New Welsh Reader 122

Dystopian Fiction from Wales

By: Gwen Davies (Editor), George JL, Brown Rosey

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eBook | 1 December 2019 | Edition Number 1

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Utopias and dystopias predominate in this selection of novella extracts from Wales. Includes the winners and nominations in the New Welsh Writing Awards 2019 Aberystwyth University Prize for a Dystopian Novella, plus a photo essay by Tim Cooke and Ben Absalom on the Bridgend estate, Wildmill, and a column by editor and translator Gwen Davies on her adaptation of Caryl Lewis' gothic, evocative novel of possession and surrogacy, The Jeweller. With fourteen photographs.

Industry Reviews

'Rhydian and Jonno are the teenage duo at the heart of this pacey novella which balances big concepts such as ethics, language, propaganda and control with a human story of flight and finding love and trust where you can.' Gwen Davies, judge, New Welsh Writing Awards 2019 Aberystwyth University Prize for a Dystopian Novella, on 'The Word' by JL George

'Aeronwy, the heroine of this mystery searching for the cause of mass disappearances, makes us turn pages, keeps us caring for her and lets us really experience the nature, houses and routes of a Wales that has changed irrevocably and yet remains known.' Gwen Davies, judge, New Welsh Writing Awards 2019 Aberystwyth University Prize for a Dystopian Novella, on 'The Significance of Swans' by Rhiannon Lewis

'Reading this dystopia-set gay coming-of-age story, the reader relaxes into the writing and engages with characters whose motivations are perfectly captured. Here is a Britain afflicted by flooding, where London – not unlike today – sucks in money and energy as well as taking a lifetime to reach.' Gwen Davies, judge, New Welsh Writing Awards 2019 Aberystwyth University Prize for a Dystopian Novella, on 'Adrift' by Rosey Brown