EDITED BY ELAINE CANNING
INTRODUCED BY JULIA BELL
A collection of new contemporary short stories by Welsh
writers, comprising twelve diverse stories about human
relationships between people and places, representing the
winners of the 2021 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.
Including short biographical notes on the authors and
an introduction by Guest Judge Julia Bell, a writer and
Course Director of the MA Creative Writing at Birbeck,
University of London
The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition is a distinguished
national writing competition for writers born or living in
Wales. Originally established in 1991, Parthian is delighted to
publish the 2021 winning stories on behalf of the Rhys Davies
Trust and in association with Swansea University's Cultural
Institute.
Previous winners of the prize have included Leonora Brito,
Tristan Hughes and Kate Hamer.

Introduction by: Julia Bell