Tir na n-Og Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 1 (1976) Winner
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Edition 15 (1990) Winner
T. Llew Jones
ティー・ルー・ジョーンズ
T. Llew Jones
Aliases:
Thomas Llewelyn Jones
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-10-11 （Pentrecwrt, Llandysul）
- Died
- 2009-01-09 （Wales） age 93
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Languages
- Welsh, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Pentrecwrt, Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales → Tregroes Primary School near Llandysul → Ysgol Coedybryn near Llandysul
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Children's book author, Primary school teacher, Headmaster, Poet
- Active Years
- 1958-2009
- Affiliations
- Dyfed Chess Association
- Memberships
- Vice-President of the Welsh Chess Union, Life President of the Dyfed Chess Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Capel Graig | — | — | — | — | Wales |
| Llandysul Grammar School | — | — | — | — | Wales |
Ysgol Gynradd Capel Graig
Country:
Wales
Primary school
Llandysul Grammar School
Country:
Wales
Grammar school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod | — | 詩 | National Eisteddfod of Wales | winner |
| 1959 | Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod | — | 詩 | National Eisteddfod of Wales | winner |
| 1967 | Tir na n-Og Award | Tân ar y Comin | — | Books Council of Wales | winner |
| 1977 | Honorary MA | — | — | University of Wales | awarded |
| 1990 | Tir na n-Og Award | Lleuad yn Olau | — | Books Council of Wales | winner |
| 1991 | Mary Vaughan Jones Award | — | 児童文学 | — | winner |
| 2007 | Welsh Publishing Awards | Geiriau a Gerais | ベストセラー・詩集 | — | winner |
Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod
1958
Category:
詩
Organization:
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Result:
winner
Chair, Welsh National Eisteddfod
1959
Category:
詩
Organization:
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Result:
winner
Tir na n-Og Award
1967
Work:
Tân ar y Comin
Organization:
Books Council of Wales
Result:
winner
Honorary MA
1977
Organization:
University of Wales
Result:
awarded
Tir na n-Og Award
1990
Work:
Lleuad yn Olau
Organization:
Books Council of Wales
Result:
winner
Mary Vaughan Jones Award
1991
Category:
児童文学
Result:
winner
Welsh Publishing Awards
2007
Work:
Geiriau a Gerais
Category:
ベストセラー・詩集
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Trysor Plas y wernen
1958 Children's literatureTân ar y Comin
1975 Adventure novel
firevillage life
Translations
- Gipsy Fires
Lleuad yn Olau
1989 Children's literatureTranslations
- One Moonlit Night
Barti Ddu o Gasnewydd Bach
1973 Historical adventure
piratesWelsh hero
Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati: Y Ffordd Beryglus
1963 Historical adventure
highwaymanWelsh folklore
Bibliography
- Trysor Plas y wernen
- Merched y môr a chwedlau eraill
- Trysor y Môr-Ladron
- Y Merlyn Du
- Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati: Y Ffordd Beryglus
- Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati: Ymysg Lladron
- Swn Y Malu
- Anturiaethau Twm Siôn Cati: Dial o'r Diwedd
- Yr Ergyd Farwol
- Ofnadwy Nos
- Barti Ddu o Gasnewydd Bach
- Un Noson Dywyll
- Cyfrinach y Lludw
- Tân ar y Comin
- Arswyd y byd!
- Rwy'i Am Fod Yn Ddoctor
- Ysbryd Plas Nantygob
- Cerddi Pentalar
- Lawr ar Lan y Môr
- Dirgelwch yr Ogof
- Lleuad yn Olau
- Fy Mhobol I
- Geiriau a Gerais
Translations by Author
- Rownd Y Byd mewn 80 diwrnod
- Cân y Morfilod
Translations of Works
- One Moonlit Night
- Gipsy Fires
- Cancer Curers – Or Quacks?
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adventure storiesHistorical fiction for childrenPoetic style
- Recurring Motifs
- Welsh legendary figuresSea and shipwrecksRural life
Legacy
Over a writing career of more than 50 years, he became one of the most prolific and popular authors of children's books in Welsh, publishing well over 50 books, some translated to English and adapted for TV. Also contributed to Welsh chess.
Archives
- Cronfa Goffa T Llew Jones
In Popular Culture
- Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol T Llew Jones, a Welsh-medium primary school named in his honour, opened in 2012.
Trivia
- Won the chair at the National Eisteddfod consecutively in 1958 and 1959.
- Keen chess player; co-authored the only Welsh-language chess manual with son Iolo; key in Welsh Chess Union independence.
- Father of political activist Emyr Llewelyn, international chess player Iolo Ceredig Jones, and Eira Prosser.