Tom Bullough is the author of four novels and, most recently, Sarn Helen: a Journey Through Wales, Past, Present and Future, which won the 2024 Wales Book of the Year. His first feature film, Mr Burton, co-written with Josh Hyams, tells the story of the early life of the actor Richard Burton and will be released in February 2025. At present, Tom is the Story Associate in Hay Castle, where he is working on an audio-visual project about the River Wye. He grew up on a hill farm in Radnorshire and now lives in Bannau Brycheiniog with his two children, a collie and a goldfish.