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Irma Chilton (born Mair Elizabeth Irma Evans, 12 November 1930 – 1990) was a Welsh children's writer in English and Welsh languages.
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Irma Evans was born in Loughor which is in Glamorgan but close to the county of Carmarthen. Her parents were Esther and Iorworth Evans. Her father was a furnaceman and she attended the University of Wales where she obtained a B.A. and went into teaching. Her debut work Take Away The Flowers was published by Heinnemann in 1967 under her married name. She wrote children's book in English and Welsh - winning prizes at Eisteddfods. She took the Crown for prose at the National Eisteddfod in Powys.
There is an annual memorial prize, given each year to aspiring children's novelists by the Welsh Arts Council, called the Irma Chilton bursary. Previous winners have included Jennifer Sullivan