Joshua Jones (he/him) is a queer, autistic writer and artist from Llanelli, south Wales.
His fiction and poetry have been published by Poetry Wales, Broken Sleep Books, Gutter Magazine, and others, and has been widely anthologised. He has been commended by the Poetry Society, twice shortlisted for the Rhys Davies Prize award, and was a Hay Writer at Work in 2024. In 2023 he was a Literature Wales Emerging Writer, and he also worked with the British Council to connect Welsh and Vietnamese queer writers.
His ‘poetic installations’ have been exhibited at Glynn Vivian art gallery, Turner House Penarth, and Cardiff Umbrella. His publications include Fistful of Flowers (2022), Local Fires (2023, Parthian), Three Months in the Zebra Room (Hello America Stereo Cassette, 2024) & The City On Film (Bread & Roses Press, 2024).
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Local Fires was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Polari Debut book Prize, 2024.
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​He co-founded and runs Dyddiau Du, a social hub and community library in Cardiff.
Everything Reminds Me Of Something Else
Ermose is a black hole on the internet where I keep all my music, videos, art and writing that's been published here there and everywhere, all in one place. At times it operates as an occasional blog. It's the home of my '2020 Ambient' blog, where I (sometimes) write about ambient, electronic, and instrumental music released in the year 2020. Key word is sometimes.
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Human Head is a sound & art project.
We've released an EP called 'Sorry, I Wasn't Listening' and a single called 'Monsterhouse'
through Beth Shalom Records. Currently on hiatus.
Dyddiau Du is a social hub, a space for art and literature, a community library.
Led by queer/neurodivergent folk, for queer/neurodivergent folk.
I co-run it with Rey Hope and Lucy Smith who, alongside our fantastic volunteers, keep it from drowning.
It's a sober, alcohol-free space where we curate art exhibitions, facilitate writing and art workshops, host open mics, etc. It's home to Cardiff Collage Club and the occasional Dyddiau Du Film Club.
We are available for private hire, so drop us an email. Also follow us on Twitter & Instagram!
Email: dyddiaudu@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @dyddiaudu
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Headshot by Nik Roche
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