Eigra Lewis Roberts
Eigra Lewis Roberts | |
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| Born | 7 August 1939 Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales |
| Language | Welsh |
| Alma mater | University College of North Wales |
| Subject | Post-War women in Wales |
| Notable awards | Multiple awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales |
| Spouse | Llew |
| Children | 3 |
Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 7 August 1939) is a Welsh-language author who has written about 30 plays, short stories, children's books and novels.[1] She has won numerous awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.[2]
Personal life
Roberts was born in Blaenau Ffestiniog. She attended Ffestiniog County School, at the same time as fellow author John Rowlands and poet Gwyn Thomas,[2][3] and later graduated from University College of North Wales in Bangor.[2] She then taught in Holyhead and Llanrwst, and now lives in Dolwyddelan.[1][4] Roberts has an honorary MA from the University of Wales.[4][5]
Career
Aged 20, Roberts won the open novel prize at the 1959 Caernarfon National Eisteddfod of Wales.[1][2] During the 1960s and 1970s, she was known for writing about contemporary life and the dissatisfaction of Welsh women in Post-war Britain, a topic not covered much by Welsh authors at the time.[6][7][8] In the 1980s, she screenwrote and adaptated her novel Mis o Fehefin to create the Welsh television programme Minafon.[2][4]
In 2006, Roberts wrote her first English-language novel, Return Ticket. The novel was semi-autobiographical.[5] In the same year, she won the Crown in the Swansea National Eisteddfod for a collection of poems about Sylvia Plath.[1][2][4] In 2013, her book Parlwr Bach was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award.[9]
Selected works
- Brynhyfryd, 1959
- Mis o Fehefin, 1980[10]
- Return Ticket, 2006 (Gomer Press)
- Parlwr Bach, 2013
References
- ^ a b c d Bissett, Daniel (18 June 2016). "Waunfawr farm sparks childhood memories for author in 3 Lle". North Wales Daily Post. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f 3 Lle: Eigra Lewis Roberts [3 Places: Eigra Lewis Roberts] (in Welsh). S4C. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Stephens, Meic (17 May 2015). "John Rowlands: Author who eschewed popular taste in order to explore the human mind and his own inner life". The Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Eigra Lewis Roberts". BBC Cymru (in Welsh). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Return ticket, by Eigra Lewis Roberts". Wales Online. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Sturrock, John (1997). The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 434. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Jones, John Graham (2014). The History of Wales. University of Wales Press. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ The Celts: History, Life, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 796. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "2013 Wales Book of the Year Award Shortlist". Literary Festivals. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ British National Bibliography. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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