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Literary Translation Workshops at Galeri, Caernarfon, March 21st 2026

05 March 2026

We are delighted to be holding four free literary translation workshops at Galeri Caernarfon on…

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Angharad Price and Francesca Reece to Showcase Contemporary Welsh Fiction at Indian Literary Festivals

14 January 2026

We are delighted to continue relationships with partners and grateful to our funders for the…

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Translating cultures – Cultures of translation: Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones at Nova Gorica

07 November 2025

Tomorrow, Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, Director of the University of Wales Centre for…

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Wales Japan Collaboration 2025

29 October 2025

Welsh illustrators Liz Fenwick and Valériane Leblond are currently in Osaka, Japan, working on an…

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Coastal Echoes: a collaborative project in Kerala

14 January 2025

The project ‘Coastal Echoes’ builds on previous eco-poetry collaborations in Kerala, and more…

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Bookshelf revealed at Frankfurt

18 October 2024

We are thrilled to unveil our Bookshelf for 2024-25, featuring a vibrant selection of literature by…

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Book Club Special By The Sea with Manon Steffan Ros

20 September 2024

As part of our Reading Wales in Diverse Languages ​​initiative, you are welcome to a (free)…

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Open Call - Developing Literary Translation in Wales

10 July 2024

The programme aims to empower Welsh-speaking writers and literary translators by giving them the…

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Aberystwyth Poetry Festival

14 May 2024

Iestyn Tyne, Grug Muse, and Esyllt Angharad Lewis gave poetry readings and a panel discussion about…

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WORLD OCEANS DAY

14 May 2024

UK-India Eco Poetry Project, 3pm 08/06/24 with Zoë Skoulding, Iestyn Tyne, Juana Adcock, Adrian…

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UK-India Eco Poetry Project

05 February 2024

The project, coordinated by Literature Across Frontiers in partnership with the D C Kizhakemuri…

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Our 2023 Bookshelf is here!

24 October 2023

Follow the link below for this year’s selection, which launched last week at the 2023 Frankfurt…

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Counterpoint: Narrating Migration from the Periphery as Centre

07 September 2023

During the upcoming eight months Tatev will develop new work in digital collaboration with Gareth…

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Ulysses’ Shelter selected writers announced

07 September 2023

We are delighted to announce the names of the writers selected to participate in the second year of…

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Deadline of next Translation Grants Fund to be announced soon

01 September 2023

The last round of our Translation Grants Fund closed June 16th. We look forward to announcing the…

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Llyfr Glas Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros, the recent winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, has been translated into ten languages

30 June 2023

The recent winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, Llyfr Glas Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros, has…

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Manon Steffan Ros wins the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing

30 June 2023

The Welsh-language novel, Llyfr Glas Nebo has now been translated into ten languages and counting.…

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Understanding India’s inequalities through poetry: translating Aadivasi activist and poet Jacinta Kerketta

19 June 2023

Samvartha ‘Sahil’ is the sixth CWIT fellow to take up the annual three months long residency with…

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Niall Griffiths at the Tbilisi International Festival of Literature

13 June 2023

Niall Griffiths in conversation with Archil Kikodze at the Tbilisi International Festival of…

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Writing the Climate, the Climate of Writing in Wales

28 May 2023

This event is a part of Writing the Climate, the Climate of Writing, an on-going collaboration…

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Writing the Climate, the Climate of Writing at Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival 2023

01 May 2023

Siân Melangell Dafydd and Llŷr Gwyn Lewis attended the Blue Metropolis Festival in Montreal on…

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WLE at the 2023 London Book Fair

16 February 2023

We're back at the London Book Fair this year! Contact us on Twitter or via…

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A Welsh Laureate in Conversation with the Scots Makar

04 November 2022

Two poets, and two nations come together on Push the Boat Out's stage this Sunday, 6th of November.…

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Ulysses Shelter Project

26 August 2022

We are pleased to announce the names of the two Welsh authors selected to participate in the…

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London Book Fair 2022

29 March 2022

We will be participating in the London Book Fair as part of the Wales national stand 7F52. Visit us…

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Bookshelf Focus: An interview with Horatio Clare

28 March 2022

Wales Literature Exchange interviewed our Bookshelf author Horatio Clare about his writing and…

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Bookshelf Focus: An interview with Gillian Clarke

21 March 2022

Wales Literature Exchange interviewed our Bookshelf author Gillian Clarke about her writing and…

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