawe, blog, Dylan Thomas, literature, performance, poetry, reading, Swansea, writing, young people

In just over a couple of weeks’ time, we’ll be celebrating the creativity, originality and achievements of some of the most talented young writers in Wales. The Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award was established in 2009, in memory of the …

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