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[PAST EVENT] Queer Lit Quarterly 13/06/25

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Latest update on timings: Doors open at 6.30 pm, with talks starting from 7pm.

Friday 13 June 2025: Queer Lit Quarterly returns to Aberystwyth Arts Centre with four fascinating authors of fiction and non-fiction. Arranged by Gayberystwyth Books and supported by Aberration, this is the LGBTQ+ night for all you book lovers! £8 (inc booking fee)

Dr Gareth Evans-Jones, editor of Curiadau

PJ Ellis, author of We Could Be Heroes

Ellen Jones, author of Outrage

Joshua Jones, author of Local Fires

Tickets: https://aberystwythartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173662770

Each author will read from and talk about their books and take audience questions. You will also have the chance to buy signed copies of the books. An enjoyable evening in the company of fascinating writers and friendly book lovers.

Summer Flood book launch 20/06/25

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Friday 20 June from 5pm: Gayberystwyth Books (Aberystwyth Market Hall) present this special event. Mike Parker and Norena Shopland launch a new edition of a milestone in Welsh LGBTQ+ literature, The Summer Flood by Goronwy Rees.

Norena Shopland and Mike Parker will be here to talk about their work, research and contributions to this new publication of ‘THE SUMMER FLOOD’ by Goronwy Rees.

This is an exclusive opportunity to get your hands on this fascinating book PRE-PUBLICATION! (To be officially published July 2025 by Parthian Books).

Why is this book important in queer literature? As in the author’s own life, the characters in this novel by Goronwy Rees struggle with bisexual attractions at a time when they could not be open about their lives and loves. A new edition is a cause for celebration and reassessment.

The book with a foreword and critical analysis by Mike Parker and afterword by Norena Shopland will be available to buy on the night, pre-release (officially available early July).

Norena writes: “When Goronwy Rees published his novel The Summer Flood in 1932 it disappeared almost immediately, and original copies are rarer than hen’s teeth. Now, Parthian Books is republishing what has turned out to be an important work in queer literature.”

ABOUT THE BOOK >>

VENUE: Gayberystwyth Books, Unit 8, Aberystwyth Market Hall, Great Darkgate St. Open Weds-Sat. Gayberystwyth Books links >>

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