Celebrating the Power of Poetry for a Change - 21 Sep 2018

The Welsh Books Council is delighted to be working with the Forward Arts Foundation to celebrate the power of poetry this October.

A Raid over Berlin - a miraculous True-life Second World War Survival Story - 17 Sep 2018

96-year-old Lancaster Bomber John Martin to receive a copy of his secretly-published memoir,  A Raid over Berlin  on BBC1's The One Show.

Honouring a Children's Author - The Mary Vaughan Jones Award 2018 - 17 Sep 2018

The contribution of the late Gareth F. Williams to literature for children and young people will be celebrated with the 2018 Mary Vaughan Jones Award.

Annonuncing a Scheme to Nurture a New Generation of Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books - 6 Sep 2018

The Welsh Books Council is delighted to announce that it will be holding a pioneering course for authors and illustrators of books for children aged between 3 and 7 years, in conjunction with Literature Wales, in an effort to fill the shelves of bookshops with original Welsh publications for children.

Literature Wales Writers' Bursaries 2019 - 15 Aug 2018

Literature Wales has recently announced that the next round of Bursaries and Mentoring is now open for submission. The schemes are open to emerging and experienced writers alike.

News Archive

• Celebrating the Power of Poetry for a Change
• A Raid over Berlin - a miraculous True-life Second World War Survival Story
• Honouring a Children's Author - The Mary Vaughan Jones Award 2018
• Annonuncing a Scheme to Nurture a New Generation of Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books
• Literature Wales Writers' Bursaries 2019
• Literary Medal 2018
• Daniel Owen Memorial Prize 2018
• Wynne Evans launches his biography for Welsh learners at the Royal Welsh Show
• Summer Reading Challenge 2018
• What is The Best of the Best?
• Robert Minhinnick wins the 2018 Wales Book of the Year Award
• Penarth Literature Festival
• A fun-filled final for young readers.
• Pupils shine at National Reading Competition
• Two great reads win Children's Book Awards
• Wales on the Map
• Gio Compario hits the right note with learners!
• What is The Best of the Best?
• Wales Book of the Year Short List 2018
• Aberystwyth at the heart of this year's winner