Anona is an award-winning writer for television drama. She created and wrote the S4C children’s drama series Y Goleudy, which has been nominated for the children’s category of the upcoming BAFTA Cymru Awards, the series having recently won an RTS Cymru Wales Award. In addition, she developed the children’s drama Itopia for Boom Plant (a prequel to Boom Kid’s CITV game show Project Z) and wrote the two series produced so far. She has also written episodes for the children’s historical drama Amser Maith Yn Ôl and stories for radio and television.
Anona gained an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Portsmouth and now lives in Cardiff, having grown up in the picturesque seaside village of St Dogmaels in West Wales – a place steeped in mythology and a strong sense of community, which has always been a source of inspiration for her writing. She writes in English and Welsh for all ages, but is particularly passionate about writing for children and young adults.
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| Itopia – Series 2 | Boom Plant / S4C Writer Developed and wrote the second series of the teen sci fi drama. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a group of teenagers must survive and find a cure for the zombie-like beings which have taken over… (2023) 6 x 20’ episodes |
| Y Goleudy | Boom Plant / S4C Creator & Writer Created and wrote the first series of this original teen sci fi drama about two teenage misfits who explore a forbidden lighthouse. (2023) 6 x 30’ episodes NOMINATED: BAFTA Cymru Awards 2023 – nominated in the children’s category in the upcoming awards WINNER: RTS Cymru Wales Awards 2023 – winner of the children’s category |
| Itopia – Series 1 | Boom Plant / S4C Writer Developed and wrote the first series of the teen sci fi drama as a prequel to Boom Kids’ CITV game show Project Z. A young scientist and her teenage sister race against the clock to stop a dangerous piece of tech from destroying the World…(2022) 6 x 20’ episodes WINNER: Celtic Media Festival 2023 – winner of the children’s category NOMINATED: RTS Cymru Wales Awards 2023 – children’s category |
| Amser Maith Yn Ôl | Boom Plant / S4C Writer Wrote for this children’s historical drama series (for ages 5-8), including a new strand about two families living through WW1 5 x 15’ episodes |
| Nos Da Cyw | Boom plant / CYW Writer Wrote short bedtime stories, which were broadcast as part of S4C’s children’s service – CYW 6 x 4’ stories |
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| Tic Toc | Boom Plant / BBC Radio Cymru / BBC Sounds Writer Wrote bedtime stories for broadcast 8 x 5’ stories |
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| Chickpea And Friends | Boom Plant / YouTube Writer Wrote two stories for the Chickpea and Friends YouTube package. 2 x 3’ stories |
| Mabinogi-Ogi | Thud Media / S4C (web game) Writer Scripted a branching narrative web game to accompany the second series of S4C’s historical comedy adaptation, Mabinogi-ogi. |
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| NOMINATED: BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS 2023 Y Goleudy Series 1: Nominated in the children’s category in the upcoming BAFTA Cymru awards Creator / Writer |
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| WINNER: RTS CYMRU WALES AWARDS 2023 Y Goleudy Series 1: Winner of the children’s category of the RTS Cymru Wales Awards Creator / Writer |
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| WINNER: CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL 2023 Itopia Series 1: Winner of the children’s category of the Celtic Media Festival Developer / Writer |
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| NOMINTATED: RTS CYMRU WALES AWARDS 2023 Itopia Series 1: Nominated for the children’s category of the RTS Cymru Wales Awards Developer / Writer |