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Emily Huws

エミリー・ヒューズ

Emiri Hyūsu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1942-03-03 （Tyddyn Llwyni, Caeathro, Caernarfon, Wales）
Nationality
Welsh
Languages
Welsh, English
Residence History
Caeathro, Caernarfon, Wales

Career

Occupations
Children's author
Active Years
1988-

Education

Ysgol Gynradd Waunfawr
Country: Wales, United Kingdom
Primary education
Caernarfon Grammar School
Country: Wales, United Kingdom
Secondary education (grammar school)
Bangor University
Country: Wales, United Kingdom
Listed as educated at Bangor University in sources

Awards

Mary Vaughan Jones Award
1988
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Tir na n-Og Award
1992
Work: Wmffra
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Tir na n-Og Award
1993
Work: Tisio Tshipsan?
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Tir na n-Og Award
2005
Work: Eco
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Tir na n-Og Award
2006
Work: Carreg Ateb
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Tir na n-Og Award
2009
Work: Bownsio
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: 受賞
Wales Publishing Trade Awards - Best Christmas Cover Design
2007
Work: Hogan Mam, Babi Jam
Category: Best Christmas Cover Design
Organization: Wales Publishing Trade Awards
Result: 受賞（出版社／装丁に対する受賞。表紙デザインが対象）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Wmffra

1992 Children's literature

A short children's book focusing on humour and everyday events, depicting friendship and small acts of growth.

friendshipfamilyhumour

Tisio Tshipsan?

1993 Children's literature

A humorous children's tale; one of the works recognized with a Tir na n-Og Award in 1993.

humouradventureimagination

Cyfres Blodyn Haf: Eco

2004 Children's literature

A volume in a children's series encouraging interest in the environment and nature; won a Tir na n-Og Award in 2005.

natureenvironmentlearning

Cyfres Blodyn Haf: Carreg Ateb

2005 Children's literature

A series entry that won the Tir na n-Og Award in 2006; a story of problem-solving from a child's perspective.

problem solvingfriendshipgrowth

Bownsio

2008 Children's literature

Awarded the Tir na n-Og Award in 2009; a humorous and discovery-filled tale told from a child's viewpoint.

curiosityhumoureveryday life

Hogan Mam, Babi Jam

2007 Children's literature

A picture-book style work connected to Christmas; its cover design won an award in 2007.

seasonal festivitiesfamilycelebration

Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas

2009 Adaptation (children's literature)

A Welsh adaptation of John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas', published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch in September 2009.

war and friendshipethicshistory
Adaptations
  • [Book (adaptation)] Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas (2009)

Bibliography

  • Cyfres Corryn: Chwannen (March 1990) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Wmffra (1992) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Tisio Tshipsan? (1993) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Mot (January 1995) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Cyfres Cled: Sgin Ti Drons? (October 1995) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Llyfrau Darllen CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith (Lefelau 3/4): Busnesa (July 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Llyfrau Darllen CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith (Lefelau 3/4): Sosej i Carlo (July 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Llyfrau Darllen CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith (Lefelau 3/4): Symud Mynydd (July 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Anifeiliaid Aaron: 2. Carla (September 2001) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Anifeiliaid Aaron: 3. Jini Jinjila (September 2001) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Cyfres Corryn: Tostyn (November 2002) — Gwasg Gomer
  • Cyfres Blodyn Haf: 1 Eco (November 2004) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Nid fy May i (April 2005) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Ned (May 2005) — Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
  • Cyfres Blodyn Haf: 2 Carreg Ateb (June 2005) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Cyfres Hwyl Gŵyl: Dathlu Calan Gaeaf (September 2005) — co-authored (Myrddin ap Dafydd et al.)
  • Cyfres Blodyn Haf: 3 Babi Gwyrdd (April 2006) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Lol neu Lwc? (November 2006) — Gwasg Gwynedd
  • Hogan Mam, Babi Jam (November 2007) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Bownsio (October 2008) — Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion
  • Dim Problem (December 2009) — Canolfan Astudiaethau Addysg
  • Casetiau CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith: Ysbryd yn yr Ardd (December 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Casetiau CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith: Babi Tŷ Ni (December 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Casetiau CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith: Sosej i Carlo (December 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Casetiau CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith: Busnesa (December 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Casetiau CBAC Cyfnod Allweddol 2 Ail Iaith: Symud Mynydd (December 1998) — Uned Iaith/Cyd-Bwyllgor Addysg Cymru
  • Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas (2009) — Welsh adaptation of John Boyne's original

Adaptations

  • Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas — Welsh adaptation of John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' (2009)

Translations by Author

  • Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas — Welsh adaptation/translation of John Boyne's work

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, concise prosechild-friendly narrative voiceeveryday-life depictions with humour
Recurring Motifs
family and friendshipsmall everyday adventureslearning and growth

Legacy

Emily Huws has long worked as a Welsh-language children's author, contributing significantly to Welsh children's literature. She is a recipient of the Mary Vaughan Jones Award and multiple Tir na n-Og Awards. She has also produced educational readerships and adaptations, helping to promote children's literature in her region.

Trivia

  • Writes primarily in Welsh for children.
  • Recipient of the Mary Vaughan Jones Award in 1988.
  • Multiple Tir na n-Og Award winner: 1992 (Wmffra), 1993 (Tisio Tshipsan?), 2005 (Eco), 2006 (Carreg Ateb), 2009 (Bownsio).
  • Adapted John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' into Welsh (Y Bachgen Mewn Pyjamas, 2009).
  • Has lived for many years near Caeathro, Caernarfon.