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Translation Challenge 2018

24 May 2018

Every year, Wales Literature Exchange works together with Wales PEN Cymru and Cymdeithas…

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Wales Literature Exchange attend ENLIT meeting

24 May 2018

Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones will attend the European Network for Literary Translation held in…

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Wales Book of the Year 2018 Shortlist Announced

15 May 2018

The Wales Book of the Year 2018 shortlist has been announced by Literature Wales. The 2018 Wales…

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Promoting literature from Wales at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

24 April 2018

The Wales Literature Exchange 2017-2018 Bookcase will be promoted at the Abu Dhabi International…

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Latvian poet to visit Wales for translation residency

17 April 2018

Latvian poet Madara Gruntmane, will visit Wales as part of a translation residency between April 13…

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Wales Literature Exchange at the London Book Fair

06 April 2018

Wales Literature Exchange will be heading to the London Book Fair, the global marketplace for…

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Bookcase Focus Questions: Matthew Francis

28 March 2018

Wales Literature Exchange interviewed our Bookcase author Matthew Francis about his writing and his…

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Matthew Francis shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award

15 March 2018

Poet Matthew Francis has been shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, for The…

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Bookcase Focus: An interview with Ruth Richards

06 March 2018

Wales Literature Exchange interviewed our Bookcase author Ruth Richards, about her writing and her…

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Sian Northey travels to India

06 March 2018

Author Sian Northey, has travelled to India to take part in a translation workshop, co-organised by…

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English translation of Y Fro Dywyll by Jerry Hunter published

31 January 2018

Dark Territory, an English translation of Y Fro Dywyll by Jerry Hunter has been published by Y…

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Poetry Connections India/Wales

17 January 2018

Ten poets from India and Wales have been brought together in an exchange organized by our sister…

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Alys Conran appears at the Prozas lasijumi Festival, Latvia

12 December 2017

The writer and poet, Alys Conran has appeared at the Prozas lasijumi Festival, Riga, Latvia. The…

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New Welsh Reader publish Caryl Lewis in translation

05 December 2017

A translation of a short story by Caryl Lewis has been published in the latest edition of the New…

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Bookcase Focus: An interview with Lloyd Markham

29 November 2017

Wales Literature Exchange interviewed our Bookcase author Lloyd Markham, about his writing and his…

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Mushaira Aberystwyth – A Celebration of the World’s Poetry

21 November 2017

The Mercator Institute is holding a Mushaira on Wednesday, 22nd November 2017 at Arad Goch, Bath…

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Success for the Wales Literature Exchange Bookcase at the 2017 Wales Book of the Year Awards

14 November 2017

In a ceremony held at the Tramshed in Cardiff on Monday, 13 November 2017, two books selected for…

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Spanish translation of Intermission by Owen Martell published in Argentina

24 October 2017

Intervalo, the Spanish translation by Jorge Fondebrider of Owen Martell’s novel, Intermission, has…

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Wales Literature Exchange Bookcase titles shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year Award

17 October 2017

Three of the titles selected to the Wales Literature Exchange Bookcase have been shortlisted for…

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Cynan Jones wins BBC National Short Story Award 2017

06 October 2017

Cynan Jones, has won the BBC National Short Story Award 201. The prize of £15,000 was awarded for…

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Parthian Books visit Shanghai and Beijing Book Fair

27 September 2017

Welsh publisher, Parthian Books were amongst a delegation of European publishers who visited…

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Cynan Jones shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2017

21 September 2017

Author Cynan Jones has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2017. The award was…

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International Translation Day 2017

06 September 2017

Monday, 2 October 2017, 9.00am – 5.30pm. British Library, NW1 2DB International Translation Day is…

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Llyr Gwyn Lewis travels to Poland

06 September 2017

Poet and writer, Llŷr Gwyn Lewis, will travel to Poland, to attend Station Literature this week.…

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Translation challenge winner announced

14 August 2017

For the first time ever, the work of one of Turkey’s foremost twentieth century poets has been…

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Poetry Connections India-Wales in Machynlleth

02 August 2017

On 3 August at 6pm, at the Caffi Alys in Machynlleth (Wales), Poetry Connections India-Wales…

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Awarding the Winner of the Welsh-language Translation Challenge 2017

02 August 2017

The Welsh-language winner of the 2017 Translation Challenge will be announced at an event held by…

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