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Ifan Morgan Jones novel

Welsh fantasy novel triumphs

"There isn't enough fantasy writing in Welsh and I felt this genre needed more attention." said Ifan Morgan Jones (24) who today won the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for best novel .

Ifan is a journalist from Waunfawr, near Caernarfon, and his winning novel is called Igam Ogam (Zig-zag). Judges compared it to Terry Pratchett's work. It's about Tomos, a young man working in Cardiff, who gets called back home to look after the family farm. He soon gets sucked into Mabinogwlad - a magical kingdom hidden behind the farm's fireplace.

The book Igam Ogam by Ifan Morgan Jones is published by Y Lolfa, priced £7.95.


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