Our Bookshelf
Browse our Bookshelves, selected annually by the Exchange as a window to recent Welsh literary works which we recommend for translation.
“Groundbreaking, heartbreaking and heart mending. Get this on your TBR list. These voices are vibrant and innovative - a new generation of talent.”
Caryl Lewis
“I’m delighted that Y Pump has been translated into English. It’s a multi-perspective story written through a pioneering, collaborative approach by young authors immersed in both the genre and contemporary reality of the coming-of-age story.”
Darren Chetty, co-author, Beyond the Secret Garden
“A testament indeed to love, hope and the resilience of the human spirit. Loved it!”
Zillah Bethell
“Beautifully written, thought-provoking and relatable, you will remember this book, this place, and the people who live and breathe inside it.”
Bryony Pearce
The Five
“Groundbreaking, heartbreaking and heart mending. Get this on your TBR list. These voices are vibrant and innovative - a new generation of talent.” Caryl Lewis
The Five follows a year in the interconnected lives of five outcasts who forge a singular bond at their secondary school in north-west Wales. As they navigate the joys and tribulations of what makes them different as individuals, their newfound community is both tested and strengthened.
This boldly original and tender-hearted young adult novel is adapted by Mared Roberts from the multi-award-winning Welsh-language series Y Pump, which was co-created in an innovative authorship process led by the voices of Wales’ next generation. The result is a distinctive and relatable depiction of young adult life in Wales today.
The original Welsh language series, Y Pump, won the 2022 Wales Book of the Year in both the Children & Young People and People's Choice categories, as well as the 2022 Tir na n-Og Welsh Language Secondary Category.
The authors who collaborated on this book are: Elgan Rhys with Tomos Jones; Mared Roberts with Ceri-Anne Gatehouse; Marged Elen Wiliam with Mahum Umer; Iestyn Tyne with Leo Drayton; and Megan Angharad Hunter with Maisie Awen.
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Firefly Press (2025)
978-1917718004
420pp
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Firefly Press (2025)
Rights for translation from English:
Firefly Press: hello@fireflypress.co.ukRights for translation from original Welsh-language version, Y Pump:
Garmon Gruffudd: garmon@ylolfa.com
Reviews
“Groundbreaking, heartbreaking and heart mending. Get this on your TBR list. These voices are vibrant and innovative - a new generation of talent.”
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