The aim of the day is to focus attention on these small press collections with poetry readings, film and visual art presentations, discussion panels, and a creative workshop.

Poets: National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa; Hafan press author Aruni McShane; Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch and Mererid Hopwood.

Panellists: Luke Thurston, Neal Alexander and Eurig Salisbury from Aberystwyth University; Francesca Brooks, York University; Nia Daniel, LLGC/NLW; and Elaine Treharne, Stanford University.

Librarians and archivists: Timothy Cutts, LlGC/NLW; Liz Lawes and Tabitha Tuckett, and Erika Delbecque, UCL.

Film and visual art: Rhun Jones, LlGC/NLW and Heddwen Campbell, Gwenllian Davenport, and Rose Shuckburgh, the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.

Others: Clare Lees, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Mererid Puw Davies, UCL and Sharon Morris, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.

Further information and Booking links to NLW/LlGC:
https://www.library.wales/visit/things-to-do/events

Presenting small press material by small publishers in Wales at NLW/LLGC we will be joined online by presentations of material in the Welsh language from library collections at University College London, UCL and Stanford University.

Spineless Wonders is an international network of artists, writers, academics and librarians, creating and researching small press publications including artists books.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/project/spineless-wonders

Simultaneous translation will be available for the Welsh-language presentations and you will be able to ask questions in Welsh throughout the event.

This event is co-sponsored by University College London, the National Library of Wales/ Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru and Stanford University.