Short biography
Othniel Smith is primarily a writer. His work includes eight episodes of children's television series The Story of Tracy Beaker (CBBC), the short film Say It for BBC Wales/It's My Shout (2013), the stage play Giant Steps (published in New Welsh Drama II, Parthian Books, 2001), the novel Yer Blues, and a number of dramas for BBC radio. He also has a PhD in Independent Film from the University of Glamorgan. His poetry films have screened at events such as the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Germany, Vancouver's Visible Verse Festival and the New York Jazz Film Festival.