Collection: Mererid Hopwood

Mererid Hopwood was born in Cardiff. After obtaining a degree in Spanish and German from Aberystwyth University, she gained a doctorate in German Literature from University College, London, before going on to lecture in German at Swansea University. She has since taught languages at schools in Wales and is currently a professor at University of Wales, Trinity St. David.

Mererid was the first female poet to win the Chair at the National Eisteddfod (2001) and two years later won the Crown. The novel O Ran also won her the Prose Medal in 2008. She was the Bardd Plant (Welsh Children's Poet Laureate) in 2005, and winner of Wales Book of the Year (poetry) in 2016 with her volume Nes Draw.

In September 2019 Graffeg published Mererid's Welsh adaptation of Jackie Morris's popular children's book Tell Me a Dragon, titled Ga' i Hanes Draig?.

Mererid adapted Robert Macfarlane's poetry in the award winning The Lost Words (Hamish Hamilton) into Welsh. Geiriau Diflanedig was published by Graffeg in October 2019.