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• Oh Make Me A Mask : Dylan Thomas in 2020

  By amdally on February 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A look back at the news and developments of 2020 in the world of Dylan Thomas and his legacy. January 2020 The long-list for the 2020 International Dylan Thomas Prize was announced at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India. The… Read More ›

• A Year’s Turning: Dylan Thomas in 2019

  By amdally on January 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A look back at the news and developments of 2019 in the world of Dylan Thomas and his legacy. January 2019 The 65th anniversary of the publication of Under Milk Wood was the catalyst for a collaboration between BBC History… Read More ›

• Dylan Thomas: Winter 2018/2019 News Round-up

  By amdally on January 31, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to the winter 2018/2019 Dylan Thomas news round-up. Fern Hill Memorial Stone The newly restored Dylan Thomas memorial stone in Cwmdonkin Park was unveiled by artist Glenys Cour on November 9th, the 65th anniversary of Dylan’s death. The stone,… Read More ›

• Paul Ferris 1929-2018

  By amdally on November 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    We’re sorry to learn of the death of the writer and biographer Paul Ferris, at the age of 89. His 1977 biography of Dylan Thomas has been the standard work for many years and will have introduced many of… Read More ›

• Dylan Thomas: Summer 2018 News Round-up

  By amdally on August 28, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Welcome to the summer 2018 Dylan Thomas news round-up. Portrait purchased by National Portrait Gallery The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a portrait of the young Dylan Thomas by Augustus John. The painting, one of two portraits of Dylan completed… Read More ›

• Dylan Thomas: Winter 2017/2018 News Round-up

  By amdally on January 30, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Welcome to the winter news round-up where we take a look back at the second half of 2017 and look forward to 2018. In print we saw a new US edition of The Poems of Dylan Thomas (edited by John… Read More ›

• Dylan Thomas: Summer 2017 News Round-up

  By amdally on August 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to the summer 2017 Dylan Thomas news round-up. In our first update since January we look back at the third International Dylan Thomas Day in May, and at the award of the 2017 Dylan Thomas Prize. We also look at… Read More ›

• Dylan Thomas in Iran: New discoveries by John Goodby

  By amdally on June 15, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Dylan Thomas in Iran Professor John Goodby of Swansea University, one of the leading authorities on the works of Dylan Thomas, has kindly allowed us to share his account of new discoveries he’s made relating to the visit of Dylan… Read More ›

• How Instagram celebrated International Dylan Thomas Day 2017

  By amdally on May 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  May 14 2017 marked the third International Dylan Thomas Day, an annual day of celebration on the anniversary of the first ever stage production of Dylan Thomas’s best known work, Under Milk Wood. Each year, users of social media are… Read More ›

• Minstrel Mermaid of a Town: Dylan Thomas and the Festival Of Britain

  By amdally on May 15, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A blog I’ve written for Historic England The Historic England Blog International Dylan Thomas Day is celebrated on May 14th, commemorating the life and work of the Welsh poet. To mark this, Andrew Dally of dylanthomasnews.com introduces us to Dylan… Read More ›