Jane Evans

Jane Evans

T.Llew Jones Portrait

Original Pastel

32" x 36" Framed

£2000.00

1915 - 2009

T.Llew Jones was one of Wales' most well-known children's authors whose Welsh-language books have been read and loved by school pupils for generations.

He'd been writing stories since he was a child but it was during the 1950's that he began to publish both prose and poetry. His first novel for children was 'Trysor Plas y Wernen' and, like many of his books, it was based in his native Ceredigion. He went on to write more than 50 books in total, including 35 children's books.

A skilfull story-teller, his books draw on local legends, characters and places. The smugglers cove of Cardigan Bay, Twm Sion Cati, Sion Cwilt and Barti Ddu all crop up in his work.

Not surprisingly, his talents have won a range of accolades, In 1958, he won the chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and was the winning bard again the following year. In 1991, he picked up the Mary Vaughan Jones prize which is awarded for outstanding contribution to children's literature in Wales. He also won the Tir na n'Og literature prize in 1977, he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Wales.

Some of his books have been translated into English and others, like 'Tan ar y Coming' and 'Dirgelwch yr Ogof' have been adapted for television.

A regular contributor to Welsh-language television and radio programmes, he lived in Pontgarreg near Llangrannog in Ceredigion and in March 2005, he won the chair in Cymdeithas Ceredigion annual Eisteddfod.

T. Llew Jones died at the age of 93 on 9 January 2009