ROBERT MINHINNICK's first novel, Sea Holly (Seren) was shortlisted in 2008 for the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize. His first collection of short stories, In Goliath's Country (Seren) is due this autumn. Also appearing this year from Gomer is Fairground Music: the World of Porthcawl Funfair, with photographs by Eamon Bourke. He has twice won the UK Forward Prize for 'best individual poem', and his last collection from Carcanet was King Driftwood, 2008. He is an advisor to the charity, 'Sustainable Wales'.

ZOË SKOULDING’s most recent collections of poems are Remains of a Future City (Seren, 2008), long-listed for Wales Book of the Year 2009, and The Mirror Trade (Seren, 2004). Her collaborative work includes Dark Wires with Ian Davidson (West House Books, 2007) and From Here, with Simonetta Moro (Dusie, 2008). She is an AHRC Research Fellow at Bangor University, where she also runs part-time courses in literature and creative writing. She has edited the international quarterly Poetry Wales since 2008.