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Curtis Jobling

Wyrdwood

Hay Festival 2026, 

Join author, illustrator and animator Curtis Jobling for this exciting and interactive event about his recently released folk horror novel, Wyrdwood. He’ll walk you through the tales and places that informed the book, weaving folklore with contemporary horror.

Curtis has designed and created some of the UK’s best-loved children’s shows, including the BAFTA-winning Bob the Builder, Frankenstein’s Cat and Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, while also writing and illustrating numerous picture books for young audiences. He has published eleven novels for older readers, including the acclaimed and bestselling Wereworld series, now adapted into a major new animated series for Netflix, Wolf King.

Dewch i ymuno â’r awdur, y darlunydd a’r animeiddiwr Curtis Jobling ar gyfer y digwyddiad cyffrous a rhyngweithiol hwn ynghylch ei nofel arswyd gwerin ddiweddaraf, Wyrdwood. Bydd yn eich tywys drwy’r straeon a’r llefydd a ysbrydolodd y llyfr, ac yn cymysgu llên gwerin gydag arswyd cyfoes.

Mae Curtis wedi dylunio ac wedi creu rhai o sioeau plant mwyaf poblogaidd y DU, gan gynnwys Bob the Builder (enillydd BAFTA), Frankenstein’s Cat a Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, ac wedi ysgrifennu a darlunio nifer o lyfrau darluniadol i gynulleidfaoedd ifanc. Mae wedi cyhoeddi un ar ddeg o nofelau i ddarllenwyr hŷn, gan gynnwys y gyfres arobryn boblogaidd Wereworld, sydd erbyn hyn, wedi cael ei haddasu’n gyfres animeiddio newydd boblogaidd o’r enw Wolf King ar gyfer Netflix.

KS3/4 | CA3/4