Rhys Owain Williams is a writer from Swansea, Wales. His first poetry collection, That Lone Ship, was published by Parthian in 2018. Rhys is an editor of The Crunch and The Ghastling magazines, and is a Hay Festival Writer at Work. In 2018 he became the literature co-ordinator for The Swansea Fringe. Through his writing, Rhys has responded to various artistic commissions, with clients including Art in Site, The Poetry Takeaway, VCCP and Nationwide Building Society.
Projects
- 12 Voices of ChristmasIn 2018, I was recorded reading my poem 'Too Many Christmases' by creative agency VCCP for Nationwide Building Society's ‘12 Voices of Christmas' advertising campaign. The initial commission to pitch the idea to VCCP was from The Poetry Takeaway. My poem, about the challenges of splitting my Christmas Day between my parents, was one of a dozen from people across the UK expressing their thoughts and feelings about Christmas. The advert ran on UK television for eight days, from 24th December to un
- That Lone ShipMy debut poetry collection That Lone Ship was published by Parthian Books in October 2018, bringing together poems written over a period of roughly ten years. “Barnacled with haiku, patched up with odd borrowings from reading, memory and the news, full of curious nooks and obsessions.” – Wales Arts Review
- The Ghastling: Book SevenAt the beginning of 2018 I was appointed assistant editor of The Ghastling: a literary magazine dedicated to 'the macabre, ghosts and the oh-so strange'. I've been a big fan of the magazine since The Ghastling crypt first cracked open in 2014, so it was really exciting to be asked to join the team by editor Rebecca Parfitt. My first Ghastling submission window – for a themed edition in celebration of the bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – was a baptism of fire, with sixty stories to c
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Projects credited in
- Unlatched Podcast Ep4: Journeys Under the SunFeaturing poetry by Rhys Owain Williams, Zoë Wells, Helena Lönnberg, and Laura Grevel, and an interview with folk-inspired electronic duo Bossyking (Lauren Davey and Wayne Scurrah) about their new album ‘Music and Machinery’. Our performers take us on journeys to the Slovenian mountains, a London café and the Portugese coast, and remind us of the power of the sun.2
Work history
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Literature Co-OrdinatorThe Swansea Fringe
Swansea, United KingdomPart Time
Responsible for booking performers and organising literary events for The Swansea Fringe festival, and updating the festival’s social media channels with engaging, well-written content.
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Assistant EditorThe Ghastling
Maesteg, United KingdomPart Time
Assistant editor of a literary magazine dedicated to ghost stories and the macabre, with two issues published per year. See more at theghastling.com
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Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Social Media Management
- Graphic Design
- Website Development
- Research
- Organisation
- Quality Assurance
- Website Content