What does wellbeing mean for our communities, today and for the future?
In this anthology, we sought to answer that question, by reflecting on ‘Imagining wellbeing for our communities and for future generations.’ We invited people who are new or emerging in the journalism sector to respond with an essay centred around local issues and the topics that matter the most to them. We were especially keen to hear from areas who receive comparatively less news coverage. We have essays from Aberystwyth, Criccieth, Cwmdare and Dinas Powys, to name but a few. What’s included are responses to the theme which are both deeply locally rooted, but also focus on a wide range of different topics, including language, culture, transport and energy.
These emerging writers have been brave enough to voice their opinions on the future of Wales. They have offered their personal perspectives and a splash of communal narratives which, altogether, paint a much bigger and richer picture. One which we invite you to stand back and enjoy.
We are proud to have produced this anthology in partnership with ‘Creative Wales’, a government funded body who invests in ideas and people to help our economy flourish.
In the anthology, you will read essays from:
- Llinos Anwyl – Thinking long term: Cultural democracy and wellbeing in Wales
- Yvonne Murphy – It’s not funny how we don’t talk anymore
- Sairah Ahsan – Notes from a coastal English department
- DUKE AL – Out of focus
- Evan Gwen Davies – A car can’t be our only lifeline
- Dr Catrin Jones – Creativity and citizenship in Criccieth: Community spirit shaping a coastal town’s future
- Karen Smith – Connecting communities through local energy ownership
- Nia Williams – Pitheads and prams: Imagining wellbeing for our communities and for future generations
- Hilarie Owen – Imagining wellbeing for older professionals
- Jamie Green – Imagining a neuro-inclusive Wales for future generations
You can read the anthology in full in English and in Welsh.
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