Banner

Wales Literature Exchange is the translation junction connecting writers, translators and publishers in Wales and abroad.

Wales Literature Exchange was established more than twenty years ago with the aim of creating a platform for promotion of the best literature of Wales abroad and contributing to the internationalisation of the literary scene at home. Our motto is ‘Translating Wales, Reading the World’ and we cooperate with our sister organisation Literature Across Frontiers and many other partners to shine a spotlight on the diverse, bilingual literary landscape of Wales and provide opportunities for Welsh authors to become known beyond our borders, for publishers to connect with each other and for translators to continue developing their skills.

We are committed to literary exchange and translation as necessary elements in a delicate cultural ecology. We celebrate the linguistic diversity that exists in the world today and are determined to contribute to its sustainability and development. We believe that respect for languages and for translation are at the heart of international cultural exchange.

Wleh home books

Autumn Bookshelf 2023

Postcards

Postcard from Greece

Little did I know, when applying for the Ulysses Shelter programme in October 2019, that a pandemic would arrive to wreak havoc and disrupt every aspect of life, affecting travel as much as anything. In March 2020, I was at my first residency on the Croatian island of Mljet, when a hasty departure…more


Our films