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Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival

Published Wed 18 Apr 2018 - By Steffan Phillips
Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival

There are plenty of exciting events being held over the next two weekends for the Cardiff Children’s Lit Fest. Here are a few events that we’re looking forward to over the opening weekend:

To celebrate her new book, Lliwiau Byd Natur (Carreg Gwalch), award-winning writer and illustrator Luned Aaron is running a creative craft workshop for ages 0-6 on Saturday 21 April. Nature is colourful and full of wonders; in this workshop, children will get the opportunity to create their own wonders, inspired by colours of the natural world. Last year Luned won the Tir na-nOg prize for her book ABC Byd Natur, and we’re looking forward to seeing Cardiff Castle’s Undercroft being filled with colour!

The following day, Sunday 22 April, popular author Meilyr Siôn runs a fun, light-hearted creative writing workshop for young people aged 10+. Meilyr will concentrate on character development, using descriptive language, how to make a written passage sound exciting, and plot structure. Participants will be split up into groups so that they can formulate and write a short story. Having done this they will have the opportunity to act their written pieces out followed by a short discussion on what they feel went well to help with ongoing learning. Meilyr will also read a passage from his novel, Cysgod y Darian (Gwasg Gomer), followed by a brief question and answer session.

Later that day, at 4pm, the first woman to win the Chair at the National Eisteddfod in 2001, as well as a littering of many other accolades, Mererid Hopwood will be giving a delightful reading from her Miss Prydderch series of books for ages 9+, published by Gwasg Gomer. Hop on the magic carpet and listen to the former Bardd Plant Cymru’s captivating tales.

Tickets must be booked to avoid disappointment. To book tickets and see the full lineup head to the official Children’s Lit Fest website here: www.cardiffkidslitfest.com