New Welsh Review 139

Susie Wild is Parthian's publishing editor specialising in poetry and fiction. With Parthian since 2007, she has worked with many wonderful writers and translators including Julia Bell, Zoe Brigley, Mari Ellis Dunning, Rhian Elizabeth, Amaia Gabantxo, Richard Gwyn, Rae Howells, Natalie Ann Holborow, Tristan Hughes and Lloyd Markham. Susie is the author of two poetry collections (Windfalls and Better Houses), the short story collection The Art of Contraception, listed for the Edge Hill Prize, and the novella Arrivals.

• Editorial: Susie WildExtract: Odette Debono's debut memoir White Sheep tells tales of an unreachable girl born into the narrow dockland streets of late-sixtiesNewport.In Conversation: Alex Hubbard & Amy Grandvoinet. An abridged live transcript from the launch of Alex Hubbard's gothic debut novel, Storm, in Aberystwyth.ESSAYS:Muted Neon Dreams (Osaka, Japan): Elin Gruffydd captures quiet moments in dreamy spaces through the nostalgic lens of film.For the Thrill of It: Carole Burns on mysteries and masterful storytelling in new fiction from Fflur Dafydd, Tristan Hughes and Cynan Jones.In Translation: Slate gods: Angharad Price finds new powers in disobedience on a walk with her father.The Rheidol Prize Shortlist: Hon Oedd Fy Ninas (This Was My City): Potter and allotment gardener Louise Denham asks what lessons can be learnt from our present-day efforts to tackle the climate and nature emergency.The Garden is This Garden: Catrin Menai explores absence and renewal through the lens of mothering and ecological restoration.!Ojala !: Lewis Davies seeks the human side of politics in three recent memoirs from Chris Bryant, Nicola Sturgeon and Simon Hart.++ Short Stories from Diana Powell, Keza O'Neill and Marketa Pilatova (translated by Isabel Stainsby).++ Guest Poets: Jessica Mookherjee, Stephen Payne, Natasha Gauthier and Emily Vanderploeg.