Angharad Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Bethel, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Bangor University |
Angharad Price FLSW is a Welsh academic and novelist. She is a recipient of the Glyndŵr Award.
Biography
Price was born in Bethel, Gwynedd, Wales, [1] the daughter of the Welsh historian Emyr Price. [2] She graduated with a BA and DPhil in Modern Languages from Jesus College, Oxford. [3] She teaches at Bangor University and works on Welsh prose of the modern era. [1] She currently lives in Caernarfon.
Price's first novel, Tania’r Tacsi, was published in 1999. Her second novel, O! Tyn y Gorchudd!, won the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal in 2002 and was named Welsh Language Book of the Year by the Welsh Arts Council at the Hay Festival in 2003. [4] [5] [1] [6] An English translation of the novel, called The Life of Rebecca Jones, was also published in 2010. [1] Her third novel, Caersaint, was published in 2010. [7]
In 2014, Price received the Glyndŵr Award at the Machynlleth Festival. [8]
In 2015, Price was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. [9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr Angharad Price BA DPhil". Bangor University. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
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"Eisteddfod 2002 – Medal i Angharad" (in Welsh). BBC. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
Mae'n ferch i'r hanesydd a'r newyddiadurwr Emyr Price. [She is the daughter of the historian and journalist Emyr Price.]
- ^ "New staff for Bangor's School of Welsh". Bangor University. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Hay winner's search for identity". news.bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2003.
- ^ "Prose winner inspired by her family". Western Mail. 8 August 2002.
- ^ Barnes, David (2005). The Companion Guide to Wales. Companion Guides. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-900639-43-9.
- ^ "Caernarfon the star of new urban novel Caersaint". Caernarfon Herald. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Festival". MOMA Wales. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Angharad Price". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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