Mari George is a poet, writer and translator living in Bridgend. She has published two volumes of poems - Y Nos yn Dal yn fy Ngwallt (The Night Still in my Hair) (2004) and Siarad Siafins (Smalltalking) (2014) - and is a member of the Aberhafren team in the BBC Radio Cymru Talwrn poetry competition series. She has also edited several collections of poetry and written and adapted a number of books for children. Sut i Ddofi Corryn (How to Tame a Spider) is her debut novel for adults which won the main Wales Book of the Year award in2024.