Cynan Jones

Cynan Jones (born 1975) is a Welsh writer, who lives and works in Ceredigion. Jones published his first novel, ''The Long Dry'', in 2006. In 2010 he published ''Le Cose Che Non Vogliamo Più (Things We Don't Want Anymore)'' in Italian. He later published three novels between 2011 and 2014. In autumn 2016, ''Cove'' became his sixth published work. His work has been translated into other languages, and his short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies and publications like ''Granta'' and ''New Welsh Review.'' The story ''A Glass of Cold Water'' aired on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.

Jones has been noted as an author and received some awards. In October 2017, he won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award for ''The Edge of the Shoal''. Provided by Wikipedia