Authors, Poets, Presenters and Musicians
Eloise Williams
About
Eloise Williams is the author of several acclaimed books for young people and was the inaugural Children’s Laureate Wales 2019-21.
Born in Cardiff and growing up opposite a library on the edge of the South Wales Valleys, Eloise has always loved stories. Having determined to be a librarian at the age of seven, she was distracted by the glamourous lure of the stage and worked as an actor, creative practitioner, bar tender and elf for more than a decade. Eventually she came back to her love of words with an MA in Creative Writing at Swansea University.
Her books are rich in history, mystery, culture, and myth, and celebrate working-class voices.
Eloise now lives in Pembrokeshire with her artist husband, a scruffy dog, and a tiny attic library by the sea.