Novels
- The Colour of Grass: Struggling to come to terms with widowhood, Helen begins to research her family tree, finding unexpected questions and answers and some unlikely new friendships in the process. Due for publication by Seren Books in 2011.
- The Director's Cut: the strange story of Vera Venti, star of the silver screen, and her even stranger family. Through the eyes of her most obsessive fan, the novel follows Vera's journey from a grocer's shop in a South Wales mining town to a life of celebrity and excess in Hollywood - and back again, to a confrontation with the narrator himself which changes everybody's life.
- Hidden Gems: some time in the very near future Wilf, a travel writer, makes his way along the British coast. As he researches and describes the beaches, faded stately homes, crumbling lidos and empty hotels, he worries about his missing girlfriend and recalls the events that led to her disappearance. At Hestyn, a remote and nondescript seaside town, Wilf meets the local historian, Lambert Stokes, and his trip takes a surreal and troubling turn.
Road test this novel on http://hiddengems-nia.blogspot.com
- Glass: a novel about the kindness and cruelty of people, and the beauty and fragility of the objects they create.
- Birdcage: the story of two sisters born in the Rookeries of mid-19th century London, and the different courses their lives take.
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Music/Lyrics
- Musical Theatre Project (music and lyrics): two people struggle to find romance while coping with the demands of the modern world. Further details available in autumn 2009; due for performance in 2010. Collaboration with Andy Milburn.
- Sedition (music and lyrics): a musical-cum-panto set against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, state paranoia and a war against terror. For further details and to enquire about workshopping/developing, contact Nia on webquery@niawilliams.com
- Greece! The Musical (music and lyrics): a contemporary take on some of the best known Ancient Greek myths, written for chorus, principals and piano (orchestration to follow). Ideal for schools, drama clubs. For further details and to enquire about hire/performance, contact Nia on webquery@niawilliams.com
- Daddy's Girls (music and lyrics): a chamber musical about three related women who come together after the death of an older man. Due for performance in summer 2010.
- Choral Project (lyrics): a collaboration with composer Malcolm Pearce on a suite of choral pieces based on dance throughout the ages. Due for performance Christmas 2010.
- Tales of the Greeks (lyrics): a cantata for bass, female voices, children's choir and chamber ensemble, based on ancient Greek myths. Collaboration with John Whittaker.
Due for performance 23-25 March 2010 at Long Lane School, Tilehurst
Click on the track below to hear a sample of collaborative work by John Whittaker (music) and Nia Williams (lyrics).
The Fox and The Stork (Oxford Girls' Choir).
From Aesop's Fables (music John Whittaker, lyrics Alf Williams, Nia Williams).
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