Awards

We just love books and here we celebrate the amazing talents of the authors, illustrators, editors, designers and publishers that create them.

What better way to discover your next read?

Tir na n-Og Awards

Established in 1976 to award books for children and young people.

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Children’s and Young People’s Book Cover of the Year Awards

Celebrating and recognising the contribution of illustrators and designers in bringing stories to life.

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Mary Vaughan Jones Award

Awarded every three years for outstanding contributions to the field of children’s literature

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The Wales Book of the Year Award is an annual prize celebrating outstanding literary talent from Wales across many genres and in both English and Welsh.

There are twelve awards in total with a collective prize fund of £14,000. In both Welsh and English there are four category winners, one People’s Choice winner and one overall winner.

The awards are run by Literature Wales.

Wales Book of the Year Awards