For #IWD2020, the writers of Wales Arts Review have nominated 100 women of Wales who we think you should be following on Twitter (if you’re not already). Here is a list of women who will keep you informed, entertained and inspired on social media’s premier platform.
To see each person’s profile click on the red, but each highlighted tweet is fully interactive and you can “follow”simply by clicking on follow.
Please use social media to give a shout out to those you think we should be following.
Lauren Ace – Brand Director at @LittleTigerUK @StripesBooks. Author of The Girls and, coming soon, The Boys (November 2020), both illustrated by @JennyLovlie
The unfailingly generous @GuyBassBooks is giving away a copy of the brand new #SkeletonKeys The Haunting of Luna Moon. Out on #WorldBookDay! https://t.co/HQpcE7Zx8C
— Lauren Ace (@LaceyPR) March 2, 2020
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Jannat Ahmed – Editor-in-chief @LucentDreaming • Subscriptions & Marketing Officer @PoetryWales • Freelance proofreader • Illustrator • Make-believe enthusiast!
IMAGINE and then make it reality. https://t.co/XfZtBfOVuR
— Jannat Ahmed (@JannatExists) February 28, 2020
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Sarah Argent – Freelance director, writer, Danish translator in Theatre for Young Audiences & Early Years. All tweets are personal views.
Can’t believe I’ve only just discovered #ThisCountry in season 3 – but I’m loving it & this 50:50 gender split thread is great to read! More please! https://t.co/DyQqQ8lLis
— Sarah Argent (@sargent65) March 4, 2020
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Nicky Arscott – Poetry / Comics / Poetry comics Workshops for all!
Hacathon Hanes / History Hackathon: a hack day focused on reusing historical data about the people of Wales from the National Library of Wales. Here’s one from my series ‘Horses & Ponies of Wales 1860 – 1945’ #StormCiara #hacathonhanes @WIKI_NLW pic.twitter.com/J4c7f1JSRS
— Nicky Arscott (@mothermarypress) February 11, 2020
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Fflur Arwel – cymraes/welsh. 26. geek o gaernarfon. byw ym myd y tylwyth teg a chaerdydd. myfyrio fy hunan a geir yma. gweithio i @plaid_cymru – fflurarwel@plaid.cymru
Dyna chi wydnwch.
Welsh resilience everyone… https://t.co/fmKNKzxzrA— fflur gwen (@FflurGwen) February 29, 2020
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Julia Barry – Executive Director at Sherman Theatre. All views my own.
Come and see the fabulous work of our extraordinary Youth Theatre in The IT with the added bonus of The Musicians! https://t.co/jC9VqbEUWU
— Julia Barry (@JuliaBarry_) February 29, 2020
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Cath Barton – Writer, hill walker, photographer and (still, occasionally) singer. Always on the lookout for the quirky and the magical in life. Novella no 2 out in September.
This morning I am writing a story about a duck with a bad hair day. Like you do. @visual_verse
— Cath Barton (@CathBarton1) March 2, 2020
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Dr Alix Beeston – Senior Lecturer in English @CardiffUni | Convenor of @ImageWorksCDF | Author of In and Out of Sight (Oxford UP 2018) | Editor of Visualities forum @Mmodernity
For @ASAP_Journal, I sat down with the brilliant @alexandrakreese and Cadence Kinsey to discuss the possibilities, pleasures, and risks of Instagram in the context of contemporary art and scholarship. Eavesdrop here: https://t.co/kYYDS1OzBc ????????????
— Dr Alix Beeston is on strike. Again. (@alixbeeston) March 1, 2020
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Rajma Begum – Passionate ‘Diversity and Inclusion in sport’ Consultant and Trainer, Sport Equality Project Manager, WCVA, Chair @Women_CF, Board member @sportwales
Totally overwhelmed at first session of the older peoples day club I have set up. good turnout and positive experience &feedback. Some commenting they haven’t been out in years except medical appointments others mentioning that it was the first time they smiled in a long time ❤ pic.twitter.com/Tf8NK2uiIq
— Rajma (@RajmaBegum) March 1, 2020
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Rachel Benson – Equality, Inclusion and Programmes Manager @YouthCymru. Trans ally @TransFormCymru. MA student @cardiffmet. Trustee @CWVYS. Views my own. She/her.
Huge thank you to everyone who came to support young people at #TheAmberProject and #Belong this afternoon. A privilege to hear young people share their stories & work in partnership with the life-changing Amber Project ❤ #SelfHarmAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/zNZiYaU4qB
— Rachel Benson (@Rachel_Benson4) March 2, 2020
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Jenny-Anne Bishop – Jenny-Anne Bishop a Trans Activist, Church Elder, Member of the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity, & the Trans Advisory Board for HM Prison & Probation
I just signed a @theactionnet petition: SIGN THE PETITION: Tell Facebook to defend our elections by rejecting political ads with demonstrably false content. . Sign here: https://t.co/2ueZ6qyVVx
— Jenny-Anne Bishop (@jennyannebuk) February 29, 2020
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Jess Blair – Director of @ERSCymru. I like running, netball, food and adventures. Views are entirely my own.
As I say at the bottom of this piece our research has shown that this is pretty widespread across the age spectrum in Wales.
What we need is good political education to ensure the next generation are much more informed and confident when they first vote than we ever were. https://t.co/Lc9qQIjHJ5
— Jess Blair (@JessBlair7) March 3, 2020
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Prof Kirsti Bohata – Professor English Lit, Swansea University; deaf; Welsh writing in English; Director CREW @CREWswanuni
And this helps Britain how? depriving kids of fathers who committed comparatively minor crimes in many cases a long time ago. More shameful decisions driven by a political agenda based on racism and xenophobia. https://t.co/f3dhbboagt
— Prof Kirsti Bohata (@kbohata) February 14, 2020
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Jodie Bond – Writer. Dancer. Nature lover. Comms warrior at @theWCRC. Drinker-forager at @DyfiDistillery. The Vagabond King out now @ParthianBooks.
Writing can be a rather solitary pursuit, but it is so important to have good people to thrash out problems with. @DavidOConnorLLN‘s excellent advice has got me back on the editing wagon and I am ever so grateful.
— Jodie Bond (@jodierbond) March 3, 2020
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Cathy Boyce – Performance programme manager @chaptertweets
It’ll be beautiful https://t.co/abdL98fX4Q
— Cathy Boyce (@cathyeleriboyce) March 5, 2020
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Eleri Butler – Welsh, feminist, committed to ending domestic abuse/violence against women. CEO @WelshWomensAid, Hon. Fellow of Cardiff Uni, tweets here in a personal capacity
Yep-we know DV “risk assessments” based on “homicide risks” been ‘crude and little use’ since their mass rollout 15yrs ago, & women more likely to use health & other services than call police. Which is why @WelshWomensAid advocates Change that Lasts model to prevent VAWG in Wales https://t.co/4MpaaGSj1w
— Eleri (@EleriB) February 15, 2020
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Carole Cadwalladr – Late adopter. Late giver-upper. Guardian & Observer writer.
Again! The old tennis-with-an-oligarch play. Boris Johnson sells himself out for Russian cash on move again. Meanwhile, the Russia report on political interference still missing in action… https://t.co/fiRBG3mDGC
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) February 27, 2020
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Alys Conran – Writer. Hay Festival Fellow. Lecturer. Novels: ‘Dignity’ & ‘Pigeon’ Wales Book of the Year. Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist. Cymraes.
This literary magazine is a vital part of our creative and literary life in Wales. Please pledge even just a little to support it. @newwelshreview https://t.co/29BysO4gpU
— Alys Conran (@alysconran) February 27, 2020
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Lowri Haf Cooke – Sgwennu, Darlledu, Adolygu Ffilm, Bwytai, Llên, Celf; Golygydd @tasteblas / Film, Lit, Arts & Restaurant Critic; Author #BwytaiCymru, Editor @tasteblas Magazine
5 things to know about Alexander McQueen’s A/W 2020 Welsh look;
1. The cape sleeve is in
2. The bobble hat is out
3. Channel the boldness of Sali Mali, the insouciance of Jean McGurk & the rage of Lydia Tomos
4. Kill for Mr Urdd’s legs
5. Fashion fades but Beti George is eternal pic.twitter.com/QSHyzNfS6i— Lowri (@LowriHafCooke) March 3, 2020
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Rhiannon L Cosslett – Guardian columnist & author. Debut novel The Tyranny of Lost Things out now.
Proud to be a Welsh speaker & to advocate for minority languages. Speaking Welsh has enriched my life immeasurably. There are around 6,700 languages in the world and in 100 years they think there will be only 700. Don’t be a monoglot!
— Rhiannon L Cosslett (@rhiannonlucyc) March 1, 2020
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Rosie Couch – English Literature PhD @cardiffuni and @UniofExeter funded by @SWWDTP researching girlhood and the contemporary femme fatale. Co-chair & editor @AssumingGender
‘We want the spring to come and the winter to pass. We want
whoever to call or not call, a letter, a kiss—we want more and more and then more of it.’ Marie Howe – What the Living Do https://t.co/rVCtBegyt0— Rosie Couch (@rosiecouch) March 3, 2020
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Kizzy Crawford – Ⓥ 
soul-jazz artist @bdimusic & @freestylerecrds
Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus pawb!!! ???????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/xTjiLZJHyd
— Kizzy Crawford (@kizzkez) March 1, 2020
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Elena Cresci – amateur muay thai fighter who does journalism on the side
plz tell me why this tweet is always relevant https://t.co/ugVeNiXKfJ
— Elena Cresci (@elenacresci) March 3, 2020
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Ailbhe Darcy – I read and write poems. Collection no.2, INSISTENCE, from Bloodaxe Books: bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/a… (she/her)
I feel totally justified in retweeting all these kind comments, by the way, because all credit for the radio programme goes to the brilliant producer Megan Jones! (And Inger Christensen for ‘alphabet’ obvs) https://t.co/NMY4mzmxmi
— Ailbhe Darcy (@AilbheDarcy) February 26, 2020
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Nicola Davies – I write children’s non fiction and fiction about the natural world and our relationship with it. And I sing. And do pictures
Happy world book week!so sad I’m not in the lovely schools in Vietnam as planned. But sending greetings + a glimpse of my new story, to all children, authors,illustrators + schools celebrating the power of books in our lives this week. @BIGPictureBooks @thamesandhudson @Booktrust pic.twitter.com/YmC1eJHMvw
— Nicola Davies (@nicolakidsbooks) March 2, 2020
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Elise Davison – Mum. Artistic Director and joint CEO @takingflightco Studying BSL L6. creative access consultant, wellbeing. all views my own. 
This time last year @takingflightco opened @kaiteoreilly #Peeling @RiverfrontArts on #InternationalWomensDay this year wishing the team #TheBeautyParade the best of luck on their opening night. Can’t wait to see it. @kaiteoreilly is this your 4th IWD opening?
— Elise Davison (@EliseDavison) March 5, 2020
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Michelle Deininger – Writes on literature. Tweets on crap trains. 1st gen academic, working class, adult education geek 
#WIASN she/her. Personal account: my views, my preciouss
This is a brilliant film – beautifully written, stunningly shot, and tells an important story that doesn’t often get told. Watch it on BBC2 Wales this Saturday, 9pm. So proud of you, @Rachel_Dax ???????????? https://t.co/c1ofVCMauB
— Michelle Deininger (@dr_deininger) February 28, 2020
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Taylor Edmonds – Writer. Poet. Team member at @WICFcardiff & @CardiffJobshop 
she/her
Had a brill Voice workshops session yesterday discussing and creating around our connections to objects and the places we’ve lived.
This weeks session is on Saturday, 10-12 at @SRCDC_Cardiff. Sign up for free via Eventbrite https://t.co/TL1ghyN1o3 pic.twitter.com/9fVeK0QLQx
— Taylor Edmonds (@tayloredmonds) March 2, 2020
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Susan Edwards – Heritage, gardening, music and relaxing; not necessarily in that order. Usual disclaimers apply.
Not raining! So I will be spending the day in the Senedd at a conference for LGBT History Month. pic.twitter.com/7oNMYuzDjc
— Susan Edwards (@glamarchivist) February 29, 2020
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Nia Edwards-Behi – hi | she/her // barn personol | personal opinions
I mean, an English remake of Parasite is actually perfect. Bong Joon-ho gets to make even more money and raise his profile, off people who can’t be arsed with subtitles or cultural differences, all while having criticised that behaviour. He’s literally embodying his own film.
— Nia Naseem ⁷ (@stonecypher) March 4, 2020
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Alys Einion – Author of Inshallah, (Honno Press). Writer, Midwife, Mother, Associate Professor, Vegan, Feminist, Pagan, and always asking questions.
Building research excellence pic.twitter.com/mrmZimPZ7X
— Alys Einion (@AlysEinion) February 19, 2020
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Carys Eleri – Creator of ‘Lovecraft (Not the sex shop in Cardiff)’. #BestCabaret Adelaide Fringe. Singer/Actress/Writer/Composer.
I’m heeeereeeee!! #Lovecraft (Not the sex shop in Cardiff) opens tonight @sohotheatrehttps://t.co/eyZZfidSPL pic.twitter.com/UD8l3j0BPC
— Carys Eleri (@caryseleri) February 27, 2020
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Amelia Fae – Queer | Welsh | Engagement @cardiffwaid | Associate Editor @WalesArtsReview
My gal @Lucy_Worsley talking about Queen Victoria (and being generally brilliant) @hayfestival #HayFestival2019 #hayfest pic.twitter.com/HNh0nZbUoQ
— Amelia Fae (@AmeliaFae_) May 30, 2019
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Jo Fong – Director Choreographer Performer Dance Theatre Opera Live Art Associate Artist at Chapter and Chinese Arts Now (CAN)
You see the one with the suspender belt – thats the one i helped with
Channelling Nigel https://t.co/fEBdZvf2ay— Jo Fong (@JoFong) February 24, 2020
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Preena Gadher – Riot Communications co-founder and Managing Director talks all things PR, culture and entertainment
‘Brexit will be a footnote of history’ in the face of the climate crisis say @tomcarnac and @CFigueres discussing the UK’s critical role in Glasgow this year #TheFutureWeChoose @RSAEvents
— Preena Gadher (@Ms_Riot) March 2, 2020
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Dr Emily Garside – Writer and Academic. Dr of Rent and Angels. Chair of @takingflightco Yes I will keep using Dr …
This Renthead (professional Renthead? can I use that?) always gets a bit emotional when a new production goes on sale…! https://t.co/XwSnoU0WM1
— Dr Emily Garside (@EmiGarside) March 5, 2020
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Helena Gaunt – Principal Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, oboist, researcher, coach. Dw i’n dysgu #Cymraeg
I’m very proud that #RWCMD has led the way amongst drama schools with new writing and industry partnerships. We’re now looking to build on these successes – recruiting a Director of Performance (Drama) to succeed the great Dave Bond: https://t.co/BR0IL6onvo
Closes April 10th pic.twitter.com/blgn81GuLI— Helena Gaunt (@hgaunt) February 24, 2020
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Rabab Ghazoul – Artist. Cultural stuff. Community stuff. Change stuff. Founder/Director of Gentle/Radical @gentle_hq
So deeply excited to be embarking on this journey, with these folks, asking these questions, in these spaces, in these times ???????? https://t.co/jwZAWvtBOW
— Rabab Ghazoul (@RababGhazoul) February 28, 2020
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Rebecca Gould – Head of Arts @BCouncil_Wales. Advocating for Wales’ Arts and Culture in Wales and internationally. Previously @SohoTheatre @TheRSC @TRPlymouth @NationalTheatre
#IndiaWales lives on! Another brilliant cohort of connections. Can’t wait. @WAICymruWales https://t.co/IOQfOugLPV
— Rebecca Gould (@beccaleigh99) March 3, 2020
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Angela Graham – Writer & Broadcaster. SIAP Award @ArtsCouncilNI @TNLUK 2019/20. Fy Nghwaith/My Work: 2018/19
2 Poems in The Lonely Crowd #12 https://t.co/W2XdLsatIa
— Angela Graham (@AngelaGraham8) March 2, 2020
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Sadia Hameed – visual & text-based artist // @luminpress editor // @artesmundi marketing & communications officer // freelancer in the arts // the elusive chanteuse
Really annoyed I can’t make the first one today anymore, but please do head over to this free workshop with two wonderful writers @NSarwarSkuse & @tayloredmonds ✨ TODAY 10AM-12PM, and every Sunday for another 5 weeks! https://t.co/IGonIPrYwz
— Sadia (@piffspice) February 23, 2020
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Sian Harries – Co-Writer Ch4’s Man Down, Co-host @rhodgilbertshow Writer/Performer BBC Tourist Trap, @BAFTACymru nominated @NeckFaceFilm BAFTA Elevate
Not as much as the price of theatre tickets, no https://t.co/APuGdHKiDI
— Sian Harries (@sianharries_) March 2, 2020
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Tamara Harvey – Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd @ClwydTweets (all views my own)
Sadly I’m not an alumni. But I do think @NSDFest is brilliant. And I am proudly on the Board. If you were lucky enough to go when you were a student, please join the alumni family at https://t.co/6ds5SqsTaY … https://t.co/2J2J76kw8L
— Tamara Harvey (@tamaracharvey) February 18, 2020
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Carolyn Hitt – Co-founder @ParasolMedia TV & Radio Producer | Columnist of the Year @RegPressAwards | Author | @Velindre Patron | WRCT | @HertfordCollege alumna | Rhondda Girl
What heresy is this?! Grew up on Katharine Whitehorn; love my regular @MarinaHyde @deborahross fix and have written a column myself every week for 28 years. And as long as Mrs Iris Williams in Carmarthenshire & @letrix62 are still reading, I’m happy ???? https://t.co/HLiE62ShsB
— Carolyn Hitt (@carolyn_hitt) March 4, 2020
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Natalie Ann Holborow – Co-Editor @chevalanthology | Digital Content Specialist @cdsmthinqi | Author of ‘And Suddenly You Find Yourself’ (Parthian, 2017) | ‘Small’ (Parthian, 2020)
It’s #WorldBookDay so if you like poetry, my book would love to have a home on your bookshelves!
Alternatively, if poetry isn’t your thing then it also doubles up as a great alternative to toilet paper if your local supermarket shelves are empty.https://t.co/FMvJ2QMrQu
— Natalie Ann Holborow (@missholborow) March 5, 2020
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Anwen Hooson – Founder of Bird Literary Agency. Co-Founder of award-winning arts PR agency Riot Comms. Arts education campaigner. Welsh farming background.
Whilst I will shed one solitary tear for my kick-ass schedule, I’m so glad Reed finally (F I N A L L Y) did the right thing https://t.co/qZmUWVj7Tw
— Anwen Hooson ???? (@anwenhooson) March 4, 2020
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Rowan Hope Campbell – cardiff uni phd student – sociolinguistics and dialect levelling. ucu cardiff anti-cas and part of @cymruprecarity. dysgwr cymraeg. she/her
I literally gasped reading this https://t.co/JrD3bCcscV
— Rowan Hope Campbell (@hopehakes) March 4, 2020
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Beth House – Cardiff dwelling Mum of 4. Pushing forward towards an inclusive (arts) world by thinking about access & representation always. Creative Producer @takingflightco
Bloody brilliant article. Lots of welcoming & relaxed venues in England mentioned. Where will we find our flagships in #Wales? Which venues here will join this party & get Wales a mention in terns of forward thinking?? Excited to see… https://t.co/S3S8NIsJZB
— Beth House (@BethHouse12) February 27, 2020
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Vikki Howells AM – Welsh Labour Assembly Member for Cynon Valley. Chair of Welsh Assembly Labour Group????????????????????????????
I visited @CynonOrganic, Abercynon to find out more about their sector leading social prescribing, volunteering and educational qualifications. The value they bring to the community is tremendous. I look forward to supporting this social enterprise as they continue to grow. pic.twitter.com/qVubvO3MzY
— Vikki Howells AM (@VikkiHowells) March 2, 2020
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Sara Huws – 
cyflwynydd #WaliaunSiarad @s4c co-founder @eewomensmuseum civic engagement @cuspecialcolls and @cardiffunilib
TFW you’ve been working for months on a plan to increase engagement between archives+creative industries, trying to find someone to fund it, and St Fagans literally BRINGS IT TO THE RUNWAY. Parch massive to @StFagansTextile – you’re an amazing champion for Welsh textiles+craft???? https://t.co/NBSD9tlUyn
— sara huws (@sara_huws) March 4, 2020
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Liz Hyder – Writer type. Wildlife, books & arts geek. Debut novel #Bearmouth shortlisted for #wcbp2020. Rep @anwenhooson. Where’s Wally’s sister lizhyder.co.uk
Obviously it’s super hard to choose but these were the two that first leapt into my head! Love a bit of dressing up ❤️????❤️ https://t.co/8vPbnJdwG9
— Liz Hyder (@LondonBessie) March 5, 2020
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Hanan Issa – Writer. Poet. Unicorn Enthusiast. Hay Festival Writer@Work 2018-2019. Co-founder @WICFCardiff. Debut pamphlet “My Body Can House Two Hearts” @BurningEyeBooks
Well this is lush. Thank you @LleucuArianrhod and @LitWales for leading the way in creating positive change for writers in Wales! https://t.co/Qjl3MajUcf
— Hanan Issa (@Hananiscreative) March 5, 2020
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Lisa Heledd Jones – I work with stories and sounds. can do (vocal) impression of a sheep in labour. I live on a hill in Wales. pinned tweet is proudest moment. she/her. cymraes.
This episode ends with an artist called Xenxen wrapped in branches, his voice echoing around Snowdonia – aka one of my favourite moments of all time. https://t.co/sZ2KIZL1i4
— Lisa Heledd Jones (@lisaheleddjones) March 3, 2020
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Rhian E Jones – Red bluestocking. Writes on history, politics and culture. Editor @RedPeppermag, writer @TribuneMagazine. Welsh. DM for commissions, collaborations, questions.
Interesting. Would also like to see the bits of Wales that aren’t the Valleys or Cardiff. https://t.co/NRhzkU20e9
— Rhian E. Jones (@RhianEJones) March 2, 2020
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Bronach Kane – history of sexuality, peasantry & women; striking &ASoS against precarity, inequality, devalued pay & pensions; she/her; tweets abt history, politics, sexuality
This was a wonderful event @medievalqub with @MiriERubin on cities, cultures of inclusion, exclusion, & belonging. Fabulous & intellectually generous lectures that reflected on urban experiences, resonating w what cities mean now https://t.co/TJ969X6MF9
— Bronach Kane is on strike???? (@bronachkane) February 28, 2020
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Deborah Keyser – Director of @TyCerdd_org, but please don’t hold them responsible for these tweets
Our first @TyCerdd_org #AffricerddPresents tonight was all kinds of joy ❤️ Diolch o galon @bumithomas @oasiscardiff #OasisChoir, Chris, Josh et al ????#OnlyYouCanTellYourStory pic.twitter.com/X0luPkww1V
— Deborah Keyser (@DeborahKeyser) February 26, 2020
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Karin Koehler – Teaching C19 lit. Researching C19 post&poetry. Editing the @hardysociety journal (hardysociety.org/about-the-soci…). Dysgu Cymraeg. She/her. UNIONIZE!
I miss teaching. This week it wld have been seminars on The Shining, a seminar on Dillwyn’s The Rebecca Rioter (pertinent!), lectures&seminars on Augusta Webster’s ‘A Castaway’& DG Rossetti’s ‘Jenny’,& – for my Yr 3s – presentations about their Neo-Victorian response assessment.
— Karin Koehler (@drkarinkoehler) March 4, 2020
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Helgard Krause – #cyngorllyfrau #llyfrau #cymraeg #cyhoeddi #cŵn #bookscouncil #welshbooks #welsh #publishing #dogs #nature #europe Views my own, retweets not.
Decisions, decisions…. and that‘s just a tiny selection my the English language books. I really should just take a picture of the 500,000 books in the distribution centre @Books_Wales #WorldBookDay #shelfie pic.twitter.com/skIp09hnvZ
— Helgard Krause #FBPE ????️???????????????????????????????????????????????? (@HelgardKrause) March 5, 2020
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Cate Le Bon – Booking North America: eric@groundcontroltouring.com BOOKING UK/EU/ROW natasha.bent@paradigmagency.com MGMT Bob van Heur Bob@distortedchannel.nl
— Cate Le Bon (@CateLeBon) February 19, 2020
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Angharad Lee – Gwell fy mwthyn fy hun na phlas arall Award winning theatre director apparently – Opinions are like arse holes, everyone has one…’tawed y calla’ 
#Rhondda
So proud again watching an ex student absolutely nailing it with @takingflightco today. Da iawn @JedOReilly Balch iawn ohonot. Methu aros i weld y sioe.
— Angharad Lee ???????????????????????????? (@AngharadLee) March 5, 2020
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Dr Victoria Leonard – Ancient, late ancient, and later ancient historian @ERC_CONNEC @womeninclassics victoria.leonard@rhul.ac.uk #FRHistS #WCCWiki
#WCCWiki this month is raising up #BIWoC & #BAME women in classics (broadly conceived). I expanded the page for Dr Stephanie Jones-Rogers, an expert on African-American history, American slavery, women and gender #BHM #BHM2020 #WoCHistWikihttps://t.co/1YyhqigE5y @sejr_historian pic.twitter.com/4c1t2GMfcQ
— Dr Victoria Leonard (@tigerlilyrocks) February 27, 2020
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Dr Roberta Magnani – Intersectional feminist, medievalist, aspiring shield maiden. Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature; research: Chaucer, manuscripts and queer theory. she/her
This is a brilliant thread! On the silenced impact of Brexit on women with an intersectional perspective. Please read. https://t.co/rYFSEewYlC
— Dr Roberta Magnani wishes she were on strike (@RobertaDMagnani) January 31, 2020
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Cerith Mathias – Assistant Editor @bbcwalesnews @walespolitics / Co-Director @cardiffbookfest / Associate Editor @WalesArtsReview / Writer @deepsouthmag / Trustee @pontykidsbooks
Toni Morrison: 100 Women of the Year https://t.co/0cw56beQZL #IWD2020
— Cerith Mathias (@CerithMathias) March 6, 2020
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Cerys Matthews – thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk WHERE THE WILD COOKS GO
The extraordinary Dana Gillespie joins me tonight on @BBCRadio2 .We might cover writing blues songs,1960s London,acid queen, Bowie,Rosetta,Muddy,water skiing +more…maybe singing in Sanskrit, the Mustique blues festival +play tons of ace music. Join us at 9pm. pic.twitter.com/QWQ0e6IZyD
— Cerys Matthews (@cerysmatthews) March 2, 2020
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Laura McAllister – Professor, Cardiff Univ Wales Governance Centre, politics, devolution. Ex-Wales international footballer, FAW Trust, UEFA, sports anorak, mami to 2 girls
“Those arguing for binning the Senedd represent no popular uprising…Instead, like Farage’s Leave campaign, it is intrinsically and fundamentally elitist.” ICYM my @WalesOnline column, here’s another chance for some to throw more Twitter abuse my way????: https://t.co/L5GHe2IJaL
— Laura McAllister ???????????????????????????? (@LauraMcAllister) March 2, 2020
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Kate Mercer – Art & photography 
Didcot girl 
Newport woman 
Team @aoth_NP20 @artsnewydd @phramewales @ffotogallery #unite2018 #Diffusion2019 #AOTH2019
#artsnewydd tonight 7-8pm… they’re looking for a guest tweeter! We could nominate so many people for this! Who would you nominate?! https://t.co/D9LSpUU54d
— Kate Mercer (@_KateMercer) March 4, 2020
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Julie Morgan – Welsh Labour Assembly Member for Cardiff North. Aelod Cynulliad Llafur Cymru dros Ogledd Caerdydd. Follow @wgdep_health for news on my Welsh Government work
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant hapus. Happy St David’s Day. This is amazing carved dragon sculpture is in Coed y Felin woodland in #CardiffNorth pic.twitter.com/w6GigFUaig
— Julie Morgan (@JulieMorganLAB) March 1, 2020
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Rosie Moriarty-Simmonds – OBE Disabled Woman, Happy Wife, Adoring Mum, Author, Media Presenter, Actor, Artist, Successful Businesswoman and Socialite – constantly busy & totally content
As a lifetime campaigner for equality & rights for disabled people, I too had hoped things would have improved by now. We fought hard to get anti-discrimination legislation, but it’s peppered with loopholes & too many in society not wanting to make change #Independentliving https://t.co/kwt9aToa2S
— R Moriarty-Simmonds OBE (@RosieMS) March 3, 2020
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Jackie Morris – Drawing words, painting spells, weaving dreams, reading books. Owned by cats. Repped by @WoollardJessica
And then there was this also:
Something new. An illustrated notebook version that contains all the images, but leaves space for drawing, writing, doodling…..https://t.co/ot2ne94OHB pic.twitter.com/p1FdMAtQxH— Jackie Morris (@JackieMorrisArt) February 28, 2020
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Rufus Mufasa – Hip Hop | Hope | Heritage Barbican Fellow ’15-’17 @hayfestival Writer at Work @futuregencymru Poet in Residence Fur Coats from the Lion’s Den Barbed Wire Birds
If you, or anyone you know needs help with processing your birth story, then contact @Peoplespeakup1 @trebreathnach
They changed my life, helped me heal, & help space for my voice & story.
Health professionals please get to know the services available to support our mothers. https://t.co/7FK9FGsFeb— rufus mufasa (@rufusmufasa) February 16, 2020
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Yvonne Murphy – Independent Theatre Director/Producer, Arts & Political Consultant & Activist. Clore Fellow. Runs @Omidaze Productions omidaze.wordpress.com
MISSION: To increase the visibility of women creatives and promote their work for commercial projects https://t.co/0NCenJ8W8j#IWD2020
— Yvonne Murphy (@YvonneMurphy111) March 6, 2020
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Sian Norris – Writer | Journalist | Feminist | Copywriter | Founder and Director of Bristol Women’s Literature Festival. Agent = @spinningkates
This is good news and wherever you stand on the sex industry as feminists we can surely all agree that exploitative workplace practises that systematically disadvantage women need to stop. Fines, fees to perform – all harmful to women working in clubs. https://t.co/lluo9SIJuS
— sianushka (@sianushka) March 6, 2020
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Kate North – Writer of poetry and fiction, Reader in Creative Writing @cardiffmet & Chair @LitWales @LlenCymru #wiasn
This is very exciting! #WBOTY2020 https://t.co/Zq31F8Q84U
— Kate North (@katetnorth) March 5, 2020
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Catrin Nye – Reporter and Documentary Maker for the @BBC. Committee @nextgenlondon. Ambassador @PressPadUK. Welsh
I’m hosting this @NextGenLondon screening of Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade on 23rd March.
It will be followed by a Q & A with the amazing team behind the undercover investigation – @BBCNawal @MaisBayaa & @PJBWells ????????
Tickets here ⬇️ https://t.co/AY8Rw5miNo
— Catrin Nye (@CatrinNye) February 28, 2020
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Kaite O’Reilly – Writer, Playwright, dramaturg, crip, Irish brummie in West Wales.Ted Hughes Award winner. The Beauty Parade’ WMC 5-14 March 2020
How pride-making and wonderful is this photo….? Makes my heart sing and gives me hope!! Malala Yousafzai and GretaThurnberg #RadicalSisterhood #TheFutureIsFemale pic.twitter.com/ppM4TBUr7y
— Kaite O’Reilly (@kaiteoreilly) March 1, 2020
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Lisa Parry – Playwright, @illuminetheatre, a 2020 writer in residence @ClwydTweets, rep’d @SteinbergAssocs. THE MERTHYR STIGMATIST @ShermanTheatre @TheatreUncut 2- 17 Oct.
Really enjoyed reading this from @jontreg. Looking forward to seeing the show. https://t.co/kvyRcCLMhI
— Lisa Parry (@lisafparry) March 3, 2020
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Catherine Paskell – Stage Director. Clore Fellow. Artistic Director @DirtyProtest. Founding associate @ntwtweets. A smile with a person around it – Lemn Sissay.
The outgoing @theatriolo Chair is an awesome person and the company are doing interesting work for children and young people. Join them as their new Chair and be awesome too! https://t.co/OIempBZJlv
— Catherine Paskell (@Cpaskell) February 28, 2020
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Sara Pepper – Wife. Mum. Friend. Director of Creative Economy @cardiffuni and part of founder team @CreativeCardiff and @ClwstwrCreu.
Come join our team! This job is open for applications until Saturday this week. If you are keen and want to discuss do get in touch. https://t.co/Kxmdpp66IT
— Sara Pepper (@missspepper) March 3, 2020
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Clare Potter – Bilingual poet, performer, collaborator. Directed BBC documentary The Wall +The Mirror. Hay Fest Writer at Work. One foot still and always in New Orleans.
My literary heroine would be my nan who never wrote anything but notes to the milkman, then one day she said a poem about a petal coming away from a rose. She died unexpectedly that night. Her 1st poem was posthumously published in @Mslexia+continues 2 work on me like a koan ♥️???? https://t.co/GiCijT4WsO
— clare potter (@clare_potter) March 5, 2020
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Steph Power – freelance writer & composer : chair: @TyCerdd_org: critic: @TheStage @MusicMagazine @Operanow @Independent & more : ex-guitarist/percussionist #newmusic
Huge congrats & thanks to @UPROAR_Wales, @MaestroRafferty & #welshcomposers @acousmatician @sarah_lianne_l & @morganwilliamsb for their wonderful new pieces alongside Murail, Saariaho, Romitelli. Exhilarating to hear this kind of rep in Wales at last! https://t.co/3SRoOrF7Hn
— Steph Power (@spower_steph) February 29, 2020
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Sam Rhydderch – Poet published by @RackPressPoetry @picadorbooks @SerenBooks
Lines from the loft! I love the story of your grandfather’s desk @K_Stansfield https://t.co/HUTpPFWYJC
— Sam Rhydderch (@SamRhydderch) March 6, 2020
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Alexandria Riley – Represented by Emptage Hallett Cardiff
Thank you so much to every single person who watched, supported, loved and commented on The Tuckers. Honestly means the world. I adored ‘Nats’ and adored being a “Tucker” even more. But the party’s over so for now…..”OUT!!!”@SteveSpeirs4 Genius. Love ya x
— Alexandria Riley (@ReyAlexandria) February 14, 2020
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Jude Rogers – Arts/culture journalist/editorial for @obsnewreview @guardianmusic @newstatesman, @mojomagazine, @redmagdaily, etc. Welsh, romantic, geek.
The Chrissie Hynde Arena is back up! Was desperate to watch this before interviewing her a few years ago but couldn’t get hold of it. Her first encounter in it, with a tit of a street artist: withering coolness doesn’t describe it well enough. https://t.co/BCZ1TWrZ88
— Jude Rogers (@juderogers) March 2, 2020
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Victoria Rogers – Museum Manager, Museum of Cardiff @TheCardiffStory | President @WelshMuseumsFed | Trustee @RoyalMintMuseum | Obviously, views are my own
As #LGBTHM2020
draws to a close, here’s a thing @WelshMuseumsFed
put together with @pplscollection, featuring collections from @TheCardiffStory @andrewloganAMW @AmgueddfaCymru
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Pride Cymru https://t.co/pb0RhzzQXf— Victoria Rogers (@VicMRogers) February 29, 2020
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Georgia Ruth – Fossil Scale / Week of Pines / Cyflwyno’r Hwyrnos ar @BBCRadioCymru pob nos Fawrth 7-10 
@rhodribrooks
Government & Parliament: let touring musicians travel. Support musicians working in the EU post-Brexit #WorkingInTheEU – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/QTp7H3curs via @UKChange
— Georgia Ruth (@georgiaruth) February 21, 2020
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Gwenno Saunders – Le Kov
can’t wait to bring my new live score for @Mark_Jenkin‘s @baitfilmuk to @EOTR with Georgia Ellery! ???? https://t.co/b1i4yS9gyQ
— G W E N N O (@gwennosaunders) March 5, 2020
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Bethan Sayed – Plaid Cymru Politician. Viola player, 
nordic drama, travel, fitness, foodie. Regional AM office in Port Talbot- contact 01639 820530. Chair @SeneddCWLC
Today is the day! I am in the Senedd for the last time before maternity leave. I won’t be hibernating, but please know I won’t be on here as much when babi Sayed arrives! Please do refer any work tweets and DMs to @Team_BethanS or email bethan.sayed@assembly.wales
Diolch mawr! pic.twitter.com/IAuCD3YYtq
— Bethan Sayed AM/AC (@bethanjenkins) March 4, 2020
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Durre Shahwar – Writer. @bbcwritersroom Wales 18/19′. @SWWDTP PhD Creative Writing @Cardiffuni/ @Bristoluni. Co-founder @WICFCardiff. ⚤
Super looking forward to being a part of this discussion on Saturday at @WOWisGlobal along with @pocobookreader @AmritWilson & @meenakandasamy
Where Are the Working Class Asians? 3.30 @southbankcentre https://t.co/yQDW2Pa6wV— Durre Shahwar (@Durre_Shahwar) March 4, 2020
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Norena Shopland – Author/historian – specialises in researching, recording and promoting LGBT & Welsh history. Author of Forbidden Lives: LGBT stories from Wales
My recent research has shown that 90% of all heritage organisations in the UK return zero hits when LGBT+ keywords are put in their web site search engines. Even for some who do events for celebratory days and months!! https://t.co/mjCcpIO2xr
— Norena Shopland ???????????????????? (@NorenaShopland) March 1, 2020
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Lleucu Siencyn – Llenyddiaeth Cymru/ Literature Wales CEO. Llyfrau, poetry, bilingualism, teulu, feminism, cydraddoldeb. Welsh European. Views my own/ fy marn fy hun.
Very very excited about this! My two favourite things about Wales – poetry and football ???????????????????????????? Da iawn @LitWales @FAWales #TogetherStronger #EURO2020 https://t.co/3Kq1lwXSqd
— Lleucu Siencyn ???????????????????????????? (@LleucuArianrhod) February 26, 2020
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Cathryn Summerhayes – Books, camping, festivals and Cardiff City Football Club obsessed agent. If a story’s worth telling, tell it to me.
My rainbow coloured heroine @VivGroskop #liftasyouclimb @TransworldBooks @CBGBooks pic.twitter.com/CeDJ7BHVYB
— Cathryn Summerhayes (@Taffyagent) March 4, 2020
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Shaheen Sutton – #workingclass P C striving for #socialequality #socialjustice #intersectionality 
#marginalisedcommunities #antiracist #antifascist Tweets my own
Reviewing #HereToStayHereToFight A ‘Race Today’ Anthology in @NewSocialistUK Please give it a read, its more than a #BookReview it shines light on Black & Asian history & the audaciousness of grassroots activists based at #RailtonRoad #Brixton recounting their ‘fearless activism’ https://t.co/TgRIiHcxYA pic.twitter.com/pCNX4hNlqL
— ShaheenCymru (@ShaheenCymru) February 13, 2020
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Christina Thatcher – Creative Writing Lecturer @cardiffmet. Poetry Editor @cardiffreview. Collections @parthianbooks. Founder @RoathWriters. Board @LitWales. Freelancer everywhere.
The heat rounds have been posted for @Uni_Slam and it is so amazing to see so many teams competing!
Can’t wait to meet all these poets and to introduce our @cardiffmet team who have been working so hard this year. We can barely contain our excitement! ????#unislam2020 pic.twitter.com/2O6U2gzjRY
— Christina Thatcher (@writetoempower) March 5, 2020
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Laurence Totelin – Historian of Greek and Roman medicine and botany, mother of two, feminist, trade unionist, dysgu Cymraeg, Welsh by adoption, super Belgie. Own views (she/her)
Those bingo cards are very funny, but many squares are bitter sweet. My favourite is ‘you should strike in the summer’, which is supposed to mean ‘when nobody will be impacted’ – except that summers are becoming busier every year and that the impact even then wd be condiderable https://t.co/4jXFhJR56i
— Laurence Totelin on strike (@ltotelin) March 2, 2020
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Lisa Tregale – Just Me, working Mum, Creative, Running, Gin Lover, fun and the odd rant. Live in Cardiff & Dorset but always a Devonian. For work follow @BBCNOW @BBCNOWCymraeg
Today has all been about collaboration and the power of music to transcend political and geographical boundaries. So looking forward to the Wales / Brittany partnership with Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne. pic.twitter.com/5sAGCboGaH
— Lisa Tregale (@SaxophoneLil) March 1, 2020
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Anna Valentine – Executive Publisher of @trapezebooks @orionspring @sevendialsbooks by day, Nessa from Gavin and Stacey by night
What a day!! And what a book!! @CandiceC_W has been nominated for the @WomensPrize for her incredible debut novel #Queenie – and so richly deserved! https://t.co/4UmLjSp9Yo
— Anna Valentine (@avjreads) March 3, 2020
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Claire Vaughan – ‘A puffed-up orb of a woman with a gaping mouth’. Enthusiast. She / her. 
Queer. Feminist. Dysgwyr. Chapter Cinema & @shiftcardiff Views mine
Interesting stats from @Gronners on Event Cinema – tracking with what @NationalTheatre was saying yesterday with their course change. Bringing in titles like Fleabag has encouraged a younger audience in for these special programme events. @Cinema_UK #ukcacon20 pic.twitter.com/C4Dqk0km6R
— Claire Vaughan 〓〓 ????️???????????????????????????????????? (@pixieglas) March 4, 2020
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Sue Vincent-Jones – Barry’s Boldest Blogger. Editor, Writer, Journo. Communicator. Activist, Role Model, Charity Chair. Runner, Rambler. Cinephile, Gig Girl
Thank you – I’m in! ???????????? https://t.co/qJNjceNBfb
— Sue Vincent-Jones (SVJ) (@mrssvj) February 23, 2020
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Ceriann Williams – Theatre Producer. Insomniac. Mum of dogs
#Microwave makes @Buzz_Magazine ‘s top picks for this month! https://t.co/yFXtzZGy5o
— Ceriann Williams (@CeriannKay) March 2, 2020
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Eloise Williams – Author. WILDE May 2020. SEAGLASS. GASLIGHT. Rep’d @KateJShaw Children’s Laureate Wales 2019-2021 @Laureate_Wales Am reading: #TheShortKnife @ElenCaldecott
Starting World Book Day week with a photo of a library door.
It’s a niche tweet – but just look at it. #lovelibraries #Getabooknotacostume ????❤ pic.twitter.com/CCaa4TQJhe— Eloise Williams ???? ???????????????????????????? (@Eloisejwilliams) March 2, 2020
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Rachel Williams – 18 yrs of DA, shot & beaten, wks later my 16yr son took his life. Pioneer for Safelives, Ambassador for The Freedom Programme & Threshold_Das. ALL VIEWS MY OWN
International Women’s Day is coming up, have you got a SUTDA badge or wristband? You will be in great company wearing one. Proceeds go towards running my Freedom Programme and also helping women & children coming out of refuge.
Available via my website https://t.co/4DKnLcPEci pic.twitter.com/LOA8aGDeFk
— Rachel Williams (@Dontlookback198) March 1, 2020
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Leanne Wood – Plaid Cymru. Aelod Cynulliad / Assembly Member for the Rhondda. Welsh. Socialist. Feminist. Anti-fascist. Environmentalist. Republican. She / Her. Cymraeg.
Ardderchog / superb concert in #Treorci school tonight, in aid of people affected by the floods. @Treorchymalech1 were outstanding as were all the soloists & the @TreorchyComp senior choir. ????????????well done & thank you / diolch everyone. #Rhondda ???????? pic.twitter.com/Csf0BIGTjX
— Leanne Wood ???????????????????????????? (@LeanneWood) March 5, 2020
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Sarah Younan – Youth Engagement at Amgueddfa Cymru.Trustee at Arts Council Wales. PhD. Artist. Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Cymru. Wacha watu wakucheke…
Youth-led photography project @Museum_Cardiff @broncolquhoun #HandsonHeritage loving these #LGBTQhistorymonth snaps https://t.co/cGYsAaWv9O
— Sarah Younan (@SarahYounan3) February 28, 2020
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Catherine Young – Cyfarwyddwr Artistig / Artistic Director for @dawnsibawb Views are my own.
Can we all have a conversation as a dance sector about how Community Dance organizations can be vital partners to touring professional companies in engaging with communities and developing dance audiences? (1/2)
— Catherine Young (@Cath_Dawns) March 6, 2020
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