Carlin, Vuyelwa

Vuyelwa Carlin was born in South Africa and raised in East Africa, but she has spent the last twenty years in the Shropshire countryside, a landscape she says that 'has sunk into my soul'. A prizewinner in both the Cardiff and National Poetry Competitions, her two poetry collections are Midas' daughter and How We Dream of the Dead

Chamberlain, Brenda

Painter and writer Brenda Chamberlain ( 1912-1971) lived on the island of Bardsey from 1947-1961, during the last days of its hardy community. The combination of Bardsey, site of ancient Christian pilgrimage, wild and dangerous landscape, and Chamberlain, Royal Academy trained artist, resulted in a classic book, vividly illustrated by the author’s line drawings.

Clark, Phil

Phil Clark is Artistic Director of the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff.

Clements, Paul

Coles, Gladys Mary

Gladys Mary Coles, the leading authority on the subject, is President of the Mary Webb Society. Her earlier, now unavailable, biography, The Flower of Light (1978), was an acclaimed pioneering study and is recognised as the standard work on Mary Webb. She is also the editor of the Selected Poems of Mary Webb and the ungathered writings, Mary Webb: Collected Prose and Poems.

Collins, Richard

Richard Collins has been a farm labourer, gardener and estate worker. He lives with his family in west Wales and teaches at the Institute of Rural Sciences in Llanbadarn.

Conran, Tony

Tony Conran was born in India, but has spent most of his life in north Wales. He is a former Research Fellow in the English Department at UCNW, Bangor. An outstanding translator, he is also a prize-winning poet in his own right, often combining Welsh traditions with the English language.

Cooke, Eleanor

Eleanor Cooke was born in Yorkshire but lives now in the Welsh border country, where she is a lecturer in Creative Writing.

Corbett, Sarah

Sarah Corbett was born in Chester in 1970, grew up in rural north Wales, and studied at Leeds University and U.E.A., where she obtained a masters degree in poetry on the prestigious writing programme. She has been published in The Independent, The Rialto, Poetry Review, Iron, Scratch, Poetry London, and Poetry Wales. Poems from The Red wardrobe have been made into a short film.

Corcoran, Neil

Neil Corcoran is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of leeds and the author of many books and articles on twentieth century English literature