Thomas Hughes Jones

Thomas Hughes Jones (23 January 1895 – 11 May 1966)[1] was a Welsh poet and writer from Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) in West Wales.

A local poet, John Rowlands, lived at the neighbouring farm and began to teach young Tom cynghanedd, a traditional form of Welsh poetry.

[6][1] Jones continued to write throughout his career and his reflections on the First World War are considered an important part of the reaction at the time from Welsh speakers.

Kate Roberts, who adjudicated the competition, awarded the prize to Jones and praised the manner in which his story presents an allegory for all who yearn for something better and succumb to lunacy when they cannot have it.

[6] Gildas Tibbot, as part of his preface in Atgof a Storïau Eraill, praised Jones for his introduction of the "long short-story" into Welsh-language literature, a genre later explored by Roberts herself.