Wales Book of the Year 2021
English-language Judges
Tishani Doshi
Scott Evans
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Charlotte Williams
Welsh-language Judges
Guto Dafydd
Anni Llŷn
Tomos Owen
Esyllt Sears
English-language Shortlist and Prizewinners
Overall Award
Salt
Catrin Kean
(Gwasg Gomer)
Wales Arts Review People's Choice Award
Salt
Catrin Kean
(Gwasg Gomer)
The Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award
Salt
Catrin Kean
(Gwasg Gomer)
The Memory
Judith Barrow
(Honno Press)
Wild Spinning Girls
Carol Lovekin
(Honno Press)
Poetry Award
Come Down
Fiona Sampson
(Corsair Poetry)
Tiger Girl
Pascale Petit
(Bloodaxe Books)
Road Trip
Marvin Thompson
(Peepal Tree Press)
Children and Young People Award
The Infinite,
Patience Agbabi
(Canongate Books)
Blood Moon
Lucy Cuthew
(Walker Books)
Wilde
Eloise Williams
(Firefly Press)
Creative Non-Fiction Award
Lady Charlotte Guest: The Exceptional Life of a Female Industrialist
Victoria Owens
(Pen & Sword)
The Amazingly Astonishing Story
Lucy Gannon
(Seren Books)
Slatehead: The ascent of Britain’s Slate climbing scene
Peter Goulding
(New Welsh Review)
Welsh-language Shortlist and Prizewinners
Overall Award
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Megan Angharad Hunter
(Y Lolfa)
Golwg360 People's Choice Award
O.M.: Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards
Hazel Walford Davies
(Gwasg Gomer)
Fiction Award
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Megan Angharad Hunter
(Y Lolfa)
Wal
Mari Emlyn
(Y Lolfa)
Twll Bach yn y Niwl
Llio Maddocks
(Y Lolfa)
Poetry Award
Mynd
Marged Tudur
(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
Dal i Fod
Elin ap Hywel
(Cyhoeddiadau Barddas)
Rhwng dwy lein drên
Llŷr Gwyn Lewis
(Self-published)
Children and Young People Award
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Rebecca Roberts
(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
Ble Mae Boc: Ar goll yn y chwedlau
Huw Aaron
(Y Lolfa)
Y Castell Siwgr
Angharad Tomos
(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
Creative Non-Fiction Award
O.M.: Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards
Hazel Walford Davies
(Gwasg Gomer)
Ymbapuroli
Angharad Price
(Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
Darllen y Dychymyg: Creu Ystyron Newydd i Blant a Phlentyndod yn Llenyddiaeth y Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg
Siwan M. Rosser
(University of Wales Press)