Literature Wales

Literature Wales (formerly called the Academi) is a national Welsh agency. They promote literature. They also have a society of writers. This society promotes Welsh-language and English-language literature in Wales. Literature Wales has bursaries for writing projects, and they run literature events and lectures. They also give money to support creative mentoring.

Literature Wales selects the National Poet for Wales. They also run other competitions. They run the Wales Book of the Year, the Cardiff International Poetry Competition, and the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.

The Academi was formed as a Welsh language society in 1959. It was created by Robert Maynard Jones and the poet Waldo Williams. Many important Welsh writers and academics joined the society. Their first chairmen were Iorwerth Peate (1959–1963), T. J. Morgan (1963–1966) and J. E. Caerwyn Williams (1966–1975). They added an English-language section in 1968. In 2011, the Academi changed its name to Literature Wales. They also merged with the writers' centre Tŷ Newydd.Welsh Icons: "Academi and Tŷ Newydd join to create Literature Wales" 

References

Other websites

Category:British literature
Category:Wales
Category:Charities of the United Kingdom
Category:1959 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:20th-century establishments in Wales
Category:Cultural organizations