The Old Red Tongue – a new anthology of Welsh literature published

The Old Red Tongue a anthology of over 300 texts – poems, plays, memoirs, essays, extracts from novels and short stories, hymns, eulogies, elegies, medieval prose, political and theological commentaries – from nearly 200 writers covering every period from the 6th century to the present ...more

Winner of Translation Challenge 2017 announced at Hay Festival

Dr Şebnem Susam-Saraeva, Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, was announced the winner of this year's competition (English section) and of the prize of £250, at the Wales PEN Cymru event in Hay Festival this week.

The Translation Challenge is ...more

Hay Festival 2017

Wales Literature Exchange are heading to the Hay Festival for a number of events translating Wales, and reading the world.

Awarding the Winner of the Translation Challenge 2017

Tuesday, May 30th, 5pm

Summer House (Hay Festival Site)

Wales Literature Exchange and Wales PEN ...more

Translation Challenge 2017

The deadline for the 2017 Wales PEN Cymru and Wales Literature Exchange Translation Challenge has passed.  

The challenge was to translate a poem by Turkish writer, küçük İskender, into English.  However please note that the Welsh language challenge remains open, please see our ...more