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WRITERS’ BURSARY RECIPIENTS 2013
Literature Wales Writers' Bursaries for 2013-14 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
| Name | Language | Bursary | Amount Awarded |
| Lisa Parry | English | Miscellaneous Fund | £1,700 |
| Laura Jayne Powell | English | New Writer | £5,000 |
| Jeremy Hooker | English | Enabling Bursary | £2,000 |
| Jemma L King | English | New Writer | £4,000 |
| Meg Kingston | English | Enabling Bursary | £550. |
| Simon Rees | English | Published | £2,000 |
| Jeremy Hughes | English | Miscellaneous Fund | £1,335 |
| Myrddin ap Dafydd | Welsh | Children's Writer (Published) | £5,000 |
| Elidir Jones | Welsh | New Writer | £5,000 |
| Juliet Greenwood | English | Published | £2,496 |
| Rosalind Hudis | English | New Writer | £2,000 |
| Jon Blake | English | Miscellaneous Fund | £1,768 |
| Angela Graham | English | New Writer | £3,213 |
| Delyth George | Welsh | Published | £3,750 |
| Nicky Arscott | English | New Writer | £1,710 |
| Nicholas Murray | English | Published | £3,000 |
| Patrick Jones | English | Published | £2,000 |
| Lowri Haf Cooke | Welsh | Miscellaneous Fund | £2,000 |
| Kate Hamer | English | New Writer | £5,000 |
| Francesca Rhydderch | English | New Writer | £3,250 |
| Rob Gittins | English | New Writer | £2,703 |
| Sara H Roberts | English | Enabling Bursary | £1,400 |
| Clare Potter | English | Published | £3,000 |
| Siân Melangell Dafydd | Welsh | Published | £4,000 |
| Carys Shannon | English | New Writer | £3,125 |
| Richard James Jones | English | New Writer | £5,000 |
| Rhys Iorwerth | Welsh | New Writer | £5,000 |
| Total | £81,000 |
The Panel members for Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries 2013-14:
Katie Gramich (Chair), Catrin Beard, Catherine Fisher, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
LITERATURE WALES
WRITERS’ BURSARY RECIPIENTS 2012
Literature Wales Writers' Bursaries for 2012-13 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
| Name | Language | Bursary | Sum awarded |
| Lleucu Roberts | Welsh | Published | £7,500 |
| Jane Edwards | Welsh | Published | £7,500 |
| Geraint Lewis | Welsh | Published | £7,500 |
|
Stephanie Burgis Samphire (writing as Stephanie Burgis) |
English | Children’s Writer (Published) |
£7,500 |
| Tony Bianchi | English | Published | £6,500 |
| Hefin Wyn | Welsh | Published | £6,500 |
| Rhian Edwards | English | New Writer’s Bursary |
£5,000 |
| Angela Barbara Roberts | English | Children’s Writer (Published) |
£5,000 |
| Owen Martell | English | Published |
£5,000 |
|
Caroline Marie John (writing as C M John) |
English | Children’s Writer (Published) |
£4,000 |
| Jason Walford Davies | Welsh | New Writer’s Bursary |
£4,000 |
| Brian Meechan | English | New Writer’s Bursary |
£4,000 |
| Will Slocombe | English | Miscellaneous Fund & New Writer’s Bursary |
£3,813 |
| Bruce Paley | English | Published |
£3,500 |
| Hannah F Lawson | English | Miscellaneous Fund & New Writer’s Bursary |
£2,418 |
| Paul Henry | English | Published |
£2,000 |
|
James Christian Cope (writing as Chris Cope) |
English | Published |
£2,000 |
| Sian Morgan | English | Children’s Writer (New Writer) |
£1,768 |
| Derek Routledge | English | Miscellaneous Fund |
£1,343 |
| Maria Murphy | English | Miscellaneous Fund |
£1,258 |
| William Muir | English | Miscellaneous Fund |
£900.00 |
| Total = | £89,000 |
The Panel members for Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries 2012-13:
Katie Gramich (Chair), Catrin Beard, Catherine Fisher, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
LITERATURE WALES
WRITERS’ BURSARY RECIPIENTS 2011
Literature Wales Writers' Bursaries for 2011-12 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
| Name | Language of proposed work | Bursary awarded | Sum awarded |
| Rachel Trezise | English | Published |
£4,000 |
| Karl Drinkwater | English | Published | £2,000 |
| Cynan Jones | English | Published | £4,000 |
| Meic Stephens | Welsh | Published | £4,000 |
| Carol Swain | English | Published | £4,000 |
| Lorraine Jenkin | English | Published | £1,560 |
| Tia Jones | English | Published | £4,000 |
| Arwel Vittle | Welsh | Published Children's Writer | £6,000 |
| Christine Harrison | English | Published Children's Writer | £4,000 |
| Alan Llwyd | Welsh | Published | £6,000 |
| Aled Jones-Williams | Welsh | Published | £6,000 |
| Emily Hinshelwood | English | Miscellaneous Fund | £939 |
| Gwyneth Lewis | Welsh | Published | £5,000 |
| Robert Minhinnick | English | Published | £6,000 |
| Romy Thomas (writing as Romy Wood) | English | Published | £700 |
| Julia Crompton (writing as Julia Forster) | English | Published | £1,197 |
| Angharad Penrhyn Jones | English | New Writer's Bursary | £3,000 |
| Tudur Hallam | Welsh | Published | £5,000 |
| Mari Lisa | Welsh | New Writer's Bursary | £3,000 |
| Jonathan Edwards | English | New Writer's Bursary | £4,000 |
| Richard Roberts | English | New Writer's Bursary | £1.064 |
| Huw Aaron | English and Welsh | New Writer's Bursary | £5,000 |
| Susie Wild | English | Published | £5,000 |
| Tracy Williams | English | Published | £2,403 |
| Grahame Davies | Welsh | Published | £1,597 |
| Total | £90,000 |
The Panel members for Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries 2011-12:
Katie Gramich (Chair), Catrin Beard, Catherine Fisher, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
SUCCESSFUL ACADEMI WRITERS’ BURSARY RECIPIENTS 2004 - 2010
The Academi Writers’ Bursaries for 2010-2011 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
Byron Rogers £10,000
Daniel Davies £6,536
Jane MacNamee £4,300
Dafydd Apolloni £714.00
Tiffany Atkinson £3,849
Damian Walford Davies £3,044
Dafydd John Pritchard £7,626
Samantha Wynne Rhydderch £5,040
Christopher Lloyd £2,000
Jim Bowen £4,000
Eiry Miles £4,000
Ann McManus £1,040
Robat Gruffudd £9,000
Karen Owen £10,000
Euros Lewis £10,000
Alex Keegan £11,360
Ivy Alvarez £805
Mario Basini £1,686
Cyfanswm / Total: £95,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2010-11:
Gwen Davies (Chair), Catherine Fisher, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
The Academi Writers’ Bursaries for 2009-2010 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
Alex Barr: £3.120
Joanna Davies: £5,000
Euron Griffith: £4,000
Jo Mazelis: £5,000
Jeb Loy Nichols: £3,000
Tony Bianchi: £5,000
Meirion Jordan: £4,000
Anthony Reynolds: £2,500
Caroline Ross: £2,000
David Llewellyn: £4,000
Keri Finlayson: £3,000
John Fraser Williams: £5,000
Llion Pryderi Roberts: £4,800
Delyth George: £5,000
Imogen Herrad : £3,000
Robert Rhys: £5,000
Elin ap Hywel: £4,320
Kelly Grovier: £3,000
Robert Lewis: £3,000
Jasmine Donahaye: £5,000
John Williams: £5,000
Hefin Wyn: £5,000
Mary-Ann Constantine: £3,260
Vanessa Savage: £3,000
Total: £95,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2009-10:
Gwen Davies (Chair), Catherine Fisher, Kathryn Gray, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
The Academi Writers’ Bursaries for 2008-2009 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
Matthew David Scott: £9,500
Debbie Moon: £225
Brett Jocelyn Epstein: £1,000
Geraint Lewis: £8,000
Joanna Owen: £3,000
Llion Iwan: £7,000
Anna Lewis: £2,000
Charlotte Greig: £7,000
Lara Clough: £3,000
Ceri Wyn Jones: £9,675
Jill Piercy: £1,200
Laurence Allan: £7,800
Sue Barrow: £7,000
P C Evans: £5,000
Jon Gower: £8,000
Zillah Slingsby Bethell: £3,500
Sarah Broughton: £8,500
Tom Bullough: £3,600
Cyfanswm / Total: £95,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2008-09:
Gwen Davies (Chair), Catherine Fisher, Kathryn Gray, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
The Academi Writers’ Bursaries for 2007-2008 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
Grahame Davies: £5,000
Belinda Bauer: £6,000
Mark Jenkins: £3,000
Romyanna K Thomas: £2,300
Ivy Alvarez: £1,000
Sheenagh Pugh: £7,000
Kate O’Reilly: £4,000
T James Jones: £1,690
Mike Parker: £6,000
Cynan Jones: £2,800
Alexandra Claire: £5,000
Matthew Francis: £4,500
Tom Anderson: £4,000
Francesca Rhydderch: £4,000
Tim Casson: £3,000
Christine James: £7,000
Patrick Corcoran: £6,000
Tessa Hadley: £4,810
Angharad Tomos: £6,000
Tudur Dylan Jones: £7,000
Sian Melangell Dafydd: £7,000
Michael Harvey: £2,000
Rhys Hughes: £920
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2007-08:
Gwen Davies (Chair), Catherine Fisher, Kathryn Gray, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
The Academi Writers’ Bursaries for 2006-2007 have been awarded. Below is a list of recipients and the amounts awarded:
Mike Jenkins £4,000
Rachel Trezise £4,000
Hefin Wyn £6,000
Chris Keil £3,600
Eigra Lewis Roberts £4,000
Lorna Lloyd £4,000
Roger Granelli £5,500
Helena Attlee £4,750
Richard Collins £850
B S Reeves £4,500
Graham Hartill £4,000
Matthew R Jarvis £1,500
Cat Weatherill £500
Iwan Llwyd £6,000
Beth Ditson £5,000
James Hawes £6,000
Sarah Jackman £3,000
Aled Lewis Evans £3,000
Tristan Hughes £1,300
Angharad Price £5,000
Michelle A Oliver £3,000
Sue Morgan £2,500
Sian Northey £5,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2006-07:
Simon Mundy (Chair), Gwen Davies, Catherine Fisher, Amanda Hopkinson and Idris Reynolds.
The Bursaries for Writers 2005-2006 were as follows:
Lloyd Jones £5,000
Paul Henry £4,425
Eric Ngalle Charles £1,800
Penny Simpson £2,500
Catrin Dafydd £1,275
Anne Cluysenaar £4,000
Zoe Skoulding £6,000
Zoe Brigley £1,000
Philip Maillard £4,000
Lynda Nash £500
Aled Jones Williams £4,000
Keri Finlayson £5,000
James Rourke £5,000
Siân Owen £6,000
Kay Byrne £5,000
Charlotte Greig £5,000
Peter Lord £6,000
Gareth Pawan £1,500
Tôpher Mills £6,000
Sean Burke £4,000
Tony Bianchi £6,000
Deborah Davies £4,500
Jason Walford Davies £1,000
Dyfrig Jones £6,000
Meredith Knight £1,500
Karen Owen £6,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2005- 2006:
Simon Mundy (Chair), Idris Reynolds, Catherine Fisher, Gwen Davies and Amanda Hopkinson.
The Bursaries for Writers 2004-2005 were as follows:
Heather Dyer £6,000
Daniel Morden £5,000
Andrew Wickett £1,500
Jo Mazelis £5,500
Angharad Tomos £6,000
Hefin Wyn £6,000
Grahame Davies £3,000
John Sharkey £1,400
Roy Grant £1,300
Nerys Mari George £6,000
Lara Clough £2,300
Elizabeth Anne Ashworth £5,000
Susan Richardson £6,000
Gaye Hiçyilmaz £2,000
Daniel Davies £5,000
Bridget Keehan £4,000
Fflur Dafydd £5,000
John Williams £5,000
Vanessa Baxter-Jones £2,000
Gwyneth Lewis £6,000
The Panel members for Academi Writers’ Bursaries 2004-2005:
Simon Mundy (Chair), Idris Reynolds, Catherine Fisher, Gwen Davies and Siân James