Ben Gwalchmai

An activist, carer, and writer, Ben is an award-winning Welsh writer.

For his poetry, Ben was awarded:

*** Runner-up in the Creative Writing Manchester #microPoem20 competition (2020)

*** Joint Winner Indigo First Collection Competition 2018

*** Melita Hume Poetry Prize shortlist 2016

For his prose, Ben was awarded:

*** Sky Academy Arts Scholarship Longlist 2015

*** Top Ten pick of 2014 ~ The Cult Den

*** Historical Novel Society's Editor's Pick shortlist 2014

"Breathtakingly intimate and obscure, the story takes many turns...Written with authentic and artistic use of language, the novel felt all too real...The colourful characters are varied and interesting, the setting believable and the mystery of what is behind this trip and where it will end kept me on tenterhooks until the end. The psychological terror, grief, fear and thread in their respective gothic colouring together make for excellent horror writing. "

- Historical Novel Society

Ben has written for New Statesman, Huffington Post, Imperica, Dead Ink Books, and Welsh National Opera to name a select few.