Publishing

Welsh Books Council

The Welsh Books Council (WBC) is a non-statutory body providing specialist services to the book and magazine publishing trade in Wales.

The Welsh Government provides grant funding for the Welsh Books Council. In 2012–13, they will receive a total of £4 million.

The Welsh Books Council’s services include:

• Editorial advice.
• Design advice.
• Sales and marketing advice.
• A range of reader development schemes including the World Book Day celebrations in Wales.

Grants

The WBC also provides publishing grants and literature grants for publishers of Welsh- and English-language books and magazines. These grants support the publishing industry in Wales and facilitate the publishing of books in both languages.

To find out more about the WBC, please visit their website.

Visit: Welsh Books Council (external link)

The Library of Wales Series

The Library of Wales Series is a Welsh Government supported project which brings back into print important works of twentieth-century Welsh writing in English. It also ensures that they remain available to buy at affordable prices.

The series includes books in a range of styles, from different parts of Wales, by both men and women. The books have attractive covers with introductions by some of our most talented contemporary Welsh writers. A total of 32 titles have been published since 2006.  

For more information see the  Library of Wales website (external link).

Gwales

The gwales website has information on all current Welsh-language and Welsh-interest titles and offers a secure on-line ordering service.

Website: Gwales (external link)

Literature Wales

Literature Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting literature. It is made up of

• The Welsh Academy - Yr Academi Gymreig;
• The Society for Writers of Wales; and
• Tŷ Newydd Writers’ Centre.

Literature Wales provides funding for and works closely with Wales Literature Exchange. It represents the interests of Welsh writers both inside Wales and internationally and encourages people to enjoy others’ writing and to write themselves, through a programme of workshops, courses, festivals and competitions.

Services offered by Literature Wales include mentoring, writers’ bursaries, information and advice, and independent manuscript assessment.

Literature Wales’ main projects include Wales Book of the Year and the BayLit Festival.

You can find out more about its activities on the Literature Wales website.