Evans, Caradoc

Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) short story writer and novelist was born in west Wales. A controversial figure he worked in Carmarthen and London in the drapery trade before becoming a journalist and editor. His first book of stories, My People (1915) brought instant infamy for its portrayal of the west Wales peasantry and made him, for many years, the most hated man in Wales.

Evans, Christine

Christine Evans taught English on the Llyn Peninsula, where she lives with her husband and son on a farm. Her first collection, Looking Inland, was described as having 'something to say that is worth saying...a sane response to experience' . Her work is widely pubished; Seren produced four collections: Looking Inland, Falling Back, Cometary Phases and Island of Dark Horses.

Evans, Margiad

Margiad Evans (1909-1958) was born in Uxbridge, London and moved to Ross on Wye in 1920. She was the author of four novels, ’Country Dance’, ’The Wooden Doctor’, ’Turf or Stone’ and ’Creed’. Her short stories, a genre which includes some of her finest writing, were collected in the volume ’The Old and the Young’ and her verse in ’Poems from Obscurity’ and ’A Candle Ahead’.  She also wrote two autobiographical works ’Autobiography’ and ’A Ray of Darkness’ in which she wrote movingly and with dignity about the onset of epilepsy and her search for God.

Evans, P.C.

Evans, Richard John

Richard John Evans is a journalist on the Wales on Sunday newspaper. He took an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan for which he received a distinction. He is currently working on his second novel about urban blight.

Finch, Peter

Peter Finch is a poet, author and critic who lives in Cardiff.  He is  author of the hugely popular Seren titles ’Real Cardiff’ and ’Real Cardiff Two’. His numerous poetry titles include ’Useful’, ’Poems for Ghosts’ and ’Food’ from Seren, ’Antibodies’ from Stride, and Vizet, a selected poems in Hungarian from Kronkét Könyvek.  He has written a number of books on the business of writing including ’How to Publish Yourself’ (Allison & Busby) and ’The Poetry Business’ (Seren).  He compiles the poetry section for Macmillan’s annual ’Writer’s Handbook’ and the self-publishing section for A&C Black’s ’Writer’s and Artist’s Yearbook’.  His extensive website can be viewed at www.peterfinch.co.uk. A former publisher and bookseller, he is now Chief Executive of the Welsh Academy, the Welsh Literature Promotion Agency and Society of Writers.

Fisher, Catherine

Catherine Fisher is the author of three volumes of poetry for Seren: Immrama, The Unexplored Ocean and Altered States. She is also a novelist for children; her books include The Conjurer's Game which was shortlisted for the Smarties prize in 1992 and has been serialised on Radio 5. She works as a teacher in Newport, Gwent. Find out more about Catherine on her website www.geocities.com/catherinefisheruk.

Fishlock, Trevor

Trevor Fishlock is a writer and broadcaster. He was staff correspondent of The Times in India and New York, and Moscow bureau chief for The Daily Telegraph. He has worked on assignment in more than sixty countries and has written books about Wales, India, America and Russia. He writes and presents the popular Wild Tracks series for ITV, now in its ninth year, and Fishlock's Sea Stories for BBC Wales. He lives in Cardiff.

Fishman, Dave

Flint, Rose

Rose Flint was born in London but lived for several years in the Border Country in Shropshire. She now lives in Bath.