Annest Gwilym lives in Gwynedd, north west Wales. She is a native Welsh speaker.
Her writing, mostly poetry, has been widely published in online and print literary magazines, journals and anthologies. She has been placed in several writing contests, winning one.
Her first pamphlet of poetry – ‘Surfacing’ – was published by Lapwing Publications in 2018. Her first full collection of poetry – ‘What the Owl Taught Me’ (also published by Lapwing Publications) – was Poetry Kit’s Book of the Month in June 2020 and one of North of Oxford’s summer reading recommendations 2020. She was the editor of the webzine Nine Muses Poetry from 2018-2020. She was a Best of the Net nominee, 2021. Her third book of poetry – ‘Seasons in the Sun’ – was published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch in September 2023. She was nominated for the Wales Book of the Year Award, 2024.
