Lloyd Jones (born 14 July 1951) is a poet, novelist and photographer. In 2002 he became the first person to walk completely around Wales, a journey of a thousand miles. Born at Bryn Clochydd,

Gwytherin Gwytherin is a village in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in a small valley through which the River Cledwen flows and has been winner of 'Best Kept Village' on four occasions. Its church is dedicated to Saint Winefrid (Welsh: Gwenfrewy gwen ...

, near

Llanrwst Llanrwst ('church or parish of Saint Grwst'; ) is a market town and community on the A470 road and the River Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales, and the historic county of Denbighshire. It developed round the wool trade and became known als ...

, he lives at

Abergwyngregyn Abergwyngregyn () is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales. Under its historic name of Aber Garth Celyn it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It lies in the historic county of Caernarf ...

and has formerly worked on a farm and as a newspaper editor, a lecturer and a mencap nurse. He writes in both Welsh and English. After almost dying from alcoholism he gave up drinking on 28 December 2001. He is a graduate of Bangor University, with a degree in Welsh and English literature. He has published the following books: * ''Mr Vogel'' (Seren, 2004), which was based partly on Jones' walk around Wales. It won the

McKitterick Prize The McKitterick Prize is a United Kingdom literary prize. It is administered by the Society of Authors. It was endowed by Tom McKitterick, who had been an editor of ''The Political Quarterly'' but had also written a novel which was never publ ...

and was shortlisted for the

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the United Kingdom's first literary award for comic literature. Established in 2000 and named in honour of P. G. Wodehouse, past winners include Paul Torday in 2007 with ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'' an ...

for Comic Fiction. * ''Mr Cassini'' (Seren, 2006), which was partially inspired by his walking across Wales in seven different directions. It 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 ...

award in 2007. * ''My First Colouring Book'' (Seren, 2008), a collection of short stories and essays. * ''See How They Run'' (Seren, 2012), part of the Mabinogion series. * ''Y Dŵr'' (Y Lolfa, 2009) a novel about climate change, set in Wales. * ''Y Daith'' (Y Lolfa, 2014), a fantasy about a walking trip along Offa's Dyke. * ''Water'' (Y Lolfa, 2014), a translation of Y Dwr. * ''Fflur'' (Y Lolfa, 2019), a country romance. He has self-published the following books of poetry: * ''Secret Life of a Postman'' (2014) * ''Out With It '' (2016) * ''My life on Tlön '' (2017) * ''Collected Poems '' (2019) * ''Selected Poems '' (2019) He has also self-published the following volumes of essays: * ''Three Little Things Before I Go'' * ''When I'm 64'' In addition, he has published the following: * ''Bron Haul – the croft on the moors'' (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, bilingual edition, 2011), a festschrift by three authors telling the story of a small moorland croft. * ''The Dream of the Mouse, '' a surreal comic novel. He has also translated a highly successful Welsh novel, O! Tyn y Gorchudd, by Angharad Price: * ''The Life of Rebecca Jones '' (MacLehose Press, 2014) He has also contributed chapters to: * ''Sing, Sorrow, Sorrow: Dark and Chilling Tales'' (Seren Books, 2010) * ''Un yn Ormod'', a book about people who've experienced problems with alcohol (Y Lolfa, 2020) Photographic exhibitions: * ''People and Places I Wouldn't Have Seen if I'd Carried on Drinking'' at the Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth, from 18 January – 29 February 2020. * ''Byw yn y Wlad/Country Life'' at the Syr Henry Jones Museum, Llangernyw, Summer 2021. * ''Sobor o beth/Sober light of day'' at Storiel Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor, October –– December 2021.

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Review of ''Mr Cassini''
1951 births Living people Welsh novelists People from Conwy County Borough {{Wales-writer-stub