Driver / Collection and Packing Assistant
Can you work quickly and accurately with good attention to detail, on your own and as part of a team?
Do you like driving and meeting customers? Do you have a licence to drive a van?
Do you have a forklift qualification or are willing to complete training?
We are looking for someone to join our team at the Books Council’s Distribution Centre, to help us in our work to get books from Wales out to the world.
Further details can be found HERE.
Closing date for applications: Midday, Friday, 29 August 2025.
Members for the Books Council’s independent Subcommittees
Are you passionate about reading and books from Wales?
We are looking for new volunteers to join our independent Publishing Development Subcommittees (both Welsh- and English-language); specifically people with an interest in any aspect of the industry, ranging from publishing books or magazines to reading, writing, editing, commissioning, marketing or reviewing.
We are a registeered charity which supports the book industry in Wales through grants and services. We believe that diversity fosters innovation and success, and we are particularly interested in applications from groups that are underrepresented in the publishing sector.
Further details can be found HERE and an application form HERE, or send an email to post@books.wales
Closing date for applications: 22 September 2025.
Welsh-language Digital News Service Tender
Applicants are invited to express an interest in applying for financial support to operate a Welsh-language digital news service which will provide news from Wales and further afield. This is the service presently provided by Golwg360.
Further details can be seen HERE.
Closing date for applications: Midday, 16 September 2025.
Interviews: w/c 29 September 2025.
To discuss the tender further, contact Arwel Jones – arwel.jones@books.wales
Invitation to Tender – Revenue Publishers (English-language) and Supported Post Funding 2026–2031
The Books Council of Wales invites applications for funding for Revenue Publishers and Supported Posts for English-language publishers based in Wales for 2026–2031.
This is for a new franchise period of five years, commencing April 2026 and ending in March 2031.
The deadline to apply is 5.00pm, Friday 10 October 2025
For more information, or to discuss eligibility for this funding, please contact english.grants@books.wales
Here’s a taste on YouTube of the Books Council’s work A taste of Our Story – Publishing voices today – YouTube
OCCASIONAL WORK
The Books Council is keen to create a list of people who would be willing to undertake occasional work from time to time. The work would consist mainly of collating and packing leaflets. The work will be bases in Aberystwyth.
If you are interested in the work, please contact the Books Council by email at castellbrychan@books.wales or by letter. The list will be kept open and revised annually.
Watch this short film on YouTube to get a taste of the work of the Books Council – A Taste of Our Story – Voices of publishing today – YouTube
