Welsh-language Day Course: Memoir Writing

Sat 28 June 2025
Tutor / Iola Ynyr
Course Fee / From £35 per person
Genres / Health & Well-beingNon-Fiction
Language / Welsh

This is a Welsh-language day course. Click through to the Welsh side of the website for more details. We encourage those who are learning Welsh to a higher level, or those who have lost confidence in their Welsh skills but are looking to get back into it, to join us on these Welsh-language courses – where you will be met by encouragement and support. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss the suitability of these courses for you.

Our day courses are suitable for those without much or any experience in the world of creative writing, as well as for those with some previous experience. In a friendly, welcoming setting, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from experienced tutors. Those who are curious about creative writing, or those looking for an opportunity to turn their hand to something new, are very welcome. If you wish to discuss this or any of our 2025 courses, and their suitability, please contact us for an informal chat.

Tea, coffee and snacks are available all day, and a light lunch is included in the fee. If you’re travelling from far away, or if you would like to stay the night, please ask us for availability and prices upon booking, or take a look at our Writers’ Retreat Cottage, Nant.

Tutor

Iola Ynyr

In June 2024, Iola Ynyr published a creative memoir with Y Lolfa, Camu (2024). She contributed to the volume Un yn Ormod, an anthology about the experiences of individuals and their relationship with alcohol, published again by Y Lolfa in 2021. She has also published an article in Issue 6: Pontydd (Bridges), Codi Pais 2020. Her play Anne Frank was published by Gomer in 2013. Another of her plays, C'laen in the anthology Nid ar chwarae bach was published by the Arts Council of Wales as a series of eight educational theatre plays in 2005.

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