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A Raid Over Berlin becomes an overnight bestseller after last night's BBC The One Show Feature and flies to Amazon No 1!
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Large numbers of children were excited to take part in a Beano-inspired reading adventure at their local library this summer across Wales and the rest of the UK, according to new statistics released on Friday by The Reading Agency.
Literature Wales and the Welsh Books Council are pleased to announce the names of 16 individuals who have gained a place on a Writing and Drawing for Children Course under the care of tutors Jac Jones and Manon Steffan Ros in February 2019.
Casia Wiliam, Bardd Plant Cymru, joins Rio Ferdinand, Olly Murs, Lauren Child and Joseph Coelho on the judging panel for the Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition.
The first Gŵyl Lyfrau Aberaeron Book Festival is to be held at Aberaeron Memorial Hall over the weekend of 3rd & 4th November.
A magical middle-grade story of snow and stars from acclaimed author Catherine Fisher has been long-listed for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019 in the Best Story category.
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.
Explore your creativity in Wales' Year of Discovery.
#Her100Cerdd returns to celebrate National Poetry Day
During the month of the Welsh History Festival for Children, Yr Ysgwrn is thrilled to work with the Festival and Welsh Books Council to provide literary experiences outside the classroom for the secondary school pupils of Gwynedd.
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