Irish novelist Morgan Llywelyn was awarded the Exceptional Celtic Woman Award from Celtic Women International at its second annual conference held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her historical novels about Irish and Celtic culture have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. Llywelyn is chairman of the Irish Writers Union in Ireland. The Irish Arts Council nominated her for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.

Along with the award, she received a crystal vase designed by Connemara Celtic Crystal Company in County Galway, and a plaque listing all the honors her books have received.

Since 1978, Morgan Llyweln has written twenty-six novels and numerous short stories. In 1998 the first of five books about the Irish struggle for independence, called THE IRISH CENTURY "1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion" was published, to be followed by "1921" in 2001, "1949" in 2003, and most recently, "1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution" (2005).

Other awards that she has received for her books include:

• 1978 The Wind from Hastings Doubleday Book Club Selection.
• 1980 Lion of Ireland New York Times Bestseller.
• 1982 The Horse Goddess Book of the Month Club
• Selection; Best Novel of the Year: National League of Women and The American Literary Association.
• 1984 Bard Poetry and Prose Award.
• 1992 The Last Prince of Ireland Book of the Month Club Selection, and the History Book Club Selection.
• Morgan Llywelyn is an Honorary Member of Celtic Women International, a group that represents Celtic women world-wide from the seven Celtic Nations.