behind the sky

Megan Angharad Hunter is an author and screenwriter from Penygroes, Dyffryn Nantlle, in North Wales, now based in Cardiff. She studied Welsh and Philosophy at Cardiff University, graduating in 2022. During her studies, she became the youngest-ever winner of the Wales Book of the Year Award when her Welsh-language debut, tu ôl i'r awyr, won in 2021. behind the sky is an adaptation of that novel, and is Megan’s first published work in her second language, English. Megan has won the Tir na n-Og Welsh children's book award three times and has been shortlisted for the Wales Books of the Year award twice in the children’s category. She has edited two anthologies that celebrate the Welsh LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities: Young Welsh Proud and Beyond/Tu Hwnt. In recent years, she has appeared in literary events worldwide, including the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters in India, the Slovene Book Fair and Hay Festival. A proud member of the LGBTQ+ and Disabled communities, Megan’s current focus is creating characters – like Anest and Deian – who might provide comfort and community for isolated young people.

‘The best, most powerful novel I’ve read in years. A masterpiece.’