February
16, 2004
THE SHORT LIST FOR THE 2004 TIR NA N-OG AWARDS
The Welsh Books Council announced today (12 February)
the titles on the short list of the prestigious Tir na
n-Og Awards 2004 which recognise the exceptional quality
and range of books for children and teenagers.
The Awards are presented annually by the Books Council
to acknowledge the work of authors and illustrators of
children’s books in three categories: the Best English-language
Title with an Authentic Welsh Background, the Best Welsh-language
Fiction and the Best Welsh-language Non-fiction Book.
The winners of the Awards will be announced on a television
programme on World Book Day, 4 March.
The following titles have been nominated for this year’s
short list:
Best English-language
book with an authentic Welsh background
A Wind From the Sea,
Jennifer Morgan (Pont Books/Gomer)
The Battle of Mametz Wood, 1916,
Robert Phillips (CAA)
Now That I’ve Found You,
Rex Harley (Pont Books/Gomer)
Weird Tales from the Storyteller,
Daniel Morden (Pont Books/Gomer)
Best Welsh-language
Fiction
Y ‘Fo’ yn y Tŷ,
Mair Wynn Hughes (Gwasg y Bwthyn)
Iawn Boi?;-),
Caryl Lewis (Y Lolfa)
Mewn Limbo,
Gwyneth Glyn (Y Lolfa)
Best Welsh-language
non-fiction
Ffeithiau Ffwtbol,
Gary Pritchard (Dref Wen)
Mae Modfedd yn Llawer Mewn Trwyn,
gol. Myrddin ap Dafydd (Carreg Gwalch)
Stori Dafydd ap Gwilym,
Gwyn Thomas and Margaret Jones (Y Lolfa)
‘The selection panel had a difficult task this year,’
said Menna Lloyd Williams, Head of the Children’s
Books Department at the Books Council. ‘They
once again praised the range of material produced, and
congratulated all the authors and publishers involved
on their work.’
For further information please contact: Elwyn Jones, Head
of Administration and Public Relations, Welsh Books Council,
Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 2JB
T (01970) 624151 F (01970) 625385 E elwyn.jones@cllc.org.uk
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