£5M Investment in Reading and book-gifting for Children and Young People
Welsh Government announces £5m investment in reading engagement and book-gifting for children and young people across Wales The Books Council of Wales warmly welcomes the announcement of the significant additional funding from Welsh Government which will deliver the...
Our story – publishing voices today
Our Story – publishing voices today To mark our 60th anniversary, two short films have been commissioned, Our Story – publishing voices today and Ein Stori – Lleisiau cyhoeddi heddiw, celebrating the publishing industry in Wales. Through the voices of Richard Davies,...
Wales: A Reading Nation – Launching BCW’s 5-year Strategic Plan
Wales: A Reading Nation – Launching the Books Council of Wales’s 5-year Strategic Plan For 60 years the Books Council of Wales has advanced its purpose to support the publishing industry in Wales and to promote reading for pleasure. As we mark our anniversary, we are...
Two Rivers from a Common Spring: The Books Council of Wales at 60 published 01/11/21
Two Rivers from a Common Spring: The Books Council of Wales at 60 published today
Two Rivers from a Common Spring: The Books Council of Wales at 60 is published today to mark the organisation’s anniversary.
The beautiful volume tells the story of the Books Council over the last 60 years, from its origins in the 1960s to the present day.
The volume is edited by Gwen Davies, with original linocuts by artist Molly Brown. It is presented in memory of Alun Creunant, the first Director of the Books Council of Wales.
There are contributions from a variety of voices within the publishing industry, including Professor M. Wynn Thomas, Gwerfyl Pierce Jones, publisher Richard Davies, bookseller Eirian James, and writer and poet Hanan Issa.
The beautiful hardback volume is now available from your local bookshop.
Here’s a taste of a chapter by Helgard Krause, Chief Executive of the Books Council of Wales.
https://www.flipsnack.com/cyngorllyfraucymru/two-rivers-from-a-common-spring.html
