Meic Stephens

Meic Stephens

Meic Stephens (b.1938, Treforest) is a Welsh author and literary journalist. [1]

Stephens studied at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and at the University of Rennes in France. From 1967 until 1990 Stephens was Literature Director of the Welsh Arts Council. Before retiring he was Professor of Journalism and Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan in Wales. He also writes about Welsh literature for the Western Mail.[2]

He is the father of the radio presenter Huw Stephens.

Books

  • Linguistic Minorities in Eastern Europe, 1976, (J. D. Lewis)
  • Golygydd The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales, 1986 and 1998 (Oxford University Press)
  • Illuminations: An Anthology of Welsh Short Prose, December 1998, (Welsh Academic Press)
  • A Most Peculiar People: Quotations About Wales and the Welsh, October 1992, (University of Wales Press)
  • Little Book of Welsh Quotations, November 1997, (Appletree Press)
  • A Pocket Guide Series: Wales in Quotation, October 1999, (University of Wales Press)
  • Welsh Names for Your Children: The Complete Guide, 2000, (Y Lolfa)
  • The Literary Pilgrim in Wales - A Guide to the Places Associated with Writers in Wales, April 2000, (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
  • A Semester in Zion: A Journal with Memoirs, November 2003, (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
  • '’Yeah, Dai Dando, October 2008, (Cinnamon) [3]
Translations
  • Luis Núñez Astrain, The Basques : their struggle for independence (1997), Welsh Academic Press

References

  1. ^ "Tributes to writer Meic Stephens". http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/news/2008/10/25/tributes-to-writer-meic-stephens-for-his-70th-birthday-91466-22112987. 
  2. ^ "National Library of Wales". http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=757&inst_id=1&term=Arts%20. 
  3. ^ "Treforest Man’s new book". http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/pontypridd-llantrisant/2008/10/23/treforest-man-s-new-book-91466-22084069. 

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