Rachel Trezise (born 1978) is a Welsh author, born in Cwmparc, Wales. Her debut collection of short stories, Fresh Apples, won the inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006.
Trezise's first novel, In and Out of the Goldfish Bowl, was published by Parthian in 2002 while she was still a student. It received broad critical acclaim, and saw her named as a 'new face of literature' by Harpers & Queen in 2003.[1] Trezise followed up this early success with contributions to the anthologies Wales Half Welsh (Bloomsbury, 2004), Urban Welsh: New Welsh Fiction (Parthian, 2005) and Sideways Glances (Parthian, 2005).
Trezise's second book, Fresh Apples, was a wry, gritty collection of short fiction describing life in the mining valleys of south Wales. Published by Parthian in 2005, it won the inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize for writers under 30.[2]
Trezise grew up listening to rock music in the late 1980s, and held a long ambition to write a rockumentary.[3] In 2007, Parthian published Dial M for Merthyr, Trezise's account of her time spent on tour with Welsh rock band Midasuno. Trezise also contributed a short story, 'On the Strip', to The Empty Page: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth, published by Serpent's Tail in 2008. The story takes its title and inspiration from a song on Sonic Youth's 1992 album Dirty. She wrote the play Cotton Fingers about a woman travelling from Belfast to Wales for an abortion for National Theatre Wales as part of its Love Letters To The NHS season in commemoration 70th birthday of the NHS.[4]
^"Dial M for Merthyr by Rachel Tresize". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Cotton Fingers". National Theatre Wales. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External linksEdit
Rachel Trezise Official Site
August 28, 2023
rachel, trezise, born, 1978, welsh, author, born, cwmparc, wales, debut, collection, short, stories, fresh, apples, inaugural, dylan, thomas, prize, 2006, born1978, cwmparc, rhondda, walesoccupationwriterlanguageenglishnationalitywelshperiod2000, presentnotabl. Rachel Trezise born 1978 is a Welsh author born in Cwmparc Wales Her debut collection of short stories Fresh Apples won the inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006 Rachel TreziseBorn1978 age 44 45 Cwmparc Rhondda WalesOccupationWriterLanguageEnglishNationalityWelshPeriod2000 presentNotable worksFresh Apples 2005 Notable awardsDylan Thomas Prize 2006Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Fiction 3 2 Non fiction 4 Drama 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditRachel Trezise was born in Cwmparc Rhondda in 1978 Her family is of Cornish origin She was educated at Treorchy Comprehensive School before going on to study at the University of Glamorgan now the University of South Wales and the University of Limerick Career EditTrezise s first novel In and Out of the Goldfish Bowl was published by Parthian in 2002 while she was still a student It received broad critical acclaim and saw her named as a new face of literature by Harpers amp Queen in 2003 1 Trezise followed up this early success with contributions to the anthologies Wales Half Welsh Bloomsbury 2004 Urban Welsh New Welsh Fiction Parthian 2005 and Sideways Glances Parthian 2005 Trezise s second book Fresh Apples was a wry gritty collection of short fiction describing life in the mining valleys of south Wales Published by Parthian in 2005 it won the inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize for writers under 30 2 Trezise grew up listening to rock music in the late 1980s and held a long ambition to write a rockumentary 3 In 2007 Parthian published Dial M for Merthyr Trezise s account of her time spent on tour with Welsh rock band Midasuno Trezise also contributed a short story On the Strip to The Empty Page Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth published by Serpent s Tail in 2008 The story takes its title and inspiration from a song on Sonic Youth s 1992 album Dirty She wrote the play Cotton Fingers about a woman travelling from Belfast to Wales for an abortion for National Theatre Wales as part of its Love Letters To The NHS season in commemoration 70th birthday of the NHS 4 Bibliography EditFiction Edit 2002 In and Out of the Goldfish Bowl Parthian 2005 Fresh Apples Parthian 2010 Loose Connections Accent 2010 Sixteen Shades of Crazy Blue Door 2013 Cosmic Latte Parthian 2021 Easy Meat ParthianNon fiction Edit 2007 Dial M for Merthyr ParthianDrama EditI Sing of a Maiden Theatre Chapter Arts Centre 2007 Lemon Meringue Pie Radio BBC Radio 4 2008 Jack Radio BBC Radio 4 2010 References Edit Rachel Trezise BBC Wales Online Archived from the original on 26 August 2007 Retrieved 21 May 2007 The Dylan Thomas Prize Retrieved 21 May 2007 Dial M for Merthyr by Rachel Tresize Retrieved 3 July 2017 Cotton Fingers National Theatre Wales Retrieved 16 May 2019 External links EditRachel Trezise Official Site Munster Literature Centre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel Trezise amp oldid 1081709246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
