Literary Medal 2019

Literary Medal 2019

Aug 7, 2019

Rhiannon Ifans has been awarded the Literary Medal at the 2019 National Eisteddfod for her novel, ‘Ingrid’.

Rhiannon Ifans has been awarded the Literary Medal at the 2019 National Eisteddfod for her novel, ‘Ingrid’.

This year’s medal is presented for a volume of creative prose of no more than 40,000 words, on the theme of ‘Cylchoedd ‘ (‘Circles’). The adjudicators were Mererid Hopwood, Alun Cob and Aled Islwyn.

Literary Medal 2019

Daniel Owen Memorial Prize 2019

Aug 6, 2019

The winner of the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for 2018 is Guto Dafydd for his novel, Carafanio.

Guto Dafydd, a native of Drefor, has won the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for 2019 at the National Eisteddfod at Llanrwst, for his novel Carafanio.

This literary prize is awarded for an unpublished novel with a strong story line, and this year’s adjudicators were Haf Llewelyn, Dyfed Edwards and Llwyd Owen.

Tenders

Jul 25, 2019

A tender for Welsh-language magazines was advertised between 1 July and 26 October 2022. The new grants will be paid from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2027 and are dependent on the continuation of funding from the Welsh Government. The grants will be awarded following...

Deadlines

Jul 25, 2019

The Welsh-language Publishing Development Subcommittee meets regularly throughout the year. Applications can be submitted at any time. As a rule, applications submitted will be discussed during the next meeting of the Subcommittee. This procedure is regularly reviewed...

How to apply

Jul 25, 2019

If you need any advice on how to apply for a publishing grant, please contact our Publishing Development Department directly, particularly if you are a new publisher starting out. Please note that the Books Council does not accept grant applications directly from...