Daniel Morden (born 1964 in

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) is a

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storyteller in the

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and a children's writer. Morden retells traditional stories from various cultures, in particular the Celtic and the ancient Greek. He has performed all over the world, in schools and theatres, at festivals and on the radio, for example. His published books include collections of stories and legends and retellings of

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, the latter in joint work with

Hugh Lupton Hugh Lupton is a British storyteller, one of the most prominent figures in the tradition of oral storytelling. Early life and career Lupton was born in 1952, the eldest child of Francis G. H. Lupton and Mary Gee/Lupton. He is the great nephew ...

. Morden has twice won the English-language section of the Welsh Books Council's

Tir na n-Og Awards The Tir na n-Og Awards (abbreviated TnaO) are a set of annual children's literary awards in Wales from 1976. They are presented by the Books Council of Wales to the best books published during the preceding calendar year in each of three awards cat ...

, first in 2007 for ''Dark Tales from the Woods'', based on Welsh folktales, and then in 2013 for ''Tree of Leaf and Flame'', a collection of stories retelling the ''

Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () are the earliest Welsh prose stories, and belong to the Matter of Britain. The stories were compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, create ...

''.

Books

* ''Weird Tales from the Storyteller'' (2003), illustrated by Jac Jones * ''So Hungry'' (2004), ill. Suzanne Carpenter * ''Dark Tales from the Woods'' (2005), ill. Brett Breckon * ''The Other Eye'' (2006), ill. Jac Jones * ''Tuck Your Vest In'' (2008), ill. Suzanne Carpenter * ''Fearless'' (2009) * ''Tree of Leaf and Flame'' (2012), ill. Brett Breckon ;With Hugh Lupton

and Morden have written several volumes retelling ancient Greek stories. * ''The Adventures of Odysseus'' (2006), illustrated by Christina Balit * ''The Adventures of Achilles'' (2012), ill. Carole Hénaff * ''Theseus and the Minotaur'' (2013), ill. Carole Hénaff * ''Orpheus and Eurydice'' (2013), ill. Carole Hénaff * ''Demeter and Persephone'' (2013), ill. Carole Hénaff

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morden, Daniel 1964 births Welsh children's writers British storytellers People from Cwmbran Living people