Caryl Lewis

Caryl Lewis is a multi-award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright and screenwriter. Her breakthrough novel Martha, Jac a Sianco (2004) is widely regarded as a modern classic of Welsh literature, and sits on the Welsh curriculum. The film adaptation - with a screenplay by Lewis herself - went on to win six Welsh BAFTAS and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the 2010 Celtic Media Festival. Lewis's other screenwriting work includes BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden. Lewis is a visiting lecturer in Creative Writing at Cardiff University, and lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth. Drift is her debut novel in the English language.

Books by Caryl Lewis

The Boy and the Octopus

Caryl Lewis

A lyrical and emotional story about overcoming adversity and being proud to be seen by the creators of The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons

The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons

Carmen Saldana, Caryl Lewis

A very special debut picture book from a phenomenal new writing talent

Drift

Caryl Lewis

For fans of THE LAMPLIGHTERS and EXIT WEST, the hauntingly atmospheric English-language debut from the acclaimed, multi-award-winning Welsh author: a mesmerising love story between a young Welsh woman and a Syrian mapmaker.