Wales Book of the Year Focus: Carwyn Graves
Ask the Author: Carwyn Graves
When did you first realise that you wanted to be an author?
When I realized there were things I wanted to read about that no one else had written!
What inspires you?
People making a difference on the ground!
Who’s your hero and why?
The author of the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible!
Your favourite place on earth and why?
Tyddyn y Rhos. Family, creation, history, wildlife in one, in the depths of the West Wales countryside. And some years, the mulberry sweetens too!
What are you currently reading?
There’s always a pile of books on the table! At the moment: Nelan a Bo by Angharad Price. Aristophanes’ work. A history of people’s attitudes through the Middle Ages called Beatrice’s Last Smile. Cerddi Dic yr Hendre.
What inspired the idea for your book?
Could you read a piece from it please?
Everyone who is passionate about a living future for the people of the Welsh countryside and its nature!
How does it feel to have reached the WBOTY 2025 Shortlist?
Amazing! Very pleased that I may have managed to put my finger on something in the book.
Do you have any other work/events in the works?
Yes! A new book which is a sequel to Tir.
In the words of the judges…
Praise for Tir
