Imogen Rhia Herrad facts for kids
Imogen Rhia Herrad is a German historian, translator, writer, and broadcaster. She was born in 1967 and grew up in Germany. She has also lived in Wales, London, and Argentina. Imogen learned Welsh and writes in both German and English.
Her short stories and articles have appeared in magazines and collections in Wales, Canada, and the US. She has also created radio programs for German public radio. These programs covered interesting topics like the history of sheep, dragons, and the apple. She also explored the story of the Mapuche people from Patagonia.
Imogen Rhia Herrad's children's story, The Wind’s Bride, won third prize in the London Writers’ Competition. Her story The Accident was also recognized for the Raymond Carver Short Story Awards. She wrote a novel called Caratacus' Daughter. This book is set in Iron Age Britain and Ancient Rome and received a grant from Literature Wales.
Her travel book, "Beyond the Pampas: in Search of Patagonia", was published in 2012. She also won a prize from the University of Bonn for her university paper about Ancient Rome.
Today, Imogen works as a translator and editor at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies. She is also studying for her PhD about ancient Sparta and teaches ancient history at the University of Bonn.
Books and Stories
Imogen Rhia Herrad has written many books and short stories. Here are some of her works:
- "Transgression und Devianz in der antiken Welt" (Co-edited with Lennart Gilhaus, Michael Meurer and Anja Pfeiffer) J.B. Metzler (2020) [1]
- "Beyond the Pampas: in Search of Patagonia" (Travel) Seren Books (2012) [2]
- "Rhiannon's Bird", short story in: Sing Sorrow Sorrow, Seren Books (2010)[3]
- "Without a Trace", short story in: Written in Blood, Honno (2009) [4]
- The Woman who loved an Octopus and other Saints' Tales (short stories) Seren Books 2007 [5]
- "Hortus Conclusus", short story in: Coming up Roses, Honno (2008)[6]
- "The Accident", short story in: Safe World Gone, Honno (2007)[7]
- "Ym Bhatagonia" (In Patagonia), travel writing in: Even the Rain is Different, Honno (2004) [8]
- "Bronwerdd", short story in: The Woman who loved Cucumbers, Honno (2002) [9]
