Professor M. Wynn Thomas – Chair
Professor Thomas holds the Emyr Humphreys Chair of Welsh Writing in English at Swansea University, and is the former Director and founder of CREW. He is a specialist in American poetry and in the two literatures of modern Wales. He has held visiting professorships at...Board of Trustees
Linda Tomos Chair Linda Tomos has been a chartered librarian since 1975 and was the National Librarian for Wales from 2015–2019, leading the strategy of the National Library in Aberystwyth. Rona Aldrich Vice-Chair Rona Aldrich has a Masters degree in Librarianship and...
Professor M. Wynn Thomas
Professor Thomas holds the Emyr Humphreys Chair of Welsh Writing in English at Swansea University, and is the former Director and founder of CREW.
He is a specialist in American poetry and in the two literatures of modern Wales. He has held visiting professorships at Harvard and at Tubingen, was Chairman of the Welsh Arts Council’s Literature Committee for five years and Chairman of the University of Wales Press, and acted as Chairman of the Welsh Academy of writers, Yr Academi Gymreig, becoming a Fellow of the Academy in 2000.
He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995, received the highest honour of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2000 and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol in 2012. He is a founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and its former Vice-President.
Rona Aldrich
Originally from Anglesey, Rona Aldrich has lived in the Vale of Clwyd for 40 years. With a Masters degree in Librarianship and Information Studies from Aberystwyth University, her aim during her career was to ensure easy access to information and culture of all kinds for everyone in society. Prior to retiring she was Chief Officer with Conwy County Council.
After a period of self-employment, she now sits on the Welsh Committee of the National Lottery Community Fund and is Vice-chair of the Books Council of Wales. Over the years, she has held a number of jobs locally and nationally including for the Welsh Government and has represented Wales at a UK level. In February 2021, she was appointed a member of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s Advisory Panel.
