Daniel Morden

Only a few people can say that they earn their living telling stories, but since 1989 Daniel Morden has travelled the world as a professional storyteller visiting arts centres, theatres, libraries, museums and festivals worldwide. He has told Welsh tales in St Donat's and at St David's, from the Arctic to the Pacific to the Caribbean.

Daniel says "When I was young, children could walk to school by themselves. Every day as I walked I would make up a story, about myself, or Spiderman, or the Viking God Thor, or some strange character I had invented. When I reached school, if I hadn't finished the story I would walk around the playground, muttering it under my breath. I had to know how the story ended, even though I was making it up."

His first book, Weird Tales from the Storyteller, was published by Pont Books in November 2003 and was subsequently nominated for the Tir na N-Og Children's Book Prize. Delighted with his first publication , he said "I wanted to write the kind of book I would have loved to read when I was young. I loved books where I was laughing and shuddering by turns."

He is one of the UK's most popular tellers of traditional stories, with a repertoire that ranges from The Iliad and The Odyssey performed with Hugh Lupton to his work for families fusing music and story with Oliver Wilson-Dickson. Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton were awarded the 2006 Classical Association prize for ‘the most significant contribution to the public understanding of the classics’.

Daniel has conceived and presented numerous documentaries on storytelling for BBC Radio Wales.

In 2007 he won the Tir na n-Og Award for Dark Tales from the Woods.

THE CLIMBING TREE
by Mike Jenkins

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TWTS: THE BUSIEST BABY IN WALES
by Chris Glynn

A colourful, sturdy board book for toddlers to enjoy.
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TALES OF ARTHUR
by John K. Bollard

A modern English translation of three medieval Arthurian tales often referred to as ‘The Three Romances’.
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FAIRGROUND MUSIC
by Robert Minhinnick

The world of Porthcawl funfair.
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BATS ABOUT WALES
by Sheena Crossley

A sequel to Bats at Bay.
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UNCHARTED
by Jon Gower

A novel about tango, albatrosses and unfathomable mysteries, Uncharted takes us out into very deep water.
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DRAGONS AND FAIRWAYS
by Richard Clifford

Great golfers of Wales.
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WELSH PONIES AND COBS
by Wynne Davies

Ceredigion champions from the very first Royal Welsh show to the present day.
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NOT QUITE WHITE
by Simon Thirsk

A novel exploring the tensions between the Welsh and the English.
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INSIDE OUT: CASTLES OF SOUTH WALES
by Chris S. Stephens

A brief guide to the castles of south Wales.
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THE RUGBY ZOMBIES
by Dan Anthony

Can a group of zombies help Arwel realise his dream?
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WICKED WALES: THE TROUBLESOME TUDORS AND SLEAZY STUARTS
by Catrin Stevens

Bring history to life with the Wicked Wales guide, combining gory facts and entertaining illustrations for children.
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