Amdanaf - About
Amdanaf - About
Rebecca Thomas is an award-winning author and historian from Cardiff. Her published works include a dystopian campus novel and two historical novels for young adults.
Mae Rebecca Thomas yn awdur a hanesydd arobryn o Gaerdydd. Mae ei gweithiau cyhoeddedig yn cynnwys nofel gampws ddystopaidd a dwy nofel hanesyddol i oedolion ifanc.
Llyfrau - Books
Stori'r darlithydd yn y Gymraeg, Dr Heledd Owen, sydd yn Y Tŵr wrth iddi symud i safle newydd y brifysgol y mae hi'n gweithio iddi. Mae cyfrinachau tywyll yn y nendwr modern a rheolau newydd sy'n rhaid eu dilyn. Dyma gyfundrefn sy'n caniatau i rai ddringo wrth i eraill ddioddef - ac mae pris i'w dalu er mwyn aros yn y gem. Nofel sy'n dangos sut y gall cymdeithas syrthio dros amser a hynny heb i'r rhai sy'n aelodau ohoni sylwi na phrotestio.
A dystopian campus novel that satirizes contemporary Wales. We follow the story of Dr Heledd Owen, a lecturer in Welsh as she moves into the University's new campus, a remote skyscraper that keeps dark secrets. The novel shows how society can fall apart over time without being noticed or questioned. It is an eerie novel, which guides the reader from the familiar to the absurd, without changing tone. This is Rebecca Thomas' debut novel for adults.
Selected for Wales Literature Exchange Autumn Bookshelf 2025.
Ysgrifau - Essays
- 'Writing Welsh Witches', Folding Rock 2025
- 'Palet y Mynydd -Slofenia', in Man Draw (Gwasg Cara, 2025), pp. 43-53
- 'Torri'r gwifrenni', O'r Pedwar Gwynt 26 (2025)
- 'Branwen', in Catrin Beard and Esyllt Lewis (eds), Hi/Hon (Gwasg Honno, 2024), pp. 4-17
- 'Caerau' and 'Craig Llysfaen', in Enaid y Ddinas (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2023), pp. 44-7 and 58-61
- 'Dewis Enw', O'r Pedwar Gwynt (2023)
- 'Ar yr un Ddalen', O'r Pedwar Gwynt 20 (2022), pp. 11-12
- 'Crib notes on the Dragon's Back', in Alexandra Bücher (ed.), Ulysses’ Cat: New Writing from South-East Europe and Wales (Parthian, 2022), pp. 253–60
- 'Cribo'r Dragon's Back', O'r Pedwar Gwynt 17 (2021), pp. 13-15
Gweithdai - Workshops
Mae Rebecca wrth ei bodd yn sgwrsio gyda chymdeithasau hanes lleol, clybiau darllen a grwpiau eraill. Mae ganddi brofiad estynedig o weithio gydag ysgolion i gynnal gweithai hanes creadigol. Mae croeso i chi gysylltu os hoffech gydweithio.
Rebecca enjoys talking to local history societies, book clubs and other groups. She has extensive experience of working with schools to host creative history workshops. Please do get in touch if you'd like to collaborate.
Recent engagements and projects include:
- Creative history workshops with pupils at Brecon High, Ysgol Calon Cymru and Ystalyfera, funded by Bannau Brycheiniog National Park and leading to the publication of Anturiaethau'r Brenin Arthur
- Llangorse Crannog Creative History Workshops at Ysgol y Bannau, Ysgol Gynradd Llanfair-ym-Muallt, Ysgol Calon Cymru
- Monmouth History Society; Tywyn History Society; Menter Caerdydd; Historical Association
- Arts and Humanities Research Council Being Human Festival