Folding Rock Magazine

In the latest iteration of our interview series with writers, we get to peek into the brilliant mind and creative life of Jon Doyle (@jondoyle.bsky.social), author of the critically acclaimed novel COMMUNION, and soon to be published in Folding Rock (lucky us)! zurl.co/MQdDT

Announcing the next suite of themes for Folding Rock Magazine: Issue 008: Lost and Found Issue 009: Interwoven Issue 010: In the Flesh Click here for more details and submission deadlines: zurl.co/xFN5D We can't wait to read your work. P.S. Submissions for our Water issue close on 1st December.

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

We're delighted to welcome Steffan into this new fellowship, officially starting today! He'll be selecting and translating pieces from Welsh into English, beginning with Issue 007: Water – and you can look forward to reading his work across three consecutive issues of the magazine 📚

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

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In this issue: Paz Koloman Kaiba Emily Burnett Natasha Gauthier Marged Elen Wiliam Taz Rahman Hanan Issa Jon Doyle Marvin Thompson Anthony Shapland Sioned Erin Hughes Ed Garland Manon Steffan Ros Lesley James Rhiannon Fielder-Hobbs Steffan Wilson-Jones Ben Huxley

With original new stories, essays and poetry in both English and Welsh, we celebrate five years of Representing Wales, and all the writers who have come through that programme and continue to chart new territory in this ever-evolving literary landscape.

‘Treigl’ can mean many things. A journey, passage, or wandering path. To move, to roam; progress – and change. Time that turns, flows and tumbles onwards. Here, in these pages, are some of the countless definitions of what it means to write from Wales today.

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

From bud to leaf to fruit, Louise Denham charts the changes of her two fig trees through the seasons, and paints a gorgeous portrait of our perennial fascination with this enchanting inflorescence, and the reciprocity and interconnection at the heart of its bloom.

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

P.S. Subscribers to our brand new Writers' Room Substack heard it first. If you want to be in the loop about all our writerly events, get on over there!

P.P.S Attendees will be the first to hear the announcement of themes for Folding Rock Issues 008, 009, and 010!

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

2 Sept

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.

2 Sept

We've learnt our lesson, so look out for an email from us with the zoom link to join the event online.

2 Sept

The silver lining is that it is an extra opportunity for those of you who couldn't make the bank holiday to join us next week instead! Register here: zurl.co/FNIrK We hope to see you online soon 📚

29 Aug

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

27 Aug

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.

zurl.coSome Women – Folding RockFrom Issue 004 | What connects Icelandic huldufólk, infidelity, Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen? Find out in this remarkable short story from the acclaimed Icelandic author of The Mark

27 Aug

And from our online archives, we would highly recommend the utterly brilliant 'Some Women' by Fríða Ísberg, translated from Icelandic into English by Larissa Kyzer, and originally published in Issue 004: Telling Tales. It is available to enjoy on our website here: zurl.co/2Yl1G

zurl.coThe Folding Rock Translation Fellowship / Cymrodoriaeth Gyfieithu Folding Rock – Folding RockIn partnership with Literature Across Frontiers and Wales Literature Exchange. Mewn partneriaeth gyda Llenyddiaeth ar Draws Ffiniau a Chyfnewidfa Lên Cymru.

27 Aug

P.S. for the emerging translators amongst you: there is still (just about) time to apply for the inaugural Folding Rock Translation Fellowship! You can find full details here: zurl.co/OGyFO Applications close on 31 August. We look forward to reading your applications soon!

18 Aug

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!

14 Aug

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

13 Aug

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.

7 Aug

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

27 July

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

24 July

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

20 July

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!

9 July

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

8 July

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

7 July

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

7 July

This is a one-year collaborative development opportunity for an emerging literary translator to scout and translate three short literary texts from Welsh into English for publication in Folding Rock Magazine.

7 July

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

1 July

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.

1 July

Subscribe to Folding Rock here: zurl.co/yHmX3 Pre-order Issue 005: zurl.co/MOHH2 Reserve tickets to our party in Barry next Friday: zurl.co/DYEEO

25 June

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

19 June

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

16 June

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)

8 June

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

8 June

An important update on pay (1/2): As an organisation committed to fair pay, we have adjusted the salary upward to guarantee full compliance with the highest statutory UK minimum wage tiers for the successful candidate. The role remains open to absolutely anyone (though we

8 June

continued (2/2): will be prioritising applicants based in Barry due to the nature of the funding). If you’ve already submitted your application, don't worry – you don't need to do a thing. Your application is safely in our inbox and will be processed under the corrected, higher pay rate.

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.

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In this issue (2/2): Liam Jones Lucy Dawes Durneen Sasha Debevec-McKenney Jannat Ahmed Emily Vanderploeg @emily-vanderploeg.bsky.social Claire Pickard Silvia Rose Joshua Lee-Jones

Food, it seems, is a universal binding agent. In a world ever more disparate and draining, and with scarcity in so many of our lives, this thing and everything it comes with — family, story, ritual and comfort — is what holds us together each day. It’s what sustains us.

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.

Our fifth issue is a fifteen-course tasting menu of remarkable new work, from writers pushing boundaries in a feast of different ways. Stories cultivated in grief, love and violence; in sickness and in lush abundance — told from allotments, tables, hospital beds and dog-eared recipe books.