Tracey Rhys is a Bridgend-based writer and non-fiction editor, originally from the Rhondda. Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in Poetry Wales, New Welsh Review, Planet, The Lonely Crowd, Ink, Sweat & Tears and more. Listed for various competitions including the Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Competition, Poetry Wales Pamphlet Competition and Cardiff International Poetry Competition, her first pamphlet ‘Teaching a Bird to Sing’ was a judge’s favourite in the Michael Marks Award. She was a winner in the Poetry Archive’s Now: Wordview competition, and the recipient of a Literature Wales New Writer Award. Her first full collection ‘Bathing on the Roof’ will be available from Parthian Books in 2025. Tracey has an MA in the Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing, with experience of working at primary school level.
