Tegwen Bruce-Deans

Tegwen Bruce-Deans (born 2000) is a Welsh writer writing primarily in Cymraeg. She is one of only two people to have won both the Urdd Eisteddfod Crown and Chair.

Early life and education

Bruce-Deans was born in London, England and moved with her family to the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells when she was two years old. Born into an English-speaking family who lived in the Lewisham area of London, she learnt Welsh after moving to Wales and being enrolled in Welsh-medium education by her parents. Bruce-Deans attended Cylch Meithin Llandrindod, Ysgol Trefonnen and Builth Wells High School, and graduated from Bangor University in 2022. Her dissertation at Bangor focused on the Welsh literary canon's underrepresentation of women writers. The following year, she was awarded the Crown (for prose) at the Urdd Eisteddfod held in Meifod, Powys.

Bruce-Deans cites writers Mererid Hopwood and Ocean Vuong as inspirations for her work.

Personal life Alongside her writing, Bruce-Deans works as a researcher at BBC Radio Cymru. She currently lives in Bangor.