Swansea Events Calendar

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This guide lists events at a glance, showing what’s on each month. See the highlights of What’s On for Swansea, featuring the best of things to do in Swansea – Live Music and Gigs, Family Events, Art & Culture, Food & Drink and much more. Swansea fundraisers and charity events.

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The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology 2026 – Launch Event

Name: The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology 2026 – Launch Event
Start: 2026-10-28T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-28T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Waterstones

28th October @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free

The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology 2026 – Launch Event
Wednesday 28th October | 18:00-19:00
Waterstones Swansea, The Old Carlton Cinema, 17 Oxford St, Swansea SA1 3AG

FREE TICKETS: https://bit.ly/rdlaunch26

Join us to celebrate the launch of The Rhys Davies Short Story Award Anthology 2026!

Guest judge Tyler Keevil, editor Elaine Canning and the finalists and overall winner of the 2026 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition, Ben Fergusson, will discuss the collection and the short story form.

“The stories which feature on the 2026 shortlist transport readers across various parts of Wales and further afield, including Italy and the US. These are compelling, tender stories focusing on environmental challenges and the natural world with strong folkloric elements; complex parent-child relationships; self-identification and obsession; and rural versus urban landscapes. It is an honour to include the work of the finalists in a special anthology dedicated to this competition – many congratulations to them all.” Elaine Canning (Editor)

Authors in this anthology: Dean Atkins, Hannah Dafforn, Lucie Donahue, Ben Fergusson, Sybilla Harvey, William Hutton, Issariya Morgan, Michelle Penny, Diana Powell, Satterday Shaw, Beth Webster, and Rhys Owain Williams.