Owain Glyndwr - 'The Silver Fox' - An Interview With Welsh Writer Jenny Sullivan

 

AmeriCymru spoke to Welsh author and novelist Jenny Sullivan about her life and work. Jenny is the author of many children's books including Tirion's Secret Journal and Full Moon which won the prestigious Tir Na-Nog award in 2006  and 2012 respectively. She is currently working on a series of historical novels based on the life of Owain Glyndwr. Jenny was born in Cardiff and now lives in France. She travels to Wales to work with school students on a regular basis

An Interview With Welsh Author & Blogger Philip Stephen Rowlands

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An Interview With Welsh Author Evonne Wareham

AmeriCymru spoke to Welsh author Evonne Wareham about her work and future plans. Evonne is the winner of the Joan Hessayan New Writers' Award 2012 for her novel Never Coming Home

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An Interview With Welsh Writer Roy Le Coeur

Roy Le Coeur is an author of fantasy, historical and science fiction who has always had a passion for literature, history, Art and for the ridiculous. He lives in South Wales and his latest novel 'Strata Florida: A Tale of The Grail' is a story of  deceit, lust and adventure  set in 1538 in Glastonbury and Wales.

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An Interview With Jean Mead, Author of 'The Widow Makers' - Americymru

Jean Mead

"It is always a pleasure to introduce a first rate historical fiction writer on the site. All the more so if her work happens to be set in Wales. In this interview AmeriCymru spoke to Jean Mead author of The Widow Makers , Strife - The Widow Makers and Freya 800AD about her work, future plans and passion for sailing. Be sure to check out Jean's website for details of her past publications and future speaking engagements.

Jean has also contributed an original short story for publication on the site. Joe Standish - Boyhood 1823 is a prequel to 'The Widow Makers' and revolves around incidents from the boyhood of one of its main characters."

An Interview With Welsh Writer Philippa Davies - Author of 'The Gritties'

AmeriCymru spoke recently to Philippa Davies about her new book 'The Gritties'.

"The Gritties is a novel about the 1984/85 miners strike in South Wales, focussing on a group of women who run a soup kitchen.

It is about survival, sex, ambition and a fight to preserve community – even though the jobs involved are some of the most dangerous in the world.

Caught in the crossfire between Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and miners’ leader, Arthur Scargill, the volatile situation allowed careerist politicians and journalists to thrive, while idealists saw their lives destroyed."...more HERE

An Interview With Eirian Jones, Author of 'The Welsh Lady From Canaan'

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An Interview With Welsh Writer Bernard Knight

AmeriCymru: Hi, Bernard, and many thanks for agreeing to talk to AmeriCymru. In the course of a distinguished career as a forensic pathologist, medical doctor and barrister you have also found time to write more than 30 novels since 1963, in addition to radio and teleplays and non-fiction works. What was your main motivation when you began writing fiction? What inspired you?

Bernard: I suppose my literary career began when I was a medical student in Cardiff in 1949, which was after being first a farm worker in Gower and then a hospital lab tech. By default, I became editor of the student magazine, appropriately called 'The Leech' - and as usual, being editor of any small publication meant you had to write most of it yourself.

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New Edition of Hedd Wyn's Poems - An Interview With Daffni Percival of Merilang Press

Daffni Percival has lived in Wales since 1985. She writes poetry and children's books and publishes both from Merilang Press.She lives in an ancient farmhouse with two border collies. two cats. three pet sheep and a dozen or so ducks.She is partly retired but teaches occasional crash courses in Russian, French and Welsh. AmeriCymru spoke to Daffni about Merilang Press and about the recent publication of a new edition of the poems of Hedd Wyn.

An Interview With Nancy Wright - American Welsh Poet

AmeriCymru spoke to Nancy Wright, American-Welsh poet and WNAA Board of Trustees member about her poetry and her involvement with the North American Welsh Choir .Nancy was the winner of first place prize in the 2011 West Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition. To read her winning entry go here:- Remembering Fengdu Go here to enter this years West Coast Eisteddfod Online Poetry Competition

Welsh Double Agent Arthur Owens - An Interview With Madoc Roberts, Author of 'Snow'

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Welsh Double Agent Arthur Owens - An Interview With Madoc Roberts, Author of 'Snow'

Interview With Dave Lewis - Welsh Author of 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete'...."good old fashioned sex and violence"

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An Interview With Sarah Woodbury - King Arthur, Time Travel And Medieval Mystery

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An Interview With Sarah Woodbury - King Arthur, Time Travel And Medieval Mystery

An Interview With Welsh Writer Lloyd Jones - Electric Sheep And A Small Mouse

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An Interview With Welsh Writer Brian John - Author of 'On Angel Mountain'

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An Interview With Welsh Writer Brian John - Author of 'On Angel Mountain'

In Defence of the Empire: Roman Gwynedd 398-1301 - David Leedham

This volume ( together with the other 4 in the series ) is a must read for anyone with an interest in the Roman or early medieval period of 'Welsh' history. 'The Bitter Sea' attempts nothing less than a narrative account of the entire period with particular reference to Wales and the problem of defending it , and Roman Britain generally, against attacks from across the Irish Sea. 

Ten Questions with Author Jayne Joso

Author Jayne Joso's most recent novel is Perfect Architect, from Y Lolfa.

An Interview With Dr. Jonathan Hicks Author of 'The Dead of Mametz'

Dr Jonathan Hicks is the Headteacher of St Cyres Comprehensive School in Penarth. He began his career as an English teacher and has taught in four secondary schools. Married with three sons, one of whom is also a teacher, he is a longstanding supporter of Cardiff City F.C. He is the author of four books on military history: ‘A Solemn Mockery’ on the myths of the Anglo-Zulu War, which in 2006 won the Victorian Military Society’s top award; ‘Strange Hells’ which told the story of his great uncle’s service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the Great War. He has also written on his hometown’s military past in the 2007 book ‘Barry and the Great War’ – an illustrated account of the part that Barrians played in that conflict, a lecture on which won the Western Front Association Shield in 2010. In 2008 he wrote an illustrated account on the role Barrians played in WW2 - ‘Barry and the Second World War’. AmeriCymru spoke to Jonathan about his first novel 'The Dead of Mametz'

Nine Questions with Judith Barrow

Author Judith Barrow

AmeriCymru: Hi, Judith and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru. Your most recent novel Pattern of Shadows is set in a WWII POW camp. Care to tell us a little more about it?

Judith: Pattern of Shadows is the story of Mary Howarth, a nurse in the hospital of the German POW camp in her town of Ashford in the North West of England. Initially courted by a guard at the camp, Frank Shuttleworth, she soon realises that he not what he seems; he is a moody, possessive and dangerous man. Mary comes from a difficult background but she’s loyal to her dysfunctional family and, as the main breadwinner, she accepts the weight of the demands on her; she toes the line.  Then she meets Peter Schormann. Peter is a German prisoner. He is also a doctor and under the rules of the camp he works in the hospital alongside Mary. As a civilian nurse Mary Howarth has been warned against the dangers of being too friendly towards any of the patients or German doctors.  However, as the story unfolds Mary’s initial dislike slowly turns to cautious respect for Peter’s skill as a surgeon, then to an illicit friendship. Mary rails against the familial and national loyalties that constrain and forbids her feelings for a man who is considered an enemy. In times of war such a relationship is called fraternization. And fraternization is a dangerous and serious offence. Loyalty and love usually come hand in hand. In Pattern of Shadows they are absolutely opposed. And, inevitably, alongside that conflict there is jealousy. Unable to believe that Mary is rejecting him, and suspicious of her feelings for the German doctor, Frank confronts her - with dreadful consequences.