Meet Steffan Nicholas, the inaugural Folding Rock Translation Fellow 2026/27

OUT 12 NOVEMBER 2026: Folding Rock Issue 006: Treigl A special collaborative and bilingual edition created in partnership with Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales, and with the help of Poetry Wales. Pre-order now: zurl.co/CuInI

Your weekend read has arrived, and it has never been so sweet. Originally published in Issue 005: Sustenance, Louise Denham's 'Sweet Indecency' is available to read on our website: zurl.co/9Gu7x

Calling all writers! For our very first online Writers' Room, Kathryn will be in conversation with award-winning literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes, discussing all things writing and working towards a book-length publication. Tickets from £3 (and free for members): zurl.co/I5n72

Hold your horses, steady the brakes, get all your ducks in a row – the extra special edition of Folding Rock is nearly here And if you just can't wait, pre-order is available now: zurl.co/1PeHd

Folding Rock Readers' Room rescheduled to Monday 7 September, 6.30-7.30pm! We sadly had to postpone our inaugural Readers' Room due to technical issues. We're sorry to those of you registered for the inconvenience, but we hope that you'll be able to join us at the new time.

The opening lines from Joshua Lee-Jones' brilliant short-story 'Winston', from Issue 005: Sustenance. An act of love turns into an act of destruction, in this stunningly lean story of masculinity, grief, and the bond between people and their pets 🐕 Read the full story online now: zurl.co/91iAx

We hope you've had a wonderful Women in Translation Month (aka, August) To celebrate, we've selected a small but mighty assortment of some of our very favourite works of literature in translation! Swipe through to see our picks.

We're so thrilled to be back at Green Man Festival, in their Talking Shop line-up 🌻 You can find us on Sunday 23rd from 1.15–2pm, where our very own Robert Harries will be joined by the inimitable Anthony Shapland discussing his Wales Book of the Year winning A ROOM ABOVE A SHOP!

Sophie Calon reviews Comma Press' latest publication in their Reading the City series: THE BOOK OF CARDIFF edited by Isabella Barber and Martha O'Brien. Read our review online now, and pick up a copy of THE BOOK OF CARDIFF online or in all good bookstores 📚 zurl.co/sGYKR

We celebrated the launch of Issue 005, SUSTENANCE, at the wonderful Libreria Bookshop in Shoreditch. Diolch to Francesca Reece author of forthcoming novel SLEAZE and Joshua Lee-Jones, who read their short stories and joined fiction editor, Rob in conversation about being Welsh writers.

Join us at our inaugural Folding Rock Readers' Room!  Just like a book club, we're gathering together to dive deeper into the writing of Issue 005, with fellow readers and the FR team 🍽️ Tickets are £3, or free for our members and patrons: zurl.co/PzLdT

Folding Rock is coming to Liberia in London on 12 August! Celebrating Issue 005, Francesca Reece and Joshua Lee-Jones will be reading from their remarkable short stories, and joining fiction editor Rob Harries in conversation 🍽️ Tickets are FREE and available here: zurl.co/gWd5b

In our Issue 005 Review Essay 'Home and Happiness Multiplied', Jannat Ahmed reviews Hearth Food, edited by Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams & Rebecca Parfitt (Honno Press, 2026).  Available to read online now: zurl.co/DUcw3 🍴 Photo credit: @tasneem.films

On October 15, Book-ish and Folding Rock are hosting a celebration of writing from Wales We'll be joined by Silvia Rose, Jon Doyle, Jude Rogers and Lucie McKnight Hardy, with plenty of books, readings and magazines galore 📚 Tickets are available here: zurl.co/Owvm1 Hope to see you there!

It's publication day for ISSUE 005: SUSTENANCE, and what a feast it is. 🍽️ You can read the editorial online: zurl.co/HsFuQ Photograph by Louise Hagger, an unreleased image from Lydia Pang's original Eat Bitter zine

Today is your last chance to start a FOLDING ROCK subscription with Issue 003: Undersong -- Don't miss the music! foldingrock.com/subscribe/

Mae gennym ni newyddion cyffrous! Mae Folding Rock, Llenyddiaeth Ar Draws Ffiniau a Chyfnewidfa Lên Cymru wedi dod at ein gilydd i gynnig Cymrodoriaeth Gyfieithu newydd. Ewch i’n gwefan am y manylion yn llawn: zurl.co/yVvJx

We have exciting news -- Folding Rock, Literature Across Frontiers and Wales Literature Exchange have partnered up to offer a new Translation Fellowship!  Full details: zurl.co/l1OUX

Issue 005: Sustenance is only eight days away. Here's a flavour of the incredible fiction to whet your appetite, from Francesca Reece, Joshua Lee-Jones, Sabine Wilson-Patrick and Lucy Dawes Durneen.

Excited to announce that we'll be joined by a wonderful line-up of writers at our summer party! Carolyn Grace, Avery Rabbitt, Sabine Wilson-Patrick, Liam Jones, Louise Denham and Jannat Ahmed will be reading from Issue 005 🍽️ Tickets are free, and available to reserve here: zurl.co/NUI1N

Just in time for a weekend read & book recommendation, read our review of Jon Doyle's stunning debut novel COMMUNION here: zurl.co/k2oE6↗

We so excited to bring back our summer party! If you haven't got your tickets yet, what are you waiting for! A stellar line up of authors, the launch of Issue 005 and great company, all in beautiful Barry. AND tickets are free (reservation essential): zurl.co/BIQDT 🍽️ Author announcement soon!

We are also over the moon to be publishing our fiction writers, curated by Rob Harries. Meet Francesca Reece, Sabine-Wilson Patrick, Avery Rabbitt, Claire Pickard, Lucy Dawes Durneen and Joshua Lee-Jones! Issue 005: Sustenance is out on 9 July, and available to pre-order now: zurl.co/MBtg2

And our final batch of non-fiction writers, we are thrilled to feature Louise Hagger, Jannat Ahmed and Liam Jones! 🍲 Pre-order here: zurl.co/moUjL (3/3)

Meet our next group of incredible non-fiction contributors: Carolyn Grace, Chitra Ramaswamy, Emily Vanderploeg and Lydia Pang! Pre-order now: zurl.co/Qq2nR (2/3)

Meet our wonderful non-fiction contributors for ISSUE 005: SUSTENANCE, starting with Silvia Rose, Sasha Debevec-McKenney and Louise Denham. ISSUE 005: SUSTENANCE is out on 9 July, and available to pre-order here: zurl.co/Dsj9j      (1/3)

We’re extending our Magazine Assistant application deadline! 🚀 We’ve had a fantastic response to our upcoming 12-month internship role. To give everyone a bit more time to get their applications in, we are extending the closing date from Thursday 11 June to Monday 15 June. Details: zurl.co/rsRue

OUT 9 JULY 2026 ISSUE 005: SUSTENANCE PRE-ORDER: foldingrock.com/shop/standal... Cover art is by the incredible Louise Hagger, taken from the original Eat Bitter zine by Lydia Pang.

Hope you've got an appetite; Issue 005 cover and contributor reveal coming very soon.