Monty Lit Fest

06/06/2026

People's place in the natural world is an intrinsic part of Monty Lit Fest. Wales Book of the Year shortlisters Cynan Jones, and Carwyn Graves go with short stories and a look at a millennium of Welsh poetic tradition.

Sat 12th June. With Anthony Shapland and Sioned Wiliam

Granta Books Calon Books Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales Montgomery Town Hall WalesOnline

06/06/2026

Thank you Powys County Times and Claire Weston for this week's coverage. Just a week to go. Get those tickets pronto as we've already sold out for Zandra Rhodes and Andrew Logan

www.montylitfest.com, Ivy House Cafe or Bookshop Montgomery for 🎫🎫🎫

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06/06/2026

After this, come and ask the man himself! Thank you for the shout out.
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(Have a look at our other nature writers too; fiction, poetry and non-fiction. All at www.montylitfest.com)

As part of The Climate Coalition GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK, MEG will be hosting an Eco-Book Club at the Den in The Dragon Hotel, Montgomery on Monday 8th June from 7.30pm. Everyone welcome.

This will be an opportunity to discuss 'Landsmart' by Tom Heap (of BBC Country file).

Please pre-read this book, which can be purchased at Eaves & Lords Bookshop on Arthur Street. We highly recommend it.

Tom Heap will be appearing at the Monty Lit Fest on Sunday 14th June.

06/06/2026

"Nofel wahanol i'm straeon ditictif yw Cath Fenthyg, hanes dynes sy'n geisio rhoi ei fywyd nol ar trac ar ol ei wr yn ei adael. Fydd y sesiwn yma yn un ddifyr achos dwfnder a wybodaeth a jocs bas gen i. Tyrd!" Myfanwy Alexander

Bownd o gael sesiwn profoclyd a llawn hiwmor gan Myfanwy Alexander, ein Brenhines Trosedd ein hunain! Tro 'ma, dipyn yn wahanol, mae "eco-warriors" yn gorymdeithio dros dir y Canolbarth - a bywyd Cath.

Dydd Sul, 14 Mehefin, Dragon Hotel Montgomery

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Eisteddfod

06/06/2026

Bownd o gael sesiwn profoclyd a llawn hiwmor gan Myfanwy Alexander, ein Brenhines Trosedd ein hunain! Tro 'ma, dipyn yn wahanol, mae "eco-warriors" yn gorymdeithio dros dir y Canolbarth - a bywyd Cath.

Dydd Sul, 14 Mehefin, Dragon Hotel Montgomery

https://montylitfest.com/?page_id=9379

Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Menter Iaith Maldwyn
Eisteddfod

06/06/2026

...where you can also buy Monty Lit Fest tickets (in Montgomery).

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05/06/2026

Just over a week until Monty Minifest, 's celebration of children's books. Thank you to Montgomery CinW School for welcoming Sharon Benton to be your secret reader today.

With tales of a tiger sea captain facing some of humanity's global challenges; to Venice where a boy is convinced his blind sister's been kidnapped; to a lively collection of poems for children, fun and thoughtful; to Grace Ella and her magical friends - plus storytime for the very young.

Sunday 14th June at Montgomery Activity Centre. Tickets (children free) https://montylitfest.com/?page_id=9451

Children's Laureate Wales Nicola Davies ("Skrimsli")
Emma Rea ("Entangled)
Rhiannon Oliver ("Fresh")
Sharon Marie Jones ("Grace Ella" series)
Cyndy Humphreys & Georgia Dickinson (storytime for pre-school children)

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05/06/2026

Sian Hughes came to Monty Lit Fest in 2024 and took our breath away with her Booker Prize-listed "Pearl". At its heart were the unexplained, incomplete memories of a child and their ongoing effect on the adult - all wrapped up in scenes of distraction so well created that they're as vibrant today as when first read.

"No Such Thing As Monday", set in a much grittier world, pulls off the same magic trick of introducing an understanding of a dark past which is vivid and funny, reconciliatory and rippling with humanity. Reminiscent of vintage Kate Atkinson.

Sian Hughes is such a find, we want to share her with you. Sunday 14th June at Montgomery Town Hall. Click now for tickets and tell everyone!

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