2002 in Wales - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Teenage actor Gethin Rhys Williams is killed in an accident in Spain.
  • Connie Fisher wins the Wilbert Lloyd Roberts Scholarship in the National Eisteddfod "Songs from the Shows" competition.
  • Menna Elfyn is named Poet Laureate for the Children of Wales.

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