Monty Lit Fest
@montylitfest.bsky.social
Montgomeryshire Literary Festival. 12-24 June 2026 in historic town of Montgomery. Celebrating writing from Wales, the Borders and beyond (no self-publishing). With music, art and cake #FriendlyFestival
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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...
@BBCRadioCymru - son am hyn - cerflun Mike Peters yn Rhyl @thealarm.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
July 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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...
@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
Nice one @jonathancoe.bsky.social and @jonsavage.bsky.social
#jonathancoe #theproofofmyinnocence #JonSavage #thesecretpublic #montylitfest
June 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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
Nice one @jonathancoe.bsky.social and @jonsavage.bsky.social
#jonathancoe #theproofofmyinnocence #JonSavage #thesecretpublic #montylitfest
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Had just the best weekend in Montgomery. Such a great programme, brilliantly organised. Diolch o galon ffrindiau Drefaldwyn!
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.
@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.
June 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Had just the best weekend in Montgomery. Such a great programme, brilliantly organised. Diolch o galon ffrindiau Drefaldwyn!
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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.
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
June 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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
Thank you once again for a really enjoyable session at @montylitfest.bsky.social
Erasure - Take A Chance On Me (Official Video Remastered HD)
YouTube video by Erasure
youtu.be
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
youtu.be/L-d4J3YUQmU?.... @jonsavage.bsky.social #ABBA #reverseengineering ;)
Thank you once again for a really enjoyable session at @montylitfest.bsky.social
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 👏👏
June 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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
Braf cael dychwelyd i
@montylitfest.bsky.social
am y 4dd tro ar gyfer y Late Lounge a chael sgwrsio hefo
@JonSavage1966
Always great returning for the Late Lounge and this year a huge pleasure chatting The Secret Public with Jon Savage.
Shout Out on
@BBCRadioCymru
bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
@montylitfest.bsky.social
am y 4dd tro ar gyfer y Late Lounge a chael sgwrsio hefo
@JonSavage1966
Always great returning for the Late Lounge and this year a huge pleasure chatting The Secret Public with Jon Savage.
Shout Out on
@BBCRadioCymru
bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
June 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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
June 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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.
@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.
June 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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.
@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
"The King's Mother" - This is the one battlefield Wars of the Roses that you really need to know about
June 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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
"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
Andrew Green, Mike Parker, Roger Morgan-Grenville, Adam Bedford, Matthew Yeomans, Myfanwy Alexander
NB Unfortunately, Jon Gower is unable to attend
montylitfest.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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
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.
Lessons from the C16th & 17th 👀 👀
Thank you Luned & David Corser for your sponsorship.
June 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
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
Diolch Russ ac Owen, and Welshpool Printing Group for sponsoring, and all our printing
June 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
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
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unravels a complex tapestry of Ptolomies. With Clare Grist-Taylor
June 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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
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.
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.
June 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@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.
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"
The power of words to destroy and heal - just like nightshade. Few who can command language like Gwyneth.
"Deadly Nightshade"
June 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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"
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
Diolch yn fawr.
More about the Festival at montylitfest.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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
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
Diolch yn fawr - esp to sponsors EvaBuild. More about this weekend at montylitfest.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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
Diolch yn fawr - esp to sponsors EvaBuild. More about this weekend at montylitfest.com
Fab!!!
With Paul and Alice outside Castle Kitchen Montgomery - a fantastic lunch before #montylitfest
June 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Fab!!!
June 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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. 🥳 🍰📖📖
The rest of the weekend awaits you at montylitfest.com. 🥳 🍰📖📖
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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. 🥳 🍰📖📖
The rest of the weekend awaits you at montylitfest.com. 🥳 🍰📖📖
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Heading down soon - this will be really good ......
@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
Be the first in the queue for the book signing 😁
montylitfest.com?page_id=7501
Paperback of The Secret Public today. Exhibition of book materials plus more at the John Rylands Library until November. You know what to do
June 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Heading down soon - this will be really good ......
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Come join on Sunday in Montgomery if you're in a walking in nature with a dose of coastal history state of mind.
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
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
June 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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
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
June 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
**** 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
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