Children’s Story Writing Contest

Children’s Story Writing Contest

The Books Council of Wales is delighted to support a story writing competition for Welsh primary school pupils organised by BBC Radio Cymru.

As part of World Book Day 2021 events, the station’s morning presenter Aled Hughes is calling on children to write a Welsh-language story of up to 500 words on the theme of “Y Llwybr Hud” (‘The Magic Path”).

There are three categories for different ages, namely:

    • Foundation Phase, 5-7 years
    • Key stage 2a, 7-9 years
    • Key stage 2b, ages 9-11

Aled Hughes will announce the names of the winning entries on his programme in the week leading up to World Book Day on 4 March 2021, with the winners each receiving a bundle of books from the Books Council.

Helen Jones, Head of Children’s Books and Reading Promotion at the Books Council, said: “World Book Day is a landmark event in our annual calendar and we are delighted to support this competition being organised by BBC Radio Cymru. They say everyone of us has a story buried inside them so this is a great opportunity to develop writing talent among the young.”

Author Llio Maddocks will be judging the entries and choosing the three best stories.

To enter, schools need to send their pupils’ stories to BBC Radio Cymru by the deadline of 25 January 2021 along with a completed copy of the entry form available on the Radio Cymru website.

The address for sending the stories is:

Sgwennu Stori Aled Hughes
BBC Radio Cymru
Bryn Meirion
Bangor
LL57 2BY

The pupil’s pseudonym, age category and school name must be clearly marked at the top of each story, and the school will need to keep a list of the names that match the pseudonyms.

Further details including terms and conditions can be found on the BBC Radio Cymru website or you can contact the Aled Hughes programme aled@bbc.co.uk.

Pob lwc / Good luck!

Huw Aaron’s cartoons to raise a smile on World Book Day 2021

Huw Aaron’s cartoons to raise a smile on World Book Day 2021

The Books Council of Wales is delighted to announce that Huw Aaron is the author of the new £1 Welsh-language book being published for World Book Day 2021.

In his own distinctive style, the talented cartoonist and illustrator from Cardiff is creating Ha Ha Cnec for children young and old to enjoy on the next World Book Day, 4 March 2021.

As the title suggests, the volume will be packed with jokes and cartoons along with some of Huw’s unique characters.

To celebrate the announcement of the title, the Books Council has organised a special competition to find 150 characters from Welsh children’s books and television programmes which Huw has hidden in a busy poster.

Competition Time
The ‘Ble yn y byd, Boc?’ (‘Where in the world, Boc’) competition is open to schools and individuals of all ages, and there are some great prizes to be won.

The winner of the schools’ category will receive a bundle of books worth £150, with a second prize of a bundle of books worth £75.

The top prize in the individual category will be an original piece of Huw Aaron’s artwork and a bundle of books worth £50, with a second prize of a bundle of books worth £25.

Huw Aaron said: “I am delighted to be part of the celebrations for World Book Day 2021. For the competition, I’ve drawn a picture of a very special party where all the guests are characters from Welsh children’s books or television programmes – some new, some from my childhood, and some which are very old by now! There are 150 to find – but you may need the help of mum and dad (and maybe Mam-gu or Taid!). Pob lwc!”

You can enter the competition by going to www.mellten.com before the closing date of 31 January 2021. The winners will be announced on World Book Day 4 March 2021.

Copies of Ha Ha Cnec (Llyfrau Broga) will be available to buy for £1 from 25 February 2021 or exchanged for the £1 National Book Token given to each child to mark World Book Day.

Stori Cymru – Iaith a Gwaith (‘The Story of Wales – Language and Work’), written by Archdruid Myrddin ap Dafydd and published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, will also be available again in 2021 for £1. It tells the story of Wales and the work of its people through story, image and song.

Accessible versions of the books, including braille, large print and audio versions, will be available thanks to the support of the RNIB. They will also be available as e-books.

Angharad Sinclair, the Welsh Books Council’s Promotion of Reading Campaigns Manager, said: “World Book Day aims to ensure that every child has the opportunity to have their own book and to help them enjoy the experience of reading for pleasure, with all the benefits that brings. We are therefore delighted that Huw Aaron has agreed to create a new book which, alongside Myrddin ap Dafydd’s book, will ensure there’s a good choice of Welsh-language children books available for £1 or for free on World Book Day 2021. “

The poster behind the competition appears in the new book Ble mae Boc? Ar goll yn y chwedlau (‘Where’s Boc? Lost in the legends’) by Huw Aaron, published by Y Lolfa in November 2020 and selected as the Books Council’s Book of the Month for December 2020.

World Book Day
In Wales, the World Book Day campaign is coordinated by the Books Council of Wales and supported by the Welsh Government and Waterstones.

Each year, in collaboration with a host of publishers and booksellers, World Book Day organizes a list of specific titles for £1 each for children and young people, and the mission of World Book Day is to encourage them to enjoy books and reading by for them to have their own book. The Books Council of Wales works with World Book Day to ensure a choice of £1 Welsh-language titles. Information on the English £1 books for 2021 can be found online www.worldbookday.com/books and further details about World Book Day 2021 celebrations in Wales will be announced in the New Year.

Children’s Story Writing Contest

Remembering Jan Morris 1926–2020

On 20 November 2020, Wales lost one of its great literary figures following the death of Jan Morris at the age of 94.

A journalist, novelist, travel writer and historian, she wrote more than 40 books during her lifetime, including Pax Britannica (Faber, 1968, 1973, 1978), a trilogy on the history of the British Empire; The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country (Oxford University Press, 1984) and Conundrum (Faber & Faber, 2002), a memoir recording her transition from man to woman, from James to Jan Morris.

She was born in England in 1926 but her father was from Wales and she moved here in the 1980s, settling down with her family in Llanystumdwy on the Llŷn Peninsula.

Jan Morris was an Honorary President of the Friends of the Books Council of Wales and here, our Chair, Professor M Wynn Thomas, our Chief Executive, Helgard Krause, and Ion Thomas, Chair of the Friends of the Books Council, pay tribute to the talented writer who made Wales her home.

“During her remarkable lifetime, Jan Morris wrote enough books to supply the entire UK publishing industry. A world-famous chronicler of countries and places, and a peerless traveller of the globe, she nevertheless remained firmly anchored emotionally in the Wales she so loved and with which she totally identified. With her passing, Wales loses another of its very greatest writers and the Books Council of Wales one of its staunchest supporters” – Professor M Wynn Thomas.

“Jan Morris was a pioneer in every sense of the word. She was an unrivalled wordsmith and an eloquent chronicler of the life, culture and landscape of Wales. She will be sorely missed but leaves a rich legacy in her many books, essays and reportage” – Helgard Krause

“If anyone deserved to be called a ‘Friend’ then it was Jan Morris. After all, friendship and kindness were the traits she put above all others. Through her words, she became a friend to so many people and so many places. She was an Honorary President of the Friends of the Books Council, and her contribution to our literature and her support for the language, our culture and our identity as well as our humanism will remain. Thank you, Jan, for guiding us with a smile and a keenness of mind to the peaks of the literary world” – Ion Thomas.

Turning the page on support for children’s mental health

A new scheme is being launched in Wales to help children understand and manage their mental health and wellbeing through reading.

The programme, which has been developed by leading health professionals alongside children and their families is being brought to Wales by UK charity, The Reading Agency in partnership with Welsh Government and public libraries.

For World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Reading Agency and public libraries rolled out Reading Well Books on Prescription for children in Wales, with book collections and supporting resources made available in both English and Welsh. The booklist responds to the increasing demand for expert-endorsed information and advice to support children to understand and manage their mental health and wellbeing.

More than a million parents believe their child could benefit from professional help in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown and Childline has delivered almost 7,000 counselling sessions with children about the impact of coronavirus outbreak. In Wales, one in 10 children between the ages of five and 16 have a mental health problem and many more experience behavioural issues

The Reading Well for children booklist contains 33 books selected to address key challenges facing children today. The titles in the list deal with topics from anxiety and grief, to bullying and internet safety, to how to cope with events in the news. The booklist also explores living well with a range of diagnosed conditions including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and physical disabilities.

The booklist is targeted at children in Key Stage 2 and includes titles suitable for a wide range of reading levels to support less confident readers, and to encourage children to read together with their siblings and carers.

Karen Napier, The Reading Agency’s CEO, said: “One in 10 children in Wales have a mental health issue, with recent global events exacerbating the problem. At The Reading Agency, we believe in the proven power of reading to tackle life’s big challenges and this new and important area of our work will use quality-assured information, advice and stories approved by experts, to help all children manage and understand their feelings and cope during tough times.”

Titles from the booklist can be recommended by health and social care professionals, teachers and anyone else working to support children and families. The book collections are available free to borrow from local public libraries. The Reading Agency is working with the Books Council of Wales make titles from the list available in Welsh.

Helgard Krause, Chief Executive Officer of the Books Council of Wales, said: “Children’s wellbeing is important at all times but the current pandemic has made us ever more aware of the need to ensure that children have access to trusted print and digital resources that help to support them and to enable them to talk about their feelings. It is vital that these conversations can happen in a child’s first language, which is why we at the Books Council of Wales are proud to be involved in the Welsh translation of these fantastic books.”

Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, said: “I am pleased that we have been able to provide funding to ensure rights to produce and distribute e-book versions of the children’s Welsh-language list. This is crucial given the vital role of digital content during this period. The funding will also enable the distribution of free copies of print versions of the books for use in libraries across Wales and as part of the click and collect schemes. This will be a significant boost for libraries and its users across Wales.”

Recognised by leading health bodies, in partnership with the Society of Chief Librarians Cymru, and with funding from the Welsh Government and Arts Council England, the Reading Well for children collection can support children in understanding and managing their mental health with evidence-based resources outside of clinical settings, or while they await treatment.

Health Minister, Vaughan Gething said: “I am delighted that the Welsh Government will continue to provide financial support for this important scheme which has been a huge success and played a significant part in delivering our Mental Health Delivery Plan and ‘More than just words’, our framework for the Welsh language in health and social care. Books have long since been places where people seek escapism, answers and comfort alike. I hope this initiative inspires children and families to read for both pleasure and wellbeing. The power of reading is limitless, let’s harness some of that energy to help tackle the growing challenges facing children’s mental health.”

Bethan Hughes Chief Librarian and representative of SCL Cymru, said: “We are happy that Reading Well Books on Prescription for children is being launched here in Wales as a bilingual scheme, and are excited to work with our partners to deliver the scheme.

“Reading, in essence, is good for you and for your wellbeing, and reading for pleasure in order to understand emotions and feelings is essential for us all, and especially for children as they learn to understand the world around them and their reaction to it.

“This scheme will be an opportunity for us to put into children’s hands, in their choice of language, books which have been selected carefully to help them understand their feeling, through the medium of words, pictures and imagination.

“People trust their local library as a place to seek help and unbiased information, locally in their community, in a non-clinical non-stigmatised place. This scheme is another example of how we can offer this help.”

Reading Well Books on Prescription for children is the third Reading Well scheme to be delivered in Wales following the success of the dementia and mental health book collections.

For more information about the Reading Well Books for children visit: reading-well.org.uk/wales

New book titles published following writing and illustration courses at Tŷ Newydd

New book titles published following writing and illustration courses at Tŷ Newydd

Courses to develop new authors and illustrators, arranged by the Books Council of Wales and Literature Wales, are starting to bear fruit.

During the past 12 months, a variety of books have been published or are due to be published by authors and illustrators who attended the courses held at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd.

A course on Writing and Illustrating for Children was held during February 2019, and another on Writing for Young Adults in February 2020, with a total of 20 authors and 8 illustrators attending the courses following a competitive process.

Helen Jones, Head of Children’s Books and Reading Promotion at the Books Council of Wales, said: “We cannot claim that these books would not have been published at all had it not been for the courses arranged by the Books Council and Literature Wales, but they have undoubtedly helped to develop emerging writers and fill a gap in the market for original Welsh-language reading material for children and young adults. Developing literature of this kind is one of our priorities as a Books Council as we continue to implement the recommendations of the report submitted by Dr Siwan Rosser from the School of Welsh at Cardiff University.”

Leusa Llewelyn, on behalf of Literature Wales, said: “It has been a pleasure to work with the Books Council on these writer development courses, and to see so many of the writers flourish after spending a week at the Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre under the guidance of some of our best authors and tutors. We will continue to work in partnership in order to identify the deficiencies in Wales’ literary culture – addressing the challenges that face us in terms of under-representation and diversity in our literature – and to create new, high-quality development opportunities to ensure that this important work continues.”

Sioned Wyn Roberts, who attended the Writing and Illustrating for Children course in 2019, said: “I enjoyed every moment of the writing and illustrating for children course. While at Tŷ Newydd, I met the artist Bethan May who has brought the character of Fred’s Ffwlbart to life – even Lady Lloyd George’s pink sink is featured! I would never have considered writing books had it not been for the course in Tŷ Newydd and, as a result Ffwlbart Ffred: Drewi fel Ffwlbart, the first in a series of story-and-picture books, was published this year while Gwag y Nos, my children’s novel, will be out next year.”

Books that have been published or are in the process of being published by authors and illustrators who attended the courses include:

    • Nain Nain Nain (Gwasg y Bwthyn, 2019) – words by Rhian Cadwaladr and illustrations by Jac Jones (a tutor on the Writing and Illustrating for Children course)
    • Gwag y Nos (Atebol 2021) – words by Sioned Wyn Roberts
    • Amser Canu, Blant (Rily, 2020) – illustrations by Leonie Servini (who has two other books in the pipeline)
    • Ynyr yr Ysbryd (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2020) – words by Rhian Cadwaladr and illustrations by Leri Tecwyn

There was good news too for Seran Dolma from Penrhyndeudraeth in September 2020 when she won a competition organised by the Friends of the Books Council for a Welsh-language novel for young adults.

Seran had attended the Writing and Illustrating for Children course at Tŷ Newydd in 2019 as an illustrator, and there will be a graphic element to the novel she’s currently completing.

She is also part of the Welsh Literature Writers’ Mentoring Scheme and hopes that her first novel, ‘Y Nendyrau’ (‘The Turrets’) will be published in 2021.

Children’s Story Writing Contest

Local Bookshops that are Open and/or Selling Online – UPDATED

As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, bookshops in Wales have started to reopen their doors since Monday 22 June 2020. Many continue to sell online too, offering click and collect, postal or local delivery services.

As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, bookshops in Wales have started to reopen their doors since Monday 22 June 2020. Many continue to sell online too, offering click and collect, postal or local delivery services.

We’ve been pulling together information about the arrangements of different shops on this page and updating the list as we receive new information. As this is a fast-moving situation, we may not always have the most recent and up to date details so do check with your local bookshop.

If you’re a bookseller in Wales and would like to add or update your details, please e-mail: post@books.wales

Awen Meirion, Y Bala – www.awenmeirion.com / @AwenMeirion / www.facebook.com/awenmeirion  / Opening hours – Monday to Saturday between 9.00-5.30pm

Awen Menai, Menai Bridge – www.facebook.com/awen.menai  / https://arystrydfawr.co.uk / awenmenai@gmail.com  / 01248 715532 / Shop closed to the public at present and hoping to reopen weekend 4 July – depending on the situation in Anglesey. Revised opening hours – Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00-4.00pm

Awen Teifi, Cardigan – www.awenteifi.com  www.facebook.com/Awen-Teifi Shop open Monday to Satruday from 9.00-5.00pm

Anrhegaron, Tregaron – www.anrhegaron.cymru / Shop open on Tuesday and Friday between 10.00-4.00pm and on Saturday between 9.30-12.30pm

Book-ish, Crickhowell – www.bookish.co.uk  / @Bookishcrick / 01873 811 256 / Shop open from Monday to Saturday between 10.00-5.00pm and Sunday between10.00-4.00pm / Order online, through social media or by telephone / Postal delivery offered

Browsers Bookshop, Porthmadog – www.browsersbook.shop  / 01766 512066 / Shop closed to the public / Order online or by telephone / Postal delivery offered

Burway Books, Church Stretton  – www.burwaybooks.co.uk  / Twitter – @BurwayBooks / Instagram – burwaybooks / 01694 723388 / Open Monday – Saturday, 10-4pm

Bys a Bawd, Llanrwst  – Opening on 22 June

Caban, Cardiff  – Shop open from Monday to Friday between 9.30-5.30 and Saturday between 10.00-5.00pm

Cant a Mil, Cardiff  – www.cantamil.com  / @siopcantamil / jo@cantamil.com  / From 1 September the shop will be open Tuesday–Saturday 10.30-4.00pm / Order online, via email and through social media / Postal delivery offered

Chepstow Books, Chepstow  – Chepstow – We have relaunched our website www.chesptowbooks.co.uk / Shop open from Monday to Saturday between 10.00-4.00pm and Sunday 12.00-4.00pm

Cofion Cynnes, Ystradgynlais  – Shop now open from 7am – 1pm

College Street Books, Rhydaman  – 07434 975578 / www.facebook.com/CollegeStreetBooks  – Shop open 22/06 between 10-2pm.

Cover to Cover, Mumbles  – www.cover-to-cover.co.uk  / https://twitter.com/CovertoCoverUK?lang=en  / 01792 366363 / Shop open Monday to Saturday 10.00-4.00pm

Cowbridge Books, Cowbridge  – cowbridgebookshop@btconnect.co.uk  / https://www.facebook.com/thecowbridgebookshop/  01446 775105 / Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday between 9.30-5.00pm.

Cwpwrdd Cornel, Llangefni  – Shop closed at present due to the situation in Anglesey, situation to be reviewed on a daily basis

Cwtsh, Pontyberem  – www.facebook.com/YCwtsh / Order online, through social media or by telephone – 01269 871600 / Postal delivery offered.

Cyfoes, Rhydaman  – www.facebook.com/Cyfoes  / Shop closed at present. We are re-opening on 1 July. Opening hours – Monday to Saturday between 9.30-4.00pm.

Debbie’s Jewllers, Newcastle Emlyn  – https://www.facebook.com/AnrhegionCymraeg / Shop open from Monday to Friday between 9.00-5.00pm.

Dragon’s Garden, Llandeilo  – www.facebook.com/BooksattheDragon’sGarden / www.dragons-garden.com  / mandy@dragons-garden.com  / Shop closed to the public / Order online or by email / Postal delivery offered.

Eaves and Lord Bookshop, Montgomery – 01686 668918 / Barrylord1965@btinternet.com  / Shop re-opened on 6/8 on Thursday and Saturdays between 10.00-3.00

Elfair, Rhuthun  – 07976 981490 / elfair@boyns.cymru Shop re-opened on 26/6. Opening hours – 10.00-5.30pm Monday to Friday and 10.00-5.00pm on Saturday

Eve’s Toy Shop, Llandeilo – Open between 10.00-5.00pm Monday to Saturday.

Ffab, Llandysul  – www.ffabcymru.co.uk  / Shop open from Monday to Friday between 8.00-4.30pm and Saturday between 8.00-1.00pm.

Goldstones, Carmarthen – www.goldstonebooks.co.uk  / www.facebook.com/GoldstoneBooks / Shop open on Monday to Friday between 9.30-4.00pm and Saturday between 9.30-5.00pm / Order online

Great Oak Bookshop, Llanidloes  – https://greatoakbooks.co.uk  / https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatOakBookshop?fref=ts  / Order by telephone :01686 412959 or via website Contact Form or Facebook message / Opening 22/06. Hours – Mon-Fri (9:30 – 5:30pm), Saturday (9:30 – 4:30pm)

Griffin Books, Penarth  – www.griffinbooks.co.uk  / info@griffinbooks.co.uk  / 02020 706455 / Order online, by telephone or through social media / Postal delivery and local delivery offered / Shop open Monday to Saturday between 9.00-5.30pm.

Giggles, Barry  – www.facebook.com/Giggles-Barry-479792188748220  / Shop re-opened 26/6 with new opening hours – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10.00-3.00pm

Gwisgo, Aberaeron  – www.gwisgobookworm.co.uk  / info@gwisgobookworm.co.uk  / www.facebook.com/GwisgoBookworm / 01545 238282 / Shop open Monday to Saturday between 11.00-5.00pm and Sunday between 11.30-4.00pm

Hintons, Conwy  – @hintons.conwy / Shop closed to the public / Order through Instagram

Igam Ogam, Llandeilo  – www.igamogamgifts.co.uk  / 01558 822698 / Open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10-4pm

Inc, Aberystwyth  – https://www.facebook.com/Siop-Inc-121059026497  / mail@siopinc.com  / 01970 626200 / 07834957158 / Shop open Monday to Friday between 9.00-5.30pm and Saturday between 9.00-5.00pm

Llên Llŷn, Pwllheli  – 01758 612907 / Opening 22/06 from 9am

Llyfrau’r Enfys, Merthyr Tydfil  –  Shop open on Friday and Saturday between 10.00-2.00pm

Na Nog, Caernarfon  – facebook.com/SiopNanog   / Instagram – siop_nanog / Twitter – @SiopNanog 01286 676946 / Opening 22/06, 10am

Narberth Museum Bookshop, Narberth  –  www.narberthmuseum.co.uk  / 01834 861719 / Shop open Thursday to Saturday between 10.00-5.00pm at present / Order online

No 1 High St, Newtown  – www.no1highstreet.co.uk  / 07866259710 / Open from 9-5pm, Mon – Sat

Palas Print, Caernarfon  –  www.palasprint.com / @PalasPrint / eirian@palasprint.com / Business open but shop-floor closed to public / Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 10-2pm for delivery pick ups.

Paned o Gê, Cardiff – www.paned-o-ge.cymru / info@paned-o-ge.wales / www.twitter.com/panedogehttps://instagram.com/panedoge.  Order online at present.

Pen’rallt Gallery Bookshop, Machynlleth  – www.penralltgallerybookshop.co.uk  / penralltbooks@gmail.com  / 01654 700559 / Shop open as follows: Wednesday – 1.30-4.30pm (pre-paid collections from entrance between 10.00-4.30pm); Thursday – 9.30-4.30pm bookings only – a quiet time for customers to browse; Friday 9.30-12.30pm / 1.30-4.30pm (pre-paid collections from entrance between 10.00-4.30pm); Saturday 1.30-4.00pm bookings only (pre-paid collections from entrance between 10.00-12.30pm / Order online, by email or by telephone.

Pethe Powys, Welshpool  – Facebook – Pethe Powys / 01938 554540 / Shop re-opened 27/7 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10.00-3.00.

Poetry Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye – We intend to re-open on 6 July. Opening hours – Monday to Saturday 10-12pm. You may also visit during our 15 or 30 minutes slots (Wednesday to Saturday) between 1.00-5.00pm for those individuals who are nervous or high risk due to health. This is a chance to shop in a completely empty space.

Rhiannon, Tregaron  – www.facebook.com/CanolfanRhiannonCentre / www.rhiannon.co.uk  / Shop open Tuesday to Saturday between 9.30-5.30 at present / Order online available.

The Rossiter Books Team. We are able to supply books to you by post. If you write to iloveit@rossiterbooks.co.uk  with details of the books you are interested in, your phone number and your address we can email you back with availability and a breakdown of costs. – Open 22/06 Monday- Saturday between 10-40pm

Seaways, Fishguard  – Seawaysorders@gmail.com  / 01348 873433 / Order by telephone or by email / Postal delivery offered / Shop open Monday to Saturday between 10.00-5.00pm

Siop Clwyd, Denbigh  – www.facebook.com/Siop-Clwyd-468077820051483  / Shop open Tuesday–Saturday between 10.00–4.00pm

Siop Cwlwm, Oswestry  – www.siopcwlwm.co.uk  / 07814 033759 post@siopcwlwm.co.uk / Open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9am until 3.30pm / Order via www.siopcwlwm.co.uk  or social media or phone. Free delivery for orders over £30, free collection from Oswestry Market.

Siop Dewi, Penrhyndeudraeth –  dewi11@btconnect.com / 01766 770266 –  Shop open between 7.00am and 12.00pm / Order by phone, email or through social media / Delivery service offered

Siop Eifionydd, Porthmadog – Shop open

Siop Lewis, Llandudno  – www.facebook.com/sioplewis/  / www.sioplewis.cymru  / @sioplewis / We are open – between 10.00-1.00pm

Siop Lyfrau’r Hen Bost, Blaenau Ffestiniog  –  We are open! Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday – 10.00-4.00pm

Siop Ogwen, Bethesda  – @siopogwen / https://www.facebook.com/siopogwen/  / siop@ogwen.org / Shop open

Siop y Pentan, Carmarthen – Shop open Monday to Saturday between 9.00-4.30pm.

Siop y Pethe, Aberystwyth  – www.siopypethe.cymru  / post@siopypethe.cymru  / 01970 617 120 / Siop open Monday to Saturday between 9.00-5.00pm

Siop Tŷ Tawe, Swansea  – https://www.facebook.com/Ysioptytawe/  New opening hours from 01/10 shop open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10.00-2.00 pm.

Siop Sian, Crymych  – https://www.facebook.com/SiopSian/  / Shop closed at present. Re-opening on Thursday (25/6) Tuesday-Friday 9.30-4.30, Saturday 9.00-12.00pm

Siop y Siswrn, Mold  – 01352 753200 / siopysiswrn@aol.com  / Facebook – Siop Y Siswrn / www.siopysiswrn.com  / Orders received via email, Facebook and telephone – dependable postal service / Shop is open 9.30-4.30 everyday apart from Thursday and Sunday.

Siop Siwan, Wrexham  – https://www.facebook.com/siopsiwan/  Shop open from Monday to Saturday 10.00-4.00pm / Email tecstiliausiwmai@outlook.com  to order any specific book or to arrange delivery.

Siop y Smotyn Du, Lampeter – Shop open with limited opening hours. / Tel 01570 422587

St David’s Bookshop, St David’s – 01437 720480 / Shop open Monday to Saturday between 11.00-4.30pm

Tenby Bookshop, Tenby – https://www.facebook.com/tenbybookshop  / 01834 843514 / Shop open Monday to Friday between 10.00-5.30pm / Order by telephone available.

The Bookshop, Mold – https://www.mold-bookshop.co.uk / Shop open from Tuesday to Saturday between 9.00-5.00pm

The Hours, Brecon – www.thehoursbrecon.co.uk  / Shop open – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between 11.00-4.00pm.

T-Hwnt, Carmarthen – Shop open Tuesday to SAturday between 11.00-3.00pm

Tŷ’r Gwrhyd, Pontardawe – www.facebook.com/Tyrgwrhyd/  / 07990153730 / Shop has re-opened and it is possible to order any book over the phone 07990 153730 or email post@gwrhyd.cymru. You can then arrange a slot between 11.00–2.00 to collect any orders.

Verzon Bookshop Gallery, Llandrindod Wells – www.facebook.com/VerzonBookshopGallery  / Shop open Monday to Friday between 9.00-5.00pm and Saturday 9.00-4.00pm

Victoria Bookshop, Haverfordwest  – https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaBookshop  / 01437 762750 / Shop open Monday to Saturday between 8.30-4.30pm

Y Felin, Cardiff  – Shan@siopyfelin.co.uk  / 02920 692999 / Shop open Monday to Friday between 9.30-4.30 and Saturday 10.00-2.00

Ystwyth Books, Aberystwyth  – 01970 639479 / 07590 764115 / www.facebook.com/YstwythBooks / Open Monday to Saturday between 11.00-3.30pm