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Dave Lewis (born 1966) is a Welsh writer, poet and photographer from Pontypridd. He worked as a schoolteacher in Wales and Kenya for many years before publishing his first poetry book with the help of Welsh writer John Evans. His second book, Urban Birdsong, a collection of poetry and short stories saw him win a runner-up prize in Literature Wales' Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.

In 2007 he setup the Welsh Poetry Competition, an anglo-Welsh poetry contest aimed at discovering new and exciting writers. The competition is still running and has entrants from all over the world, while judges have all come from within Wales. Respected writers; Mike Jenkins, John Evans, Sally Spedding and Eloise Williams have all taken turns to judge the contest.

Lewis' work is difficult to categorise, his poetry sparse yet complex. He has also written a series of crime thrillers based around his hometown and other parts of south Wales. He is quite a prolific writer and published a number of books, including an anthology of the winners of the Welsh Poetry Competition.

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