Roger Boore
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Roger Boore | |
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Born | 28 September 1938 |
Died | July 30, 2021 | (aged 82)
Education | Jesus College, Oxford (1961)
University of Wales Swansea, Ph.D. (2005) |
Alma mater | Warwick School |
Roger Boore (28 September 1938[1] – 30 July 2021[2]) was a Welsh-language publisher and author who founded the Welsh publishing house Dref Wen.[3]
Life and work
Roger Boore was born in
In 1969-70 Boore and his wife Anne founded the Cardiff publishing house Dref Wen, which was the first press to focus mainly on full-colour Welsh language books for children, thus transforming this aspect of the Welsh book market and of
Under Boore's management Dref Wen also produced
Boore translated many children's books into Welsh, from a variety of languages, for publication by Dref Wen.
He retired in 1999.
In 1997 Boore received the
Boore won the short story competition at the 1971 National Eisteddfod of Wales and the Prose Medal at the 1972 Pantyfedwen Eisteddfod. He published one collection of short stories, one children's novel, and, after his retirement from publishing, a ground-breaking series of five travel books.
Bibliography
Children's books
- Hoff Hwiangerddi (“Favourite Welsh nursery rhymes”) with Rhian Nest James (2001). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 1-85596-471-6
- Y Bachgen Gwyllt (“The Wild Boy”) novel (1995). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 1-85596-186-5
Travel books
- Taith i Rufain (“Journey to Rome”) (2017). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 978-1-78423-079-1
- Taith trwy Dde Sbaen (“Journey through southern Spain”) (2012). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 978-1-85596-952-0
- Glas y Sierra: Taith trwy ddwyrain Sbaen (“Sierra blue: Journey through eastern Spain”) (2010). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 978-1-85596-895-0
- Marchogion Crwydrol: Taith trwy berfeddwlad Sbaen (“Knights errant: Journey through the heartland of Spain”) (2010). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 978-1-85596-857-8
- Taith i Awstralia (“Journey to Australia”) (2008). Cardiff, Dref Wen. ISBN 978-1-85596-816-5
Other books
- Llyfrau Plant mewn Ieithoedd Lleiafrifol (“Children’s Books in Minority Languages”) (1978). Cardiff, Dref Wen
- Ymerodraeth y Cymry (“Empire of the Welsh”) short stories (1973). Cardiff, Dref Wen
Awards and honours
- Elected to Gorsedd of Bards, National Eisteddfod of Wales, 2016
- Mary Vaughan Jones Award, 1997
- Prose Medal, Pantyfedwen Eisteddfod 1972
- Winner short story competition, National Eisteddfod of Wales, 1971
References
- ^ "Dref Wen Cyf. Find contacts: Address, phone, email, job, responds".
- ^ Y cyhoeddwr llyfrau a'r awdur Roger Boore wedi marw yn 82 (in Welsh)
- ^ "Adnabod Awdur: Roger Boore ('Meeting an author: Roger Boore')". BBC Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Cyhoeddwr sydd am addasu'r llyfrau gorau ar gyfer plant Cymru ('Publisher who wants to adapt the best books for the children of Wales')". Y Cymro. 30 September 1970.
- ^ "One-man band with a critic, aged five". The Western Mail. 22 November 1973.
- ^ a b c "Dod â goreuon byd i blant Cymru ('Bringing the world's best to the children of Wales')". Y Cymro. 2 July 1997.
- ^ Shankland, Liz (24 March 1993). "Family affairs". The Western Mail.
- ^ a b "Hard going in the tough world of publishing". The Western Mail. 4 October 1997.
- ^ "Cymru 'yn dod yn fyw' ('Wales "coming alive"')". Golwg. 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Anrhydeddau'r Orsedd 2016/Gorsedd Honours for 2016". Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru/National Eisteddfod of Wales. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.