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Wales Book of the Year Partners and Sponsors

We are delighted to be working in partnership with our colleagues at a number of organisations across the sector to deliver Wales Book of the Year. These partnerships ensure maximising the impact of this literary highlight, and their details can be found here:

Arts Council of Wales
Core Funder
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Welsh Government
Core Funder
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School of English, Communication and Philosophy
Principal Sponsor
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Books Council of Wales
Partner
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BBC Cymru Wales
Partner
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Nation.cymru
Media Partner
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Golwg360
Media Partner
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Brecon Carreg
Awards Evening Sponsor
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Penderyn Distillery
Awards Evening Sponsor
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The Rhys Davies Trust
Sponsor
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Arts Council of Wales
Core Funder

Arts Council of Wales are core funders of Literature Wales and believe the arts are central to the life and wellbeing of the nation. They turn this mission into actions by funding and developing the arts in Wales. The Art Council’s principle sponsor is Welsh Government and they also distribute funding from the National Lottery and raise additional money where they can from a variety of public and private sector sources.

For more information, please visit: http://www.arts.wales/

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Welsh Government
Core Funder

The Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. Welsh Government is principle sponsor of Arts Council of Wales.

For more information, please visit: https://gov.wales/?lang=en

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School of English, Communication and Philosophy
Principal Sponsor

We are delighted that Cardiff University School of English, Communication and Philosophy are sponsors of the 2024 English Language Wales Book of the Year Award.

Website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/english-communication-philosophy

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Books Council of Wales
Partner

The Books Council of Wales is a national body, funded by the Welsh Government, which provides a focus for the publishing industry in Wales. It provides a number of specialist services (in the fields of editing, design, marketing and distribution) with a view to improving standards of book production and publication in both Welsh and English.

For more information, please visit: http://www.cllc.org.uk/

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BBC Cymru Wales
Partner

The announcements will be shared on both BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales stations this year, thanks to our partners BBC Cymru Wales.

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Nation.cymru
Media Partner

Nation.Cymru is an independent online news service, providing rolling coverage of Welsh news, politics, current affairs, culture, and sport. Nation.cymru will host the People's Choice Award for the first time in 2024, which will open following the announcement of the Welsh Language Shortlist in May 2024.

https://nation.cymru/

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Golwg360
Media Partner

Golwg360 is a culture a current affairs magazine covering news, sport and the arts. Golwg360 hosts the Barn y Bobl Award 2024 which will open following the announcement of the Welsh Language Shortlist in May 2024.

Website: https://golwg.360.cymru/

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Brecon Carreg
Awards Evening Sponsor

Brecon Carreg’s tonic water range is a premium range of refreshing and natural tonic waters. Made with Brecon Carreg source water from the Bannau Brycheiniog, delivering a unique taste of Wales.

Website: https://www.breconwater.co.uk/our-tonics/

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Penderyn Distillery
Awards Evening Sponsor

Penderyn Distillery is the home of Welsh Whisky and produces award-winning single malt whiskies and spirits from 3 distilleries: their HQ, in Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) in South Wales, a second distillery in Llandudno (opened May 2021), and third in Swansea Copperworks (opened June 2023).

Website: https://www.penderyn.wales/

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The Rhys Davies Trust
Sponsor

The Rhys Davies Trust sponsors the Rhys Davies Fiction Prize, part of Wales Book of the Year. This award celebrates Wales’ outstanding literary talent in English-language fiction.

The Rhys Davies Trust was founded in 1991 by Meic Stephens, with funds generously provided by Lewis Davies, brother of the writer Rhys Davies (1901-78). The Trust is a registered charity whose objectives are to promote the writer’s work and foster Welsh writing in English, especially in the valleys of south Wales and in the genres in which Rhys Davies wrote.

For more information, please visit: http://www.rhysdaviestrust.org/

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