Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 7 August 1939) is a Welsh-language author of about 30 plays, short stories, children's books and novels.[1] She has won several awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.[2]
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 |
Personal life
editBorn in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Roberts attended Ffestiniog County School, along with her fellow author John Rowlands and the poet Gwyn Thomas.[2][3] Having graduated from University College of North Wales in Bangor,[2] she 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
editAged 20, Roberts won the open novel prize at the 1959 Caernarfon National Eisteddfod of Wales.[1][2] In the 1960s and 1970s she was known for writing about the lives and dissatisfaction of Welsh women in Post-war Britain, a topic little covered Welsh authors at the time.[6][7][8] In the 1980s, she was the screenwriter adapting her novel Mis o Fehefin for the Welsh television programme Minafon.[2][4]
In 2006, Roberts wrote her first novel in English, the semi-autobiographical Return Ticket.[5] That year she won the Crown in the Swansea National Eisteddfod for a collection of poems about Sylvia Plath.[1][2][4] In 2013, her work Parlwr Bach was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award.[9]
Selected works
edit- Brynhyfryd, 1959
- Mis o Fehefin, 1980[10]
- Return Ticket, 2006 (Gomer Press)
- Parlwr Bach, 2013
References
edit- ^ 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. ISBN 9780192833181. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Jones, John Graham (2014). The History of Wales. University of Wales Press. ISBN 9781783161706. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ The Celts: History, Life, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. 2012. p. 796. ISBN 9781598849646. 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.