Tir na n-Og Awards 2026: Welsh-language Secondary Shortlist
Tonight, 19 March, the Books Council of Wales revealed the third of this year’s Tir na n-Og Award shortlists on Heno, S4C – for the Welsh-language Secondary category. The awards celebrate the best of stories from Wales and stories about Wales that were published in...
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...
Tir na n-Og Awards 2025 – Shortlists revealed for 2025
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,...
Call for comfy clothes for World Book Day® in Wales
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...
Celebrating three years of the New Audiences Fund
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...
Sut i Ddarllen – A brand new Welsh-language podcast all about reading
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 Book Cover of the Year Awards 2024
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
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...
Celebrating the centenary of the birth of author Islwyn Ffowc Elis (1924–2004)
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
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
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...