Read our review of 'Blessed Are The Cracked' here .. The Seedy Side Of Life In Rural Wales ''A friend is a good egg, even if they are slightly cracked - blessed are the cracked for they shall let in the light'' Buy ''Blessed Are The Cracked'' here Read our review here ... AmeriCymru: Hi Delphine and many thanks for agreeing to talk to AmeriCymru. Care to introduce your recent book in general terms for our readers? Delphine: My new book Blessed Are The Cracked is the first in a planned series of three set in the fictional west...

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Read our review of 'Surfing Through Minefields' here Author of 'A Discerning Womans Guide To Manhunting' " I am interested in the demonstration of human resilience in the face of failure and in the saving grace of humour " AmeriCymru spoke to Welsh author Bel Roberts about her writing, travels and future plans. Works by Bel Roberts:- BOOKS BY BEL ROBERTS ... AmeriCymru: Hi Bel and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed. You started writing, or at least publishing, quite late on in life. Were you always a writer? Did you always have it...

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Terry became a full-time writer after a career in industry and academia. He has more than forty books to his credit, many of them about Wales. Terry has appeared at the North American Festival of Wales in Vancouver and Washington. We spoke to Terry about his writing career and future plans. Buy Terry''s latest book ''The Physicians Of Myddfai'' here. More Books by Terry Breverton For more from Terry Breverton on AmeriCymru check out the links below. .... AmeriCymru:  We learn from your biography that you...

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Jaime Conrad is a young adult fantasy writer. She is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, but now lives in Cedar Park, Texas. Jaime has been interested in Wales ever since high school. Two years ago she got the idea for a Welsh-themed trilogy and started looking for a lake that her characters could visit She found Llyn Caerwych and the 'Copper And Cobalt Trilogy' was born. Books by Jaime Conrad   AmeriCymru: Hi Jaime and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru. What inspired you to set the Copper and Cobalt Trilogy in Wales? Jaime:...

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Christopher Westlake has won many prizes for his short fiction in competitions around the world. Brought up in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales Chris always ensures that his writing has a ''Welsh link or Welsh setting. His first novel ''Just A Bit Of Banter, Like'' revolves around the adventures and misadventures of Nick Evans:- ".... a young city-slicker with a trophy-girlfriend on his arm. Fast-forward just a day and he''s caught his girlfriend in an uncompromising position with his friend, accidentally sent a rude email to his boss - and he''s on his way home to South...

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... The Legend of Finndragon’s Curse is the first book in a unique, two book fantasy adventure series and is a fast paced, engaging and thrilling page turner. The story races along with plenty of twists and turns as it heads for the prophesized confrontation between the children and the evil Finndragon himself. Americymru spoke to author Richard Phillips about the book and his ongoing ''blog tour''. ... AmeriCymru: Hi Richard and many thanks for agreeing to talk to AmeriCymru. How did you become a writer and what attracted you to writing young adult fantasy...

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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...

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Read our review of Tolkien and Welsh by John Good here Tolkien And Welsh (Tolkien a Chymraeg): Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's Use of Welsh in his Legendarium - An Interview With Author Mark T. Hooker From the product description:- " Tolkien and Welsh provides an overview of J.R.R.Tolkien's use of Welsh in his Legendarium , ranging from the obvious ( Gwynfa —the Welsh word for Paradise ), to the apparent ( Took —a Welsh surname), to the veiled ( Gerontius —the Latinizaton of a royal Welsh name), to the hidden ( Goldberry —the English calque of a Welsh...

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Welsh poet Paul Steffan Jones won this year's (2012) West Coast Eisteddfod Online Poetry Competition with his entry  When You Smile You'll Be A Dog No More . Read the winning entry below. AmeriCymru spoke to Paul about his winning entry and about his work in general. AmeriCymru: Congratulations/Llongyfarchiadau on winning the 2012 West Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition and many thanks for agreeing to talk to AmeriCymru. Your poem 'When You Smile You'll Be A Dog No More' was the winning entry. Care to tell us more about the poem? Paul: Diolch. I am delighted...

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Read 'Joe Standish - Boyhood 1823' by jean Mead here ... 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...

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Back to Welsh Literature page > Read our review of 'A Christmas Carol Revisited' here Philip Rowlands is a former Headteacher from the Rhondda in South Wales. He is now an author and editor of 'Kindle Authors', a website which offers :- 'Encouragement, practical 'how to' advice, and support for all aspiring and established Kindle authors.' Kindle Authors A Christmas Carol Revisited ... AmeriCymru: Croeso i AmeriCymru Philip. Recently I have been admiring your work on Kindle Authors . How would you describe the site? Philip: Thanks...

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New from Y Lolfa "The amazing adventures of Margaret Jones (1842-1902), a lady from Rhosllannerchrugog, north Wales, who became famous in the nineteenth century as "The Welsh Lady from Canaan". She travelled extensively and spent time living in Paris, Jerusalem, Morocco, the United States and Australia. She published two books of her observations, "Llythyrau Cymraes o Wlad Canaan [The Letters of a Welsh Lady from Canaan] (1869) and "Morocco, a'r hyn a welais yno" [Morocco, and what I saw there] (1883). Her letters appear here alongside an account of her life and travels." Buy it...

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Read our 2013 interview with author Cynan Jones here Cynan Jones lives near Aberaeron in West Wales. His first book, 'The Long Dry 'was published in June 2006. The novel , which won a Betty Trask Award in 2007 is set on a Mid Wales farm. His second book 'Everything I Found on The beach' is also set in West and North Wales. AmeriCymru spoke to Cynan recently about his novels and his plans for the future. . . AmeriCymru: Many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru. What inspired you to become a writer? C ynan : I find it difficult to be around...

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Read our review of 'Snow' here SNOW is the codename assigned to Arthur Owens, one of the most important British spies of the Second World War. Described by MI5 as a typical 'Welsh underfed type' he became the first of the great double-cross agents who were to play a major part in Britain's victory over the Germans. AmeriCymru spoke to author Madoc Roberts about this fascinating and little known character. Buy 'Snow'  HERE ( Kindle edition available ) .. ... AmeriCymru:- Hi Madoc and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru....

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Back to Welsh Literature page > Read An Excerpt From Ctrl-Alt-Delete Here " Dave Lewis is a writer and poet based in Pontypridd, south Wales. He also lectures IT & Photography, designs web sites and is a keen photographer. He has always lived in Wales except for a short spell in Kenya in 1993-94 and enjoys travelling to different parts of the world. He writes content for and still maintains many web sites, was web producer for the BBC Wales Scrum V fanzine, has run four hugely successful rugby sites with Rivals.net and used to write a newspaper column for the...

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AmeriCymru: Hi Brian, and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru. You have been both a field scientist and a Geography lecturer in your time. What inspired you to write fiction? Brian: It's a great pleasure to talk to you.  I always enjoy chatting about the writing process. You should really have asked "Who inspired you to write fiction?" and the short answer to that would be "My wife Inger." I've been writing books for many years, and now have about 80 to my name, but the majority of these relate to my research specialisms of landscape evolution and the Ice...

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Read Lorraine Jenkin's blog here Lorraine Jenkin is the author of three novels. Her first - Chocolate Mousse and Two Spoons , was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to and was followed by Eating Blackbirds and Cold Enough to Freeze Cows . She has also written for The Times, The Guardian, The Observer and BBC Website amongst others. Lorraine now lives in Mid Wales with her partner, Huw, and their three little girls. AmeriCymru: Hi Lorraine and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by AmeriCymru. You have written three highly successful...

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Aled Lewis Evans is a Welsh poet and writer in various media. Born in Machynlleth and now lives in Rhosllanerchrugog. His first volume of poetry was published by Barddas in 1989. He w as a broadcaster on local radio (Sain y Gororau) from 19831993, then taught at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, Wrexham. He has won prizes in the National Eisteddfod three times: in 1991 for his volume of poetry for young people, in 1998 for his monologue and in 1999 for his anthology of poetry for young people 12-14. His most recent volume of poetry, Dim Angen Creu Teledu Yma, was published in 2006. AmeriCymru...

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Read an extract from 'Flashback' here About David Barry :- David Barry (born 30 April 1943) is a Welsh author and actor. He is best known for his role as Frankie Abott, (the gum-chewing mother's boy who was convinced he was extremely tough), in the LWT sitcom Please Sir! and the spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang, He has appeared in several films, notably two TV spin-off movies - Please Sir! and George and Mildred. David is now an author with two novels and an autobiography under his belt, Each Man Kills , Flashback and Willie The Actor. Read an extract from...

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Bruce Laders fourth collection of poetry, Embrace, is about the need for love and intimacy. Winner of the 2010 Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition, he has received a writer-in-residence fellowship from The Wurlitzer Foundation and an honorarium from the College of Creative Studies at UC-Santa Barbara. A New York City teacher for many years, he is the founding director of Bridges Tutoring, an organization based in Raleigh, North Carolina, educating multicultural students. AmeriCymru spoke to Bruce about his work and about the poets craft. AmeriCymru: Hi Bruce, and many thanks...

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