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SF Said

Tyger

 
Hay Festival 2023, 

The best writers are often said to be enthusiastic life-long readers, and that’s definitely the case for children’s author SF Said. A passionate campaigner for literacy, libraries and reading for pleasure, he is the writer behind Varjak Paw and its sequel The Outlaw Varjak Paw, a duology about a cat who learns a secret martial art. Said will share his love of stories with us, explaining how he went from being a young reader and lover of books to an award-winning author and campaigner for stories for all.

Teaching materials for this event can be found here

Dywedir yn aml fod yr awduron gorau yn ddarllenwyr brwdfrydig mewn bywyd, ac mae hynny’n sicr yn wir am yr awdur plant SF Said. Yn ymgyrchydd angerddol dros lythrennedd, llyfrgelloedd a darllen er pleser, ef yw’r awdur y tu ôl i Varjak Paw a’r nofel ddilynol The Outlaw Varjak Paw, deuoleg am gath sy’n dysgu celfyddyd ymladd cudd. Bydd Said yn rhannu ei gariad at straeon gyda ni, ac yn egluro sut yr aeth o fod yn ddarllenwr ifanc ac yn hoff o lyfrau, i awdur ac ymgyrchydd arobryn dros straeon i bawb.

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SF Said