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The Books Council of Wales (previously known as the Welsh Books Council) or Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru was established in 1961. Today it is funded by the

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. The council's aims are to promote the interests of

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has ...

books and

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books of interest to

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, to promote the publishing industry, and to assist and support authors by offering a number of services and distributing grants. It offers design and editorial services for publishers, distributes grants for authors and publishers, and provides services for libraries. The council's headquarters are in the former St Mary's College building in Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth; and it also has a distribution centre on the outskirts of the town at Glanyrafon Enterprise Park. It employs 40 permanent staff between both locations. The distribution centre has an annual turnover of around £3 million (net). Alun Creunant Davies held the position of director from 1965 to 1987. The current Chief Executive is Helgard Krause.

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Welsh Books Council's online book store
Council Council 1961 establishments in Wales Organisations based in Aberystwyth Books Council Welsh culture Celtic language advocacy organizations {{Wales-org-stub