Ready for a challenge? Join the Tir na n-Og Reading Challenge!
Celebrating 50 years of the oldest awards for children’s books in Wales. Today, Monday 16 February the Books Council of Wales is launching the Tir na n-Og Reading Challenge to celebrate 50 years of brilliant books for children on the Prynhawn Da programme on S4C....
Books Council welcomes an additional £350,000 from Welsh Government to support the publishing industry
The Books Council of Wales has received £350,000 from Welsh Government through Creative Wales as part of the £2.5million additional funding announced in December 2025 to support the creative industries. £335,000 has been distributed directly to book and magazine...
Connecting people through books – Rhyngom Scheme
Schools across Wales are receiving free books that reflect more of our stories, people and communities as the Rhyngom scheme of books for children and young people is completed. The Books Council of Wales is sending over 49,000 free books to schools across the country...
Wales’ first City of Literature – Aberystwyth Ceredigion
Wales’ first City of Literature Aberystwyth Ceredigion joins gobal network of Creative Cities Today, 31 October 2025, Aberystwyth Ceredigion has become Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature, joining a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised...
Showcasing Wales at Frankfurt Book Fair
Showcasing Wales at Frankfurt Book Fair: Publishers from Wales to visit the world’s largest content fair Publishers from Wales will once again be promoting Welsh literature on an international stage at Frankfurt Book Fair this October. This is the third consecutive...
Announcing the Winners of the Children’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025
Today, Friday 26 September, the Books Council of Wales has announced the winning titles of its Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025. The awards have two categories – English-language Book Cover and Welsh-language Book Cover. The winners...
Announcing the Shortlists for the Wales Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025
Announcing the Shortlists for the Wales Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025 Today, Monday 15 September, the Books Council of Wales has announced the shortlisted titles in the Children’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2025. The...
Story Garden – Summer Reading Challenge 2025 launched
Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge launches in Wales, helping young readers to grow their reading skills Children from schools in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Newtown and Cardiff joined top children’s authors last week at special events in their local libraries to launch...
Open call for Welsh-language primary school teachers
Free professional development opportunity with the Teachers Love Reading Scheme The Books Council of Wales is encouraging primary school teachers from Welsh-language schools to register for the Teachers Love Reading scheme and benefit from a free training and...
Love Books? Buy Books! Celebrating Independent Bookshop Week
Celebrating Independent Bookshops Week If you’re lucky enough to have an independent bookshop on your local high street, Independent Bookshops Week (14–21 June) is the perfect excuse to pop in and pick up your next read. As booksellers across Wales take part in the...
Books Council secures over £800,000 to inspire a lifelong love of reading
Books Council of Wales secures over £800,000 to inspire a lifelong love of reading in Wales The Books Council of Wales welcomes the announcement that it has been awarded a £849,860 grant over three years from Welsh Government Education Department to continue and...
Announcing the Winners of the Welsh-language Tir na n-Og Awards 2025
The winners in the Welsh-language categories of the 2025 Tir Na n-Og Awards were announced today, 27 May, in a special ceremony at the Urdd Eisteddfod Dur a Môr, Margam Park. The winner in the primary age category is Arwana Swtan a’r Sgodyn Od by Angie Roberts and...
Announcing the Winner of the English-language Tir na n-Og Award 2025
The Twelve by Liz Hyder (published by Pushkin Children's Books) is the 2025 winner of the Tir na n-Og English-language Award for children and young people’s literature.The winning title was announced at a special ceremony held this afternoon, Wednesday 21 May at Ysgol...
Stars of the Shelves: author visits inspiring young readers
School children across Wales have been meeting up with popular children’s authors in a series of special workshops held in their local libraries. The Stars of the Shelves scheme was funded by Welsh Government Culture Division and coordinated by the Books Council of...
Tir na n-Og 2025 – Welsh-language Secondary category announced
Welsh-language Secondary age category This week, the Books Council of Wales is revealing the shortlists for the Tir na n-Og Awards 2025. The awards celebrate the very best of stories from Wales and about Wales that were published in 2024. Today, Thursday 13 March the...
Tir na n-Og 2025 – English-language category shortlist announced
English-language category shortlist This week, the Books Council of Wales is revealing the shortlists for the Tir na n-Og Awards 2025. The awards celebrate the very best of stories from Wales and about Wales that were published in 2024. Today, Thursday...