News

You are welcome to join us at the Ebbw Vale National Eisteddfod between Saturday 31 July and Saturday 7 August. Various events will be held at the Welsh Books Council's exhbition stand and at various publisers' stands throughout the Maes.

The Gwales.com website has been relaunched with a new interface. We hope you enjoy using the new site.

Abegail Morley's  How to Pour Madness into a Teacup  (Cinnamon Press) has been short-listed for the 2010 Forward Prize, for Best First Collection.

Russell Jones launched his autobiography,  Gwyrdd Fy Myd  (Gwasg Gwynedd) at Galeri, Caernarfon, on Friday, 16 July.

The official bilingual  programme  for this year's National Eisteddfod is now available.

Anthony Griffiths's  Elenydd - Ancient Heartland of the Cambrian Mountains  (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) was launched at Ceredigion Museum, on Friday, 9 July.

A Kind of Loving, Stan Barstow's cult novel, has been republished by Parthian and a special adaptation by Diana Griffiths will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4  Woman's Hour  starting on Monday 12 July.

The former owner of an Aberaeron bookshop has recently been appointed Manager of the Welsh Books Council’s Distribution Centre in Aberystwyth.

Poet Philip Gross has won the Wales Book of the Year 2010 for  I Spy Pinhole Eye  - a collection of poems published by Cinnamon Press. The winner of the Welsh-language award, who also received a  £10,000 prize, was John Davies for his book  Cymru: Y 100 lle i’w gweld cyn marw,  published by Y Lolfa.

Gomer Press have announced that Dylan Williams has been appointed to succeed Mairwen Prys Jones as the press's Director of Publishing.