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Shortlists revealed for Wales’ oldest children’s book award This week, the Books Council of Wales will reveal 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,...

Gwahoddir plant ledled Cymru i ddewis gwisgo dillad cyfforddus i ddarllen, gan swatio’n glyd ac ymgolli mewn llyfr da ar Ddiwrnod y Llyfr® eleni, sy’n cael ei ddathlu ddydd Iau 6 Mawrth.Fel rhan o’i neges i annog mwy o blant i...

In 2025 we are celebrating three years of the New Audiences Fund which was established in 2022 thanks to funding from Welsh Government through Creative Wales. Its purpose was to strengthen and diversify the publishing industry in Wales. When we launched the fund, we...

A brand-new Welsh-language podcast series, Sut i Ddarllen is launched today, Monday 10 February 2025, by the Books Council of Wales. Over six episodes, Francesca Sciarrillo is joined by a range of special guests to discuss reading, its influence and the impact it can...

Announcing the winners of the Wales Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards 2024 Today, Thursday 28 November, the Books Council of Wales has announced the winning titles of its brand-new Children’s & Young People’s Book Cover of the Year...

Celebrating diversity through books for children and young people The Books Council of Wales has launched a brand-new selection of original books for children and young people in Wales at a special event at The Egin in Carmarthen. Learners from local schools were...

  Islwyn Ffowc Elis (1924–2004): A few reminiscences by Robin Chapman In mid-summer 1996, having been commissioned to write a small volume on Islwyn for the Writers of Wales series, I wrote to him to say I would be visiting the Lampeter area, where he lived,...

WALES CHILDREN’S & YOUNG PEOPLE’S BOOK COVER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024 The Books Council of Wales has announced the shortlisted titles in its brand-new Children’s Book Cover of the Year Awards, which will be awarded for the first time in 2024. The awards have two...

Wales at Frankfurt Book Fair: Showcasing Wales at the world's largest content fair Wales will have a presence at Frankfurt Book Fair this October for the second year in a row, thanks to funding from Welsh Government via Creative Wales. The Books Council of Wales is...

      Bethan Gwanas receives highest Welsh accolade in the field of Children’s Books:Announcing the recipient of the 2024 Mary Vaughan Jones Award The 2024 Mary Vaughan Jones Award, the highest honour in the field of children’s books in Wales, is awarded to Bethan...

  INSPIRING YOUNG READERS IN THE CLASSROOM Teachers across Wales have a new resource to help them inspire a love of reading with young learners. Today, 1 October, the Books Council of Wales has launched a Celebrate Reading Pack for primary and secondary schools, full...