Announcing the Winner of the English-language Tir na n-Og Award 2025

Announcing the Winner of the English-language Tir na n-Og Award 2025

May 21, 2025

The Twelve by Liz Hyder (published by Pushkin Children’s Books) is the 2025 winner of the Tir na n-Og English-language Award for children and young people’s literature.The winning title was announced at a special ceremony held this afternoon, Wednesday 21 May at...

Professor Angharad Price

Apr 17, 2025

Angharad Price is Professor of Welsh and Creative Writing at Bangor University. She is an author of serveral novels, volumes of essays and two plays, as well as studies on Welsh literature. She is also interested in translation and European...
Stars of the Shelves: author visits inspiring young readers

Stars of the Shelves: author visits inspiring young readers

Apr 4, 2025

School children across Wales have been meeting up with popular children’s authors in a series of special workshops held in their local libraries. The Stars of the Shelves scheme was funded by Welsh Government Culture Division and coordinated by the Books Council of...
Announcing the Winner of the English-language Tir na n-Og Award 2025

Tir na n-Og 2025 – Welsh-language Secondary category announced

Mar 13, 2025

Welsh-language Secondary age category This week, the Books Council of Wales is revealing the shortlists for the Tir na n-Og Awards 2025. The awards celebrate the very best of stories from Wales and about Wales that were published in 2024. Today, Thursday 13 March the...
Announcing the Winner of the English-language Tir na n-Og Award 2025

Tir na n-Og 2025 – English-language category shortlist announced

Mar 13, 2025

  English-language category shortlist   This week, the Books Council of Wales is revealing the shortlists for the Tir na n-Og Awards 2025. The awards celebrate the very best of stories from Wales and about Wales that were published in 2024. Today, Thursday...