Haf Llewelyn

Haf Llewelyn (born June 17, 1964) is a Welsh author and teacher. She has written over 30 books for children and adults.

Biography

Llewelyn was born and raised on a mountain farm in Cwm Nantcol, Ardudwy with her four siblings,^[1] and she currently lives in Llanuwchllyn, near Bala^[2]. She attended Ysgol Gynradd Llanbedr (primary school) and Ysgol Ardudwy (secondary school) in Harlech.

Llewelyn worked as a primary school teacher and on projects with Literature Wales^[3]. She won the 2014 Tir na n-Og Award for her book Diffodd y Sêr,^[4] about the Welsh poet Hedd Wyn. In 2009, she published Llwybrau, her first volume of poetry and in 2010, she published her first novel for adults, Y Graig. In 2025, Llewlyn served as an adjudicator for the Daniel Owen Memorial Medal at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.^[5]

Honors

• 2014 - Tir na n-Og Award for Diffodd y Sêr^[4]

Selected publications

• O! Mae Mam yn Flin (Gwasg Gwynedd, 1991)
• Abi-Clec (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2002)
• Stwffia dy ffon hoci! (Gwasg Gwynedd, 2006)
• Llwybrau (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 2009)
• Y Graig (Y Lolfa, 2010)
• Llond Drôr o Ddeinosoriaid (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 2011)
• Mab y Cychwr (Y Lolfa, 2012)
• Hei Now!, Now! (Gwasg Gomer, 2012)
• Diffodd y Sêr (Y Lolfa, 2013)
  • An Empty Chair: The Story of Welsh First World War Poet Hedd Wyn (Y Lolfa 2017)^[6]
• Y Traeth (Y Lolfa, 2016)
• Pwyth (Y Lolfa, 2019)
• Gwenwyn a Gwasgod Felen (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2020)
• Ga' i Fyw Adra? (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2022)
• Dros y Môr a'r Mynyddoedd: Straeon Merched Dewr y Celtiaid (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2023)
• Salem (Y Lolfa, 2023)