She won the Wales Book of the Year in 2005 with her novel Martha Jac a Sianco, which was adapted into a film in 2008.
She then began work at Tŷ Newydd, the National Writing Centre of Wales, and for the Welsh Academy.
She became better known when her novel Martha, Jac a Sianco won the Wales Book of the Year award in 2005.
Her tenth novel Y Bwthyn won in 2016 and Y Gwreiddyn was shortlisted for Welsh Book of the Year Award 2017.
Martha, Jac a Sianco was adapted for film which won the Atlantis Prize at the 2009 Moondance Festival in Colorado.