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Lloyd Jones (Welsh Writer)
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, near Llanrwst, he lives at Abergwyngregyn 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 and was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 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 annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones or Lloyd-Jones may refer to: People Sports * Lloyd Jones (athlete) (1884–1971), American athlete in the 1908 Summer Olympics *Lloyd Jones (figure skater) (born 1988), Welsh ice dancer * Lloyd Jones (English footballer) (born 1995), English footballer * Lloyd Jones (Australian footballer) (1906–1990), Australian footballer for St Kilda Writers *Lloyd Jones (New Zealand author) (born 1955), New Zealand author *Lloyd Jones (Welsh writer) (born 1951), contemporary novelist from Wales *Lloyd Kenyon Jones, American newspaper journalist, lecturer and author Other * Lloyd Jones (socialist) (1811–1886), socialist, union activist, journalist and writer * Lloyd Jones (magician) (1906–1984), American magician, pharmacist, book dealer, and publisher * Lloyd Jones (politician) (born 1937), American politician * Lloyd E. Jones (1889–1958), U.S. Army general Surname * Antonia Lloyd-Jones (born 1962), British translator of Polish literature * Charles Lloyd Jones (1878–1958 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 gwenfrewi; Medieval Latin: Winefrida). In the centre of the village opposite the Lion Inn is the Church of St Winifred, which was built and dedicated in 1869. The church is believed to have originated in the mid-600s CE up by Prince Eleri who then went on to set up a double monastery in the village. He was the Abbot to the monks, and his cousin's daughter, St. Gwenffrewi, was the Abbess to the nuns. In the churchyard are three ancient yew trees and a row of four ancient standing stones approximately one metre high and aligned roughly east to west. The first stone carries a carving and what appears to be a 'W'. The church is one of the major places visited on the North Wales Pilgrims Way. In Literature Gwytherin is the setting for much of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanrwst
; ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is on the east bank of the River Conwy and the A470 road, and lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire. It developed around the Wool industry in Wales, wool trade and became known also for the making of harps and clocks. Today, less than from the edge of Snowdonia, its main industry is tourism. Notable buildings include almshouses, two 17th-century chapels, and the St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst, Parish Church of St Grwst, which holds the stone coffin of Llywelyn the Great. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the community had a population of 3,128. History Llanrwst takes its name from Saint Grwst, a 6th-century saint. The first church dedicated to him at Llanrwst was on a site now occupied by Seion Methodist Chapel, between Station Road and Cae Llan. A second St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst, church of St Grwst was bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergwyngregyn
Abergwyngregyn () is a village and Community (Wales), community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and Principal areas of Wales, 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 counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It is located at , adjacent to the A55 road, A55, east of Bangor, Wales, Bangor, west of Conwy. The Aber community, which covers an area of , has a population of 240 (2011). History Abergwyngregyn, generally shortened to Aber, is a settlement of great antiquity and pre-Norman Conquest, Conquest importance on the north coast of Gwynedd. Its boundaries stretch from the Menai Strait up to the headwaters of the Afon Goch and Afon Anafon. Protected to the east by the headland of Penmaenmawr, and at its rear by Snowdonia, it controlled the ancient crossing point of the Lafan Sands to Anglesey. A pre-Roman defensive enclosure, Maes y Gaer, which rises above Pen y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (journalist), Tom McKitterick, who had been an editor of ''The Political Quarterly'' but had also written a novel which was never published. The prize is awarded annually for a first novel (which need not have been published) by an author over 40. As of 2009, the value of the prize was £4000. The McKitterick Prize was first awarded in 1990. List of prize winners 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Sources * British fiction awards Society of Authors awards Awards established in 1990 1990 establishments in the United Kingdom First book awards Awards by age of recipient {{lit-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' and Marina Lewycka with ''A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian'' 2005 and Jasper Fforde for '' The Well of Lost Plots'' in 2004. Gary Shteyngart was the first American winner in 2011, and 2020 saw a graphic novel take the prize for the first time. The Prize is sponsored and organised by Bollinger, a producer of sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France, and Everyman Library, a book imprint that is a division of Random House. Until 2019 the winner was announced at the annual Hay Festival. Winners receive a jeroboam of Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée, a case of Bollinger La Grande Année and a complete set of the Everyman's Library P. G. Wodehouse collection. In addition, a Gloucestershire Old Spots pig is also named a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 administered by Literature Wales, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Welsh Books Council. Competition format The longlist of ten works in each language is published in April and the shortlist of three works in each language at the Hay Festival in May. The winners are announced in June or July. Since 2006, the winners have each received £10,000. From 2007, four runners-up (two in each language) also each receive £1000. In 2009, Media Wales sponsored a voted "People's Choice" award for the English-language works.Academi: Wales Book of the Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 11 – In the U.S., a top secret report is delivered to U.S. President Truman by his National Security Resources Board, urging Truman to expand the Korean War by launching "a global offensive against communism" with sustained bombing of Red China and diplomatic moves to establish "moral justification" for a U.S. nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The report will not not be declassified until 1978. * January 15 – In a criminal court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Welsh Novelists
Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian geological periods Other uses * Welsh (surname), including a list of people with the name * Welsh pig, a breed of domestic pig See also * * * Welch (other) * Welsch Welsch may refer to: * Georg Hieronymus Welsch (1624–1677), German physician * Gottfried Welsch (1618–1690), German physician * Heinrich Welsch (1888–1976), Saarlandic politician * Henry Welsch (1921–1996), American football and basebal ..., a surname {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Conwy County Borough
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
