Daniel Morden (born 1964 in Cwmbran) is a Welsh storyteller in the oral tradition and a children's writer.
[1] Morden retells traditional stories from various cultures, in particular the Celtic and the ancient Greek.
[2] His published books include collections of stories and legends and retellings of Greek myths, the latter in joint work with Hugh Lupton.
[3] Morden has twice won the English-language section of the Welsh Books Council's Tir na n-Og Awards, first in 2007 for Dark Tales from the Woods, based on Welsh folktales, and then in 2013 for Tree of Leaf and Flame, a collection of stories retelling the Mabinogion.
[4] Hugh Lupton and Morden have written several volumes retelling ancient Greek stories.