Honno Press

Honno Press Vibrant fiction & non-fiction from Welsh women. Longest running UK independent women's press. Great writing, great stories, great women.

Honno Welsh Women's Press is an independent co-operative press run by women and committed to bringing you the best in Welsh women's writing. It was established in 1986 by a determined group of volunteers who wanted to increase the opportunities for Welsh women in publishing and bring Welsh women's literature to a wider public. They asked the people of Wales to show their support for the new enterp

rise by becoming shareholders in the cooperative and in the first six months more than 400 people bought shares. Honno continues to be supported by hundreds of individual shareholders who believe in its work. True to its roots the press still only publishes work by women of Wales. Most of Honno's titles are novels, autobiographies and short story anthologies in English but it also publishes poetry, children's and teenage titles and books in Welsh. Over the years the Press and its titles have been awarded many awards. It is guided by the Honno Committee of volunteers who set the strategic direction of the Press, decide the publishing programme and manage the office and staff. The Honno office is located in the mid-Wales coastal town of Aberystwyth. Honno receives financial support from the Books Council of Wales.

19/12/2024

This year we've publishing some fantastic non-fiction titles and also restocked our best sellers. All our books are available from your local bookshop or online. Give the gift of reading this year.

17/12/2024

We're delighted to share the news that we have signed Alison Layland's third novel After the Clearances. This gripping Cli-Fi will be landing on shelves in July 2025.

Read more on our website https://www.honno.co.uk/articles-1/honno-launches-gripping-cli-fi

Alison has two previous novels published with Honno, Someone Else's Conflict and Riverflow both available from your local shop or online.

12/12/2024

Looking for that perfect gift for the Bookworm in your life? Here's a selection of all our new titles that are guaranteed to delight the avid reader in your life. All our books are available to order online or from your local bookshop.

Our Fiction window is now closed for 2024. We're delighted to have received so many manuscipts this year and we're going...
05/12/2024

Our Fiction window is now closed for 2024. We're delighted to have received so many manuscipts this year and we're going to be busy catching up with ourselves over the next few months. Keep an eye on our social media for when submissions reopen.

We're still open for non-fiction and have a food writing call out open until January 2025. See our website for more information: https://www.honno.co.uk/submissions

02/12/2024

It's the first day of advent folks!!!
So whilst you open the first window of your advent calendar, and justify one of many mince pies for breakfast whilst frantically searching ‘Non-cringe presents for awkward teenagers’ on the tinterweb, we thought we’d clear up a few of your most asked Christmas questions:

🎄We will be open EVERY DAY from TODAY until 4pm on Christmas Eve.

🎄Oeningl hours are:
10am to 5pm Mon-Sat.
Sunday's will be 12-4pm
LATE NIGHT SHOPPING on THURSDAY'S UNTIL 7PM. (Although I reserve the right to close early if no one ventures out, ok?!)

🎄FREE POSTAGE on all UK mail orders over £20 in value. £2 postage if under £20

🎄All orders are carefully and properly packaged and sent with Royal Mail

🎄If it's not in stock, we have NEXT DAY DELIVERY available (excludes Sunday)

🎄GIFT CARDS come in multiples of any £ you wish and can be bought by contacting us on social media, phone, or email and can be redeemed instore and do not have an expiry date. Gift cards can not be redeemed against gallery works.
🎄Click and collect is available, send us a message, and we'll do the rest

🎄We will accept exchanges/returns into the New Year-but by 31st January, please. Keep your receipt.

🎄Our last day of postage is 20th DECEMBER, but this could be later depending on the item

🎄If sending gifts directly, we can use our best wrapping skills (Kate loves wrapping) before posting out for you and are happy to include a notecard

🎄If you don't know what you’re looking for or you would like advice on choosing a gift, please pop in the shop, send us a message via our socials or
📞 01766512066

🎄If in doubt, a Christmas themed blind date with a book is the solution to all your gift problems- that way, if they don't like it, blame us 🤣

🎄🎁Shop small, independent & and local, please!🎁🎄

🎁🎄A big Happy Christmas from us all here Browsers 🎁🎄
Dwi'n ymddiheuro nad yw'r post yma yn dwyieithog!

Photo taken at Advent Storytelling at Felin Uchaf Roundhouse in 2018. An Advent Spiral is a tradition that involves walking in a spiral path to symbolize finding light in the darkness during the winter. It's a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the turning point of the year and look for inner light. The Felin Uchaf advent Spiral celebration is being held tonight from 4pm

Give a book this Christmas!
02/12/2024

Give a book this Christmas!

It's the first day of advent folks!!!
So whilst you open the first window of your advent calendar, and justify one of many mince pies for breakfast whilst frantically searching ‘Non-cringe presents for awkward teenagers’ on the tinterweb, we thought we’d clear up a few of your most asked Christmas questions:

🎄We will be open EVERY DAY from TODAY until 4pm on Christmas Eve.

🎄Oeningl hours are:
10am to 5pm Mon-Sat.
Sunday's will be 12-4pm
LATE NIGHT SHOPPING on THURSDAY'S UNTIL 7PM. (Although I reserve the right to close early if no one ventures out, ok?!)

🎄FREE POSTAGE on all UK mail orders over £20 in value. £2 postage if under £20

🎄All orders are carefully and properly packaged and sent with Royal Mail

🎄If it's not in stock, we have NEXT DAY DELIVERY available (excludes Sunday)

🎄GIFT CARDS come in multiples of any £ you wish and can be bought by contacting us on social media, phone, or email and can be redeemed instore and do not have an expiry date. Gift cards can not be redeemed against gallery works.
🎄Click and collect is available, send us a message, and we'll do the rest

🎄We will accept exchanges/returns into the New Year-but by 31st January, please. Keep your receipt.

🎄Our last day of postage is 20th DECEMBER, but this could be later depending on the item

🎄If sending gifts directly, we can use our best wrapping skills (Kate loves wrapping) before posting out for you and are happy to include a notecard

🎄If you don't know what you’re looking for or you would like advice on choosing a gift, please pop in the shop, send us a message via our socials or
📞 01766512066

🎄If in doubt, a Christmas themed blind date with a book is the solution to all your gift problems- that way, if they don't like it, blame us 🤣

🎄🎁Shop small, independent & and local, please!🎁🎄

🎁🎄A big Happy Christmas from us all here Browsers 🎁🎄
Dwi'n ymddiheuro nad yw'r post yma yn dwyieithog!

Photo taken at Advent Storytelling at Felin Uchaf Roundhouse in 2018. An Advent Spiral is a tradition that involves walking in a spiral path to symbolize finding light in the darkness during the winter. It's a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the turning point of the year and look for inner light. The Felin Uchaf advent Spiral celebration is being held tonight from 4pm

📢 NEW CALL OUT ✍📢We want your food writing memoirs and recipies.  Head over to our website for more information on how t...
01/12/2024

📢 NEW CALL OUT ✍📢

We want your food writing memoirs and recipies. Head over to our website for more information on how to submit. Deadline 24 January 2025.

https://www.honno.co.uk/recipe-book

29/11/2024

NEW CALL OUT

Calling all foodies we're looking for your food memories. We want writers to share with us their important recipes and the nostalgia connected with them.

Head over to our website for more information on how to submit. Deadline 24 January 2025.

https://www.honno.co.uk/recipe-book

25/11/2024

The best things come to those who wait! After a slight technical hitch we are very pleased to announce that The Stranger in My House is now available to download on all eBook platforms for just 99p. This gripping domestic suspense novel will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Get your copy now:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stranger-My-House-Judith-Barrow-ebook/dp/B0D935JH6W

Join author Judith Barrow in celebrating the release of her latest novel The Stranger in My House in Kilgetty this Satur...
17/11/2024

Join author Judith Barrow in celebrating the release of her latest novel The Stranger in My House in Kilgetty this Saturday. Entry is free and copies of Judith's books will be available to purchase.

"One of my favourite things about working with authors aside from reading their wonderful stories is getting to capture ...
15/11/2024

"One of my favourite things about working with authors aside from reading their wonderful stories is getting to capture the moment the author holds their finished book for the first time. This year I got to personally deliver copies of The Stranger in My House to author Judith Barrow at the Aberaeron Literary festival where we celebrated a special pre-release event. This is Judith's eighth book with us and handing over her first copy I have to confess we both welled up. The Stranger in My House is our last book of 2024 and we're ending the year with a proud high for all the team at Honno. Huge thanks to Judith for allowing us to bring this wonderful story to shelves. Readers can now pick up their paperbacks (and all of Judith's other books) from their local bookshops or from the link below. Congratulations Judith from us all at Honno." (Lynzie, Business Manager)

https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781916821224

14/11/2024

We are beyond thrilled to be celebrating the release of The Stranger In My House by one of our favourite authors Judith Barrow in paperback today.

After the death of their mum, twins Chloe and Charlie are shocked when their dad introduces Lynne as their ‘new mummy’. Lynne, a district nurse, is trusted in the community, but the twins can see her kind smile doesn’t meet her eyes. In the months that follow they suffer the torment Lynne brings to their house as she stops at nothing in her need to be in control.

Betrayed, separated and alone, the twins struggle to build new lives as adults, but will they find happiness or repeat past mistakes? Will they discover Lynne's secret plans for their father? Will they find each other in time?

The Stranger in My House is a gripping ‘cuckoo in the nest’ domestic thriller, exploring how coercive control can tear a family apart. Set in Yorkshire and Cardiff, from the 60s to the winter of discontent, The Stranger in My House dramatises both the cruelty and the love families hide behind closed doors.

“Judith Barrow’s greatest strength is her understanding of her characters and the times in which they live.” Terry Tyler

Order your copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781916821224

If you missed our launch of Many Roads last month it's now available to stream through YouTube on the  channel.https://y...
12/11/2024

If you missed our launch of Many Roads last month it's now available to stream through YouTube on the channel.

https://youtu.be/zgusAz7d8Ts?si=Dsjf-PgFn10wqVtU

“Yn sydyn aeth popeth yn ddu.” Yn 11 oed, cafodd Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams ei tharo gan lori laeth wrth gerdded ym Mumbai. Yn sgil y ddamwain collodd Faaez...

30/10/2024

This Halloween we're stepping into the world of the uncanny and strange with Crow Face, Doll Face by Carly Holmes. This weird and unsettling novel is available in your local bookshop or online, in paperback and eBook. Embrace the weirdly wonderful this week.

https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3956/9781912905829

25/10/2024

Mohini Gupta is our other co-compiler of MANY ROADS. We worked with Mohini in 2023 on The Hindu Bard and are so pleased she was able to join us again and share with us her passion for this project. Mohini will be joining our launch virtually this Tuesday and will be chatting with other contributors via our big screen for a night to remember as we celebrate this wonderful book.

Our launch is almost sold out for in-person tickets but you can still stream the event live on the night. More information in our Bio.

24/10/2024

Chinyere Chukwudi Okeh is on one of the co-compilers of MANY ROADS and also has contributed her own inspirational story to the book. Chinyere will be in coversation with editor Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams in person in Aberystwyth this Tuesday and will be chatting with other contributors about their work. We've loved working with Chinyere on this project and have been blown away by her energy for gathering these stories.

Our launch is almost sold out for in-person tickets but you can still stream the event live on the night. Tickets: https://linktr.ee/honnopress

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