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We are hoping to engage readers in our list of contemporary writing from Wales and a wider European context of award-winning European fiction in translation into English. If you've got something to say about our books we'd like to hear from you.

Publisher Profile

Parthian Books

A Carnival of Voices in independent publishing. Parthian are one of Wales's leading publishers in the English language. We publish a diverse range of books that represent and reflect our culture. We also publish a list of European fiction in translation into English from some of the smaller languages. New for 2022 includes work award winning work from Czech and Basque. Our core list includes the Library of Wales series which features a selection of the best of the literary output of Wales in the 20th century. We also publish the Modern Wales series which reflects contemporary society in Wales We work with young writers to help develop their talents and literary careers. Award-winning writers such as Rachel Trezise, Tristan Hughes, Lloyd Markham, Deborah Kay Davies and Cynan Jones have all benefited from working through our development programme.

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