Caryl Lewis (born 7 July 1978) is a Welsh novelist. She won the

Wales Book of the Year The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors. Established in 1992, the awards are currently ad ...

in 2005 with her novel ''Martha Jac a Sianco'', which was adapted into a film in 2008.

Biography

Lewis was brought up in

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until she was 12. Then she went to live on the family farm in

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, away. She got her initial education in Aberaeron Primary School and Aberaeron Comprehensive School. Lewis attended college both at Durham University and Aberystwyth University. She then began work at Tŷ Newydd, the National Writing Centre of Wales, and for the Welsh Academy. Lewis also worked in public relations as a writer. Lewis published her first novel in 2003 and it won the 2004 Tir na n-Og Award. She became better known when her novel ''Martha, Jac a Sianco'' won the Wales Book of the Year award in 2005. Her tenth novel ''Y Bwthyn'' won in 2016 and ''Y Gwreiddyn'' was shortlisted for Welsh Book of the Year Award 2017. ''Martha, Jac a Sianco'' was adapted for film which won the Atlantis Prize at the 2009 Moondance Festival in Colorado. Lewis has also written for television, including ''Hinterland'' and ''Hidden''. Lewis now lives on the outskirts of Aberystwyth.

Bibliography

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References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Caryl 1978 births Living people 20th-century Welsh people 20th-century Welsh women 21st-century Welsh novelists 21st-century Welsh women writers 21st-century Welsh writers People from Aberaeron Welsh women novelists Welsh television writers British women television writers Alumni of Durham University Alumni of Aberystwyth University