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French article on Welsh literature

14 July 2016

Literature in the Welsh language gets special attention in the current number of the very…

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Awarding the Welsh Language Winner of Translation Challenge 2016

05 July 2016

On Thursday afternoon, 4 August 2016 at 3pm, the Welsh language winner of the Translation Challenge…

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JOB VACANCY: Director of Wales Literature Exchange

28 June 2016

Wales Literature Exchange is seeking to appoint a new Director to succeed Dr Sioned Puw Rowlands…

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English Language Translation Challenge Winner Announced

07 June 2016

On Saturday, 28th of May, Jessica Cortes-Allsopp from Twickenham collected her prize money of £250…

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An evening with Anjum Hasan and Owen Martell

24 May 2016

A very well-received evening was had on Wednesday, 18 May, at Ultracomida, Aberystwyth, organised…

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Simon Brooks' visit to Slovenia

24 May 2016

Simon Brooks visited Slovenia for two weeks in April and whilst there participated in the Slovene…

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Opportunity for Writers from Wales

05 May 2016

Wales Literature Exchange is pleased to support the International Literature Showcase, an exciting…

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Dylan Thomas translated into Macedonian

03 May 2016

The latest title added to our translations library here in Aberystwyth is a translation of Welsh…

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Awarding the Winner of Translation Challenge 2016

28 April 2016

The English language winner of the Translation Challenge this year will be announced at an event…

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LAF and WLE Welcome Report on International Engagement

28 April 2016

The findings of a report on the international promotion of Welsh literature have been welcomed by…

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Patrick McGuinness Draws a Crowd

19 April 2016

More than a hundred people filled the historic main lecture hall of the Old College in Aberystwyth…

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Award-Winning Author in Aberystwyth

21 March 2016

Multi award-winning writer Patrick McGuinness will talk about his work in a free public lecture in…

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Representatives from Kyrgystan visit Wales

11 March 2016

Representatives of the Kyrgystan Government came to Wales in the week beginning 7 March 2016,…

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Angharad Price at the Leipzig Book Fair

04 March 2016

Leipzig Book Fair will be held between the 17th and 20th of March this year. As part of the…

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Translation Challenge 2016

23 February 2016

The Translation Challenge is back once again, organised by Wales PEN Cymru and Wales Literature…

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Owen Martell travels to China and Macau

23 February 2016

Owen Martell’s Intermission was chosen as one of the books for our Autumn 2013 Bookshelf. Since…

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Simon Brooks to visit Slovenia

17 February 2016

Simon Brooks will be visiting Slovenia between the 9th and 18th of April, spending time in Neva…

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Literature of Coalmine Regions

17 February 2016

Ielyzaveta Stefanova from Leipzig University will be giving a seminar on Wednesday, 24 February, at…

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Bursaries to Discover Turkish Publishing

11 February 2016

For the sixth year running the Tanpinar Literary Festival in Istanbul is offering bursaries to…

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Cynan Jones' novel in Portuguese

09 February 2016

Cynan Jones’ short novel The Dig has already been translated into German, Spanish, Turkish, and is…

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French translation of R. S. Thomas

01 February 2016

R.S.Thomas's reputation continues to grow internationally. Qui? is the nicely chosen title of the…

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Short Story by Huw Lawrence to Feature in a Volume of the Best European Literature

27 January 2016

Huw Lawrence from Wales is one of thirty authors from as many countries and languages included in…

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More Short Stories from Wales published in India

19 January 2016

Two volumes of short stories from Wales have recently been published in India, the first, Karuppu:…

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Literary Europe Live: the members

14 December 2015

Literary Europe Live is a new Literature Across Frontiers project fostering and encouraging live…

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UK publishers' visit to Latvia and Lithuania

14 December 2015

Literature Across Frontiers is once again introducing a group of publishers to an under-explored…

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Stori Go Iawn Karl Marx

30 November 2015

Ceir ychwanegiad gwerth chweil i silffoedd llyfrau ein plant y Nadolig hwn: Stori Go Iawn Karl…

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Parthian launches Europa Carnivale

20 November 2015

Featuring eight writers - eight women - from six countries - from the Basque coast at Donostia, to…

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