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.

Just under two weeks left to apply for our exciting internship role! Full details here: foldingrock.com/were-looking...

We're looking for a Magazine Assistant – Folding Rock

An exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience through our first magazine internship - in Barry!

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Exciting news - Folding Rock are hiring! We're looking for a Magazine Assistant (12 month FTC) Key dates: - 18th May, 1-2pm – Online information session (drop-in) - 11th June, 12 noon – Application deadline Full details can be found here: zurl.co/YtMrG Good luck!🤞

Mizo know of #Wales, but few Welsh have heard of #Mizoram. Yet the 2 share deep, complex ties dating to 1890s. After finding #Cymru trinkets & plans for a Welsh-language school in northeast India, Valeria Mongelli & I pulled the thread @foldingrockmag.bsky.social foldingrock.com/the-last-cha...

The Last Chapel: A Welsh Legacy Hidden in North-East India – Folding Rock

Lorcán Lovett uncovers the influence of Welsh missionaries in Mizoram, reflecting on belonging, faith and colonial legacy, with beautiful photography by Valeria Mongelli.

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As Hay festival 2026 comes to a close, meet the final four @hayfestival.bsky.social writers at work. Our interviews with Emily, Naomi, Rolant and Holly rove from westerns and archival gems to vulnerability and community. It has been a joy to meet all of the writers!🌄 foldingrock.com/category/int...

Our first set of interviews with @hayfestival.bsky.social 2026 Writers at Work are live! Literary brilliance from Ben, Carys and Silvia spanning dream journals, cyberpunk and the push and pull of home. What are you waiting for! 🌷 foldingrock.com/category/int...

Goddess, enchantress, sorceress, protectress. @sophiekeetchauthor.bsky.social explores the many aspects of Morgan Le Fay in her bestselling trilogy. Ranging from feminine rage in Arthurian legend, reimagining mythology, and the creative life, read our interview with Sophie here: zurl.co/W64Ce 🧚

Exciting news - Folding Rock are hiring! We're looking for a Magazine Assistant (12 month FTC) Key dates: - 18th May, 1-2pm – Online information session (drop-in) - 11th June, 12 noon – Application deadline Full details can be found here: zurl.co/YtMrG Good luck!🤞

One year. Four issues. 60+ contributors. And we think they look pretty good together. There's a Folding Rock subscription for everyone, and if you're new here, all of our past issues are available to discover in our online store here: zurl.co/ryoGg P.S. Issue 005 is on its way, stay tuned 🍽️

The days are getting longer and summer reading is about to begin . . . Thankfully, Mel – owner of Griffin Books in Penarth – is here to recommend a slew of genre-defying picks to see you through the summer. Your TBR is sure to get a lot, lot longer 📚 Online now! foldingrock.com/books-in-the...