Dai Smith is currently chair of the Arts Council of Wales. Previous publications include (with Hywel Francis) 'The Fed - History of the South Wales Miners in the Twentieth Century' (1980); 'Wales - A Question for History' (1999) and 'Raymond Williams - A Warrior’s Tale' (2008). Dai Smith is also series editor of the Library of Wales series. Born in Tonypandy he now lives in Barry and is professor at Swansea University.