Rhiannon Ifans
Rhiannon Ifans | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Education | University of Aberystwyth Welsh language and literature |
| Employer | University of Wales Trinity St. David - retired |
| Known for | Welsh and Celtic medieval literature |
| Notable work | Chwedlau o'r gwledydd Celtaidd (1999); Dewi Sant (2001); Ingrid (2019) |
| Awards | Tir na n-Og Award (2000, 2003); Literary Medal National Eisteddfod of Wales (2019) |
| Honours | elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales 2020 |
Rhiannon Ifans, FLSW (born 1954) is a Welsh academic specialising in English, Medieval and Welsh literature. She was an Anthony Dyson Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, in University of Wales Trinity St. David. She twice won a Tir na-n-Og prize for her work and won the literary medal competition at the Welsh Eisteddfod, for her 2019 debut novel, Ingrid, which was chosen for the Welsh Literature Exchange Bookshelf (for translation abroad at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair). In 2020, Ifans was elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.