Welsh-language day course: The art of creative translation

Sat 12 September 2026
Tutor / Esyllt Angharad Lewis
Course Fee / From £ per person
Genre / Multi-genre
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 2026 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

Esyllt Angharad Lewis

Esyllt Angharad Lewis is an artist and translator from Craig-Cefn-Parc, who explores the relationship between visual and verbal languages. She has performed her work as Radio Cymru's Poet of the Month, at Aberystwyth Poetry Festival, at Transpoesie Festival, Brussels, and as part of Ulysses Shelter’s translation residency in Valetta, Malta. She won the Ifor Davies Award in the Pontypridd Eisteddfod in 2024 for her performance, ‘Blobus a Phryderon Eraill’ (Jellyfish and Other Worries). Her Welsh adaptation of Anthony Shapland's novel, Lan Stâr (A Room Above a Shop) was released in October 2025, and she is also co-editor of Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp.

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