Sian Owen
Sian Owen | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1965 |
| Died | October 3, 2013 (aged 48) |
Sian Owen (8 April 1965 – 3 October 2013) was a translator, editor, and author from Wales.[1] She wrote the novel Mân Esgyrn[2] and was the first female archdruid of the Anglesey Gorsedd of Bards.[3]
Early life
Sian Owen was born in Llanuwchllyn[4] and raised in Anglesey.[1] She attended Bodedern High School before studying physics at Aberystwyth University.[5][6]
Career
Sian Owen worked freelance as a translator, author, and editor.[4] She also produced programmes for BBC Radio Cymru and edited scientific textbooks for WJEC.[6] She won the Féile Filíochta International Poetry Competition in 2007.[1][6]
Her only novel Mân Esgyrn, set in Anglesey,[4] came second in the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2009[6] and made the longlist for Welsh Book of the Year in 2010.[2][7] The Welsh literary magazine O'r Pedwar Gwynt called it "a contemporary classic".[8]
In 2011, she was appointed as the first female Archdruid of the Anglesey Gorsedd of Bards.[7][9]
A collection of Sian Owen's poetry was released posthumously in 2015, edited by Annes Glynn.[10]
Personal life
Sian Owen was married and had three children.[2] She lived in Marian-glas, Anglesey.[4] She died of cancer in October 2013.[2]
Bibliography
- Mân Esgyrn, October 2009 (Gomer Press)
- Darn o'r Haul, July 2015 (Barddas)
References
- 1 2 3 "Nia wins third place in this year's Cân i Gymru competition | News and Events | Bangor University". www.bangor.ac.uk. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- 1 2 3 4 "Marw Sian Owen, Marianglas" (in Welsh). Golwg360. 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "Sian becomes first female Archdruid of the Anglesey Gorsedd of Bards". 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- 1 2 3 4 "BBC - Cymru - Cylchgrawn - Sian Owen - awdur Mân Esgyrn". BBC (in Welsh). 2009-11-16.
- ↑ "Eisteddfod: Rôl newydd i Sian" (in Welsh). 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sian Owen: Biography and Bibliography | Y Lolfa". Y Lolfa (in Welsh).
- 1 2 Crump, Eryl (2013-04-16). "Sian becomes first female Archdruid of the Anglesey Gorsedd of Bards". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Detholiad o hoff lyfrau pobl Môn am yr ynys". O'r Pedwar Gwynt (in Welsh). Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Gorsedd robe - Collections Online". Museum Wales. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Sian Owen". Barddas: Y Gymdeithas Gerdd Dafod (in Welsh). Retrieved 2026-05-04.