November 10, 2021
Heiddwen Tomos
Originally from Llanybydder, Heiddwen Tomos now lives in Pengarreg, Carmarthenshire, and is a Drama teacher in Ysgol Bro Teifi, Llandysul. She was the winner of the Drama Medal in the 2017 National Eisteddfod in Anglesey. Byw Llyfrau is a new Welsh-language podcast, and an exciting partnership between librarians from Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Ceredigion. It […]
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Rhian Cadwaladr
Actress and author Rhian Cadwaladr promised herself when she was a teenager that she would one day write a novel. Although since then she has written numerous scripts and shows for children, she was fifty before writing her first novel, Fi Sy’n Cael y Ci. She subsequently wrote another – Môr a Mynydd, and Plethu […]
Read moreCynan Llwyd
Cynan Llwyd was born and raised in Aberystwyth, and now lives in Cardiff. He currently works for Christian Aid. He is the author of the Welsh-language Young Adult novels, Pobl Fel Ni and Tom, and co-author of Agor y Drws – 6 Stori i Ddysgwyr. His latest novel Tom (Y Lolfa) is about the life of […]
Read moreJohn Sam Jones and Sian Northey
John Sam Jones was born in Barmouth, on the mid-Wales coast, and now lives in Germany. In his clear and absorbing memoir Y Daith ydy Adra / The Journey is Home, John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It is a story of journeys and realisation, of acceptance and joy. From […]
Read moreGeraint Lewis
Originally from Tregaron, Ceredigion, Geraint Lewis graduated in English and Drama at UCW Aberystwyth. Has been writing professionally since 1984, mainly for television. He has written a number of popular comedy series for S4C and BBC, written extensively for children, and scripted and storylined on numerous occasions for Pobol y Cwm, Iechyd Da, Teulu and two films for ‘Boomerang’, namely […]
Read moreRebecca Roberts
Byw Llyfrau is a brand new Welsh-language podcast, and an exciting partnership between librarians from Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Ceredigion. It is the result of the Libraries Wales Estyn Allan project. In the podcasts, the Estyn Allan team talk to different Welsh writers about their books and reading interests. Estyn Allan is a collaboration between […]
Read moreByw Llyfrau Trailer
Listen to the introduction to Byw Llyfrau, a new podcast discussing books, and interviews with Welsh writers produced by Estyn Allan in collaboration with Welsh Libraries.
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