Beryl Baigent, writer with a connection to Wales (Wrexham, North Wales)
Beryl Baigent
Author of twelve poetry books. Books launched in Wales and England at various locations.
Writers
Welsh writers share the bardic tradition with stories and adventures written for over a millenium. Today we can enjoy story telling in many formats and this celtic skill has adopted the new mediums. Wales has produced some of the finest poets, novelists and even screen writers in history. Explore out list of Welsh writers to find Dylan Thomas, Alexander Cordell, Craig Thomas, Dick Francis, Bertrand Russell, Ian Hislop and may many more!
Ron Berry, writer with a connection to Wales (Rhondda, Cwm, South Wales)
Ron Berry
Author of many welsh books. His first offering was 'Hunter and Hunted' back in 1960 which he followed with 'Travelling Loaded' three years later.
Jack London, writer with a Welsh connection!
Jack London
Author of numerous stories, romantic adventures with realistic setting and character. In 1900, the son of the wolf: tales of the far north was published. London's Klondike tales are exciting, vigorous, and brutal. The call of the wild from 1903 is one of the best animal stories ever written.
John Owen, writer with a connection to Wales (North Wales, Merioneth)
John Owen
Non-conformist church leader and theologian. Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, who was also of Welsh descent. Dr Owen's most important work was his treatise on evangelical church governance. The majority of Owen's voluminous works are still in print.
John Dee, writer with a connection to Wales (Powys, Radnorshire)
John Dee
Renowned polymath. Tutor to Elizabeth I. A noted euclidian mathematician, antiquary, astronomer, philosopher, geographer, propagandist, astrologer, linguist and spy.
Saint Gildas, writer with a Welsh connection!
Saint Gildas
The first British historian. Wrote "Concerning the ruin and conquest of Britain", in 540, which was used extensively by Bede.
Taught by saint Illtud and known as "The second apostle of Ireland". His elder brother Hywel was said to have been killed by Arthur.
David Jones, writer with a Welsh connection!
David Jones
Writer, painter, calligrapher, illustrator, soldier. He Illustrated 'Gulliver's Travels' and other books.
TS Eliot described his part-poem part-novel 'In Parenthesis' as "a work of genius". WH Auden regarded his 'The Anathemata' as "... Probably the finest long poem written in English this (the 20th) century".
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