Alys Conran and Niall Griffiths are among writers shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award, which includes a new category for children's books for 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 06:05:19 UTC ]
Cardiff-based poet Ailbhe Darcy has won the £4,000 Wales Book of the Year Award for her "striking" collection, Insistence (Bloodaxe Books). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 03:52:13 UTC ]
The shortlists for this year’s English and Welsh language Wales Book of the Year Awards have been announced, reflecting the “incredible breadth” of the country’s literary scene. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literature Wales has disputed the BBC's claim that some of the Wales Book of the Year winners have only sold as few as 20 copies, describing the Nielsen data as “misleading”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literature Wales is to administer the Wales Book of the Year awards in 2018, although the future of the prize is still under review. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alys Conran's Dylan Thomas prize-shortlisted debut Pigeon (Parthian) is in the running for the 2017 Wales Book of the Year, alongside titles from Seren, Worple and Granta, among others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wales Book of the Year is going through a major review in order for it to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literature Wales is currently reviewing the Wales Book of the Year awards, with a statement on its future expected before the end of the week, the BBC has reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Patrick McGuiness has won the main English-language prize at Wales Book of the Year 2015 awards, run by Literature Wales, for Other People’s Countries (Jonathan Cape). Other People’s Countries is set in the town of Bouillon, where the author’s mother came from, and is a “brilliant, lyrical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys is nominated for the Wales Book of the Year award. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]