Autor/-in: Gwen Williams

Gwen Williams was born and raised in Salford in a Welsh home where three generations spoke Cymraeg and socialised in chapel. After studying Natural Sciences at Newcastle University, she trained as a social worker and later worked as an inspector of Care Services for the Welsh Assembly Government. Her writing has appeared in Poetry Wales and The North and various anthologies and has been listed and commended in multiple competitions. In 2023 her unpublished debut novel Somewhere to Go was longlisted for the Bridport Prize (the Peggy Chapman Award). As a long term member of Gymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg she was included in the anthology of experiences, Merched Peryglus/Dangerous Women (pub; Honno 2023). She earned a Masters degree in Art and Psychotherapy from Sheffield University and is obsessed with daily therapeutic journalling in words and images especially on travels. She lives in Llanfairfechan.