Llyfr Glas Nebo - Enillydd y Fedal Ryddiaith 2018 by Manon Steffan Ros

Manon Steffan Ros was born in Rhiwlas, Snowdonia. After leaving school, she worked as an actress for a few years before becoming a writer.

Her first novel for adults Fel Aderyn, reached the shortlist for wales Book of the Year and her novel Blasu won the Fiction Prize of the 2013 Wales Book of the Year. Ros translated Blasu into English with the title The Seasoning and was published by Honno in 2015.

As well as her books for adults, Ros has found great acclaim in her children's writing. She has won the prestigious Tir Na N-Og prize for Welsh children's literature four times, with her novels Trwy'r Tonnau (2010), Prism (2012), Pluen (2017) and most recently Fi a Joe Allen (2019).

The Blue Book of Nebo won the Prose Medal at the 2018 Eisteddfod and won the triple crown of prizes at the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award: the Aberystwyth University Fiction Award, the Golwg360 Barn y Bobl (People's Choice Award) and the Welsh-language Overall Winner.

She has won the drama prize at the Eisteddfod twice in 2005 and 2006, and her play, Mwgsi, won a National Theatre Wales award in 2018. She lives in Tywyn, Meirionnydd with her sons.