WINNERS
OF THE PUBLISHING TRADE AWARDS
The first ever Publishing Trade Awards in Wales, organised by
the Welsh Books Council, were presented on Saturday, 1 October
by Alun Pugh, Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport,
at a special ceremony in Aberystwyth.
The
winners are as follows:
English-language Books from
Wales
Bestseller – Fiction
Sexy Shorts for Summer
ed. Hazel Cushion, Accent Press
Bestseller – Poetry
The Hare that Hides Within
eds. Anne Cluysenaar & Norman Schwenk, Parthian
Bestseller – Non-fiction
Welsh Valleys’ Humour
David Jandrell, Y Lolfa
Bestseller – Children
A Wartime Scrapbook
Chris S. Stephens, Pont Books/Gomer
Most Borrowed Library Book
Sexy Shorts for Summer
ed. Hazel Cushion, Accent Press
Welsh-language Books
Bestseller – Fiction
Un Diwrnod yn yr Eisteddfod
Robin Llywelyn, Gomer
Bestseller – Poetry
Hoff Gerddi Nadolig Cymru
ed. Bethan Mair, Gomer
Bestseller – Non-fiction
Y Dyn 'i Hun
Hywel Gwynfryn, Gwasg Gwynedd
Bestseller – Children
Jac y Jwc ar y Fferm
Dylan Williams & Gordon Jones, Cymdeithas Lyfrau
Ceredigion
Most Borrowed Library Book
Y Dyn yn y Cefn heb Fwstásh
Eirug Wyn, Y Lolfa
‘The ceremony was a resounding success,’ said Gwerfyl
Pierce Jones, Director of the Welsh Books Council, ‘and
as we congratulate each individual publisher we recognise and
acknowledge the exciting developments within the book trade
in Wales over the last few years.’
The awards were kindly sponsored by the following organisations
– VISTA Computer Services, Welsh Development Agency, Western
Mail, StrataMatrix and CILIP Wales.
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@wbc.org.uk
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