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Rhys Owain Williams
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Rhys Owain Williams

about


Author bios of 50 and 100 words can be found here 
"Rhys Owain Williams explores the ghostly ripples that are cast out by everyday happenings, reflecting on and weaving together the disparate strands of experience that make up a life."
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– Review of That Lone Ship by Eleanor Howe, 
New Welsh Review
Rhys Owain Williams is a writer from Swansea, Wales. His work has been published in magazines and anthologies, and read at events, festivals and on national television. Through his writing, he has also responded to various artistic commissions, with clients including Art in Site, Swansea University, Nationwide Building Society and NHS Wales.

Rhys's poetry has been translated into Welsh, Greek and Latvian, and his first poetry collection, 
That Lone Ship, was published by Parthian in 2018. He edits The Crunch multimedia poetry magazine, and is a Hay Festival Writer at Work.
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​Find out more about his projects below.
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THE CRUNCH

Alongside Richard James Jones and Adam Sillman, Rhys runs The Crunch multimedia poetry magazine.
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The Ghastling

From 2018 to 2022, Rhys was assistant editor of The Ghastling: a literary magazine dedicated to the macabre.
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The SWANSEA FRINGE

 From 2018 to 2022, Rhys was the literature co-ordinator for The Swansea Fringe.
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writers at work

Rhys became a Hay Festival Writer at Work in 2017.​
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Morriston Hospital

Some of his poems are on permanent display at Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
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Commissions

Through his writing, Rhys has responded to various artistic commissions.
Ⓒ Rhys Owain Williams 2008–2022
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That lone ship on the horizon
​arriving or leaving?