Roy Eales

Writer- Poetry, Prose, Scripts. Translator French, English.
Biographer, Journalist, Non-fiction writer, Poet, Scriptwriter, Short fiction writer, Spoken-word artist, Translator
Available for:
Collaboration, Live readings and performances, School visits, Translation, Workshops

Writer and journalist after literature and journalism university studies.

Washington, D.C.,correspondent, Chilton Publications; McGraw-Hill World News, London, and business and energy correspondent; Business Week, Canada bureau chief, Toronto; The Economist newspaper, Energy correspondent, senior corporate writer. The Economist newspaper. New York correspondent, The Economist. The Independent newspaper, London, Columnist,  Journalist (independent), Paris correspondent, various publications, including The Economist, book reviewer and features, and McGraw-Hill Global News.

Books:

1. Hazy Mist on the sea, Morenn war ar mor, Voile de brume sur la mer, Diesiger Dunst über der See, Een sluier van mist. Poetry in five languages (English, Breton, French, German, Dutch) with 10 original drawings by artist Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. September 2022. 80 pages.

2. A poem decides; Ar barzhoneg an hini a ziviz; C’est le poème qui décide; Ein Gedicht entscheidet.
Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 14 original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. September 2013. 64 pages.

3. On a Road to No End, War un Hent Didermen, Sur une route sans fin, Auf einer Straße Ohne Ziel. Prose and poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 10 original drawings by  Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions, Septembre 2008. 144 pages. 

4. Here and there in Brittany, 40 places, 40 authors. En Bretagne ici et là … 40 lieux, 40 auteurs. Essays in French and English : On a corner of Brittany (Roy Eales, pp 70-75). Keltia Graphic, Novembre 2008. 190 pages. 

5. What matters most is what you make, Ce qui compte le plus est ce qu’on fait, Ar pep pouezusañ eo ar pezh a vez graet ganeomp, Was wirklich zählt ist was du bist. Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with 13 original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. 2004. 74 pages.

6. You can’t change the way the rain appears …, N’och ket evit cheñch ar mod ma teu ar glav …, On ne peut pas changer la façon dont vient la pluie … . Poetry in three languages (English, Breton, French) with 6 original drawings by artist Susan Eales. Blackbird-Pawel Editions. 2001. 66 pages.

7. Lines on the Breton Edge, Linennoù war ribloù lemm Breizh, Lignes sur le fil breton, Linien am Rande der Bretagne. Premiere hardback edition. Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with  original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. 1997. 62 pages.
Pawel Pan Presse, 1997. 59 pages.

8. Lines on the Breton Edge, Linennoù war ribloù lemm Breizh, Lignes sur le fil breton, Linien am Rande der Bretagne.
Poetry in four languages (English, Breton, French, German) with  original drawings of artist Sascha Juritz. Pawel Pan Presse, 1997. 62 pages.

9. Poetry and music CD/DVD: Just in case by Roy Eales and his friends (2010 et 2019) — Poetry 
in music in five languages. — betek- gouzout, au cas ou, für alle fälle, rhag ofn, (English, Breton, French, German, Welsh).
A CD of poetry selected from Roy Eales’s first three books by musicians other poets, actors, singers. Voted by a jury of France 3 TV Bretagne as one of the best three disks of the year 2011. Concerts based on the CD have been performed by the original speakers and musicans on the CD so far in France and Germany.

10. DVD :  Of the above Just in Case, in performance by Roy Eales and his friends — live au Théâtre Kantor, Lyon, France, October 2019. Duration 1h15. JIC 1. Artists Collective.

11. Scripts in 3-5 languages of poetry (mine) — many … .

12. Work in progress :

Books :  

1. Collection of short stories (no title as yet). Due autumn 2025.

2. Biography : Sascha Juritz, Artist, Publisher, Life and Works  (no title as yet). Due Spring 2006.

3. Various concerts of poetry in music performances expected in 2025, 2026.