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Ep. 169 - Screenwriter and author Fflur Dafydd on switching between screen and novel writing, the difficulties of adapting her own work and more.
Fflur Dafydd is an award winning novelist, screenwriter and musician, who writes in Welsh and English. She has published five novels, one short story collection and has created around 40 hours of prime time drama for S4C and the BBC iPlayer. She also wrote and co-produced the feature film Y Llyfrgell/The Library Suicides, (BBC Films) based on her own novel, which won numerous awards at the BAFTA Cymru awards and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She has twice been nominated for a BAFTA Cymru for best screenwriter.
We had a really interesting chat with Fflur, hearing about how she won her first writing prize at the age of 21, and the opportunities that brought her as a writer in Wales. We also hear about how despite her awards and experience in Welsh-language screenwriting, British producers can often overlook that, as well as hearing about the challenges of adapting her own novel for the screen.
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Fflur Dafydd is an award winning novelist, screenwriter and musician, who writes in Welsh and English. She has published five novels, one short story collection and has created around 40 hours of prime time drama for S4C and the BBC iPlayer. She also wrote and co-produced the feature film Y Llyfrgell/The Library Suicides, (BBC Films) based on her own novel, which won numerous awards at the BAFTA Cymru awards and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She has twice been nominated for a BAFTA Cymru for best screenwriter.
We had a really interesting chat with Fflur, hearing about how she won her first writing prize at the age of 21, and the opportunities that brought her as a writer in Wales. We also hear about how despite her awards and experience in Welsh-language screenwriting, British producers can often overlook that, as well as hearing about the challenges of adapting her own novel for the screen.
Links:
Buy Fflur's books
Visit Fflur's website
Out now - a new video podcast from Page One featuring all the latest writing news - Page One Extra! For all episodes be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, search for Page One Extra on your favourite podcast app, or follow this link: https://linktr.ee/ukpageone
Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on Mastodon
Follow us on Bluesky
Follow us on Threads: @ukpageone
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