Author 'devastated' after festival judges accuse her of using AI to write novel
She added she felt "personally affronted and upset because, like all writers, I'm very nervous about my work."It's very personal.
- ▪She added she felt "personally affronted and upset because, like all writers, I'm very nervous about my work."It's very personal.
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Author 'devastated' after festival judges accuse her of using AI to write novelImage caption, Romy Wood denies using AI to write her novelBySara DafyddBBC WalesPublished6 August 2026, 19:04 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoA Welsh learner who submitted a novel to one of the National Eisteddfod's most prestigious writing competitions said she was "devastated" when judges accused her of using Artificial Intelligence to write it.Romy Wood from Cardiff submitted her entry titled Y Dderwen under the pseudonym Lithedora.Judges Meinir Wyn Edwards, Llwyd Owen, and Lleucu Roberts originally said it was "disgraceful" one of the nine entrants had used AI in "a competition as important as this one" - something Wood denies.
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