Welcome to Nia Williams's Website

Nia Williams is a writer and musician, living and working in Oxford. This website gives information about her published fiction and non-fiction, her work and rates as a piano accompanist, and projects currently in progress. You can also find links to Nia's publishers and to performers whom she accompanies on a regular basis.

Contact Nia on:
webquery@niawilliams.com

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Writing Fiction Nia is the author of two novels, both published by Honno: The Pier Glass (2001) and Persons Living or Dead (2005), which was nominated for the Wales Book of the Year Award of 2006. Her short stories have been published in several anthologies, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Wales, and translated into Czech. Nia's work is promoted by Welsh Literature Abroad, and she is a member of The Society of Authors and of Academi (The Welsh Academy). Nia has experience of discussing her books at literary festivals, on bookshop and library tours, and on BBC radio and television. Click here to read extracts from Persons Living or Dead or The Pier Glass. Updates Lyrics and Libretti To see details of current works in progress, click here. Writing and music frequently overlap in Nia's work and she has written song lyrics and libretti for her own and other people's music, as well as adapting several opera libretti. Her lyrics have been recorded and performed on radio and stage, and she wrote the Welsh-language lyric for a song by Fiona Bennett which reached the finals of the annual A Song for Wales S4C television contest. Non-Fiction Nia has written a guide to Normandy (AA Publishing) and has contributed features and articles to many non-fiction books covering travel and history. For details see Published Titles.

Music Nia composes music, lyrics and libretti, and arranges music for singers. Details of current works in progress are available here. She also works as a pianist and repetiteur, accompanying singers, instrumentalists and choirs at concerts, rehearsals, exams and auditions; coaching students for ABRSM grade exams, and working with children in school and theatre-in-education projects. To hear sample tracks go to Repertoire and Rates. terzina As part of the trio terzina, Nia accompanies soprano Sarah Leatherbarrow and mezzo Rebecca Martin, performing music in a range of styles from Baroque to Broadway at weddings, conferences and events. For further information, visit www.terzina.org.uk. MEZZOPIANO Rebecca Martin and Nia also perform together as MEZZOPIANO, at wedding and memorial services, parties, launches and other events. For more information visit www.mezzopianomusic.co.uk. Oxford Opera Studio With her colleague Ruth Holleley, Nia co-runs the Oxford Opera Studio, which stages concerts and small-scale productions. Diary

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