Iestyn Tyne
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Iestyn Tyne | |
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| Born | 3 July 1997 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education | Aberystwyth University |
| Period | 2016–present |
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Iestyn Tyne (born 3 July 1997) is a Welsh poet, writer, musician, editor and translator. He was the first person to win both the Urdd Eisteddfod Crown (2016) and Chair (2019).[1]
Tyne was born on 3 July 1997 on Bardsey Island, where his parents worked as farmers.[1] He was brought up in Boduan on the Llŷn Peninsula, and now lives in Caernarfon with his family.[2] He studied Welsh at Aberystwyth University.[3]