Alfred Oyekoya MBE – Treasurer

Alfred Oyekoya MBE was appointed Trearurer in October 2021. Alfred Oyekoya is an MSc Finance graduate from Swansea University and a Chartered Accountant, with many years’ leadership and business development experience. He is also an energetic, determined and dedicated...

Ruth Thomas – Trustee

Ruth is a senior news editor at BBC News, where she leads a team that helps journalists use data to grow audiences and deepen relationships with them – in the UK and across the world. She has worked in the news department of BBC Cymru in various positions including as...

Meinir Ebbsworth – Trustee

Meinir has worked in education as a secondary teacher, adviser and Director of Education. She is also an author of a number of books on Welsh Literacy for children and young people. She is currently the Strategic Director for the National Centre for Learning...
Season’s Greetings 2024

Season’s Greetings 2024

Season’s Greetings 2024

The Books Council and the Distribution Centre will be closed from Monday afternoon,
23 December 2024 and will re-open after the holidays on Thursday, 2 January 2025.

We wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas.

Announcing the winners of the Book Cover of the Year Awards 2024

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...