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Gomer Press
Gomer Press ( Welsh: ''Gwasg Gomer'') is a family printing (and formerly publishing) company based in Llandysul, west Wales. It was the largest publishing house in Wales. History The company was first established in 1892 and began as a general store and printer; it is owned by the same family to this day. Jonathan Lewis, the great grandson of the company's founder, became managing director in 1995. In September 2019, it was announced that Gomer would be closing their publishing arm to focus on printing. Its 55 employees were retained but would no longer publish new titles, of which it produced 36 in 2018. This marked the end of 66 years of publishing. Publications Specialising in books which have a distinctive Welsh identity, Gomer had four distinct lists: English books for adults The English list for adults features fiction, history, travel writing, biography, literature, cookery, sport, and visual arts. Authors and artists include Gillian Clarke, Jim Perrin, Kyffin Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Howells
Graham Howells is a Welsh illustrator and children's author. Howells was born in Antwerp, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ..., and lived in Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, and Germany, before moving to Pembrokeshire, west Wales. He has illustrated books for many other authors in Europe and the US, as well as writing and illustrating his own. His preferred themes are myth and magic, and many of his books are available in both Welsh and English. He has also produced artwork for animation and board games. Howells won the 2009 English Tir na n-Og Award for his book ''Merlin’s Magical Creatures'' ( Pont Books). Work Written and illustrated * ''The Midwinter Wizard'' * ''Dewin Y Gaeaf'' * ''The Nightmare Gift'' * ''Hunllef o Anrheg'' * ''The Lonely Bwbach'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishing Companies Of Wales
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, comic books, newspapers, and magazines to the public. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include digital publishing such as e-books, digital magazines, websites, social media, music, and video game publishing. The commercial publishing industry ranges from large multinational conglomerates such as News Corp, Pearson, Penguin Random House, and Thomson Reuters to major retail brands and thousands of small independent publishers. It has various divisions such as trade/retail publishing of fiction and non-fiction, educational publishing, and academic and scientific publishing. Publishing is also undertaken by governments, civil society, and private companies for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fflur Dafydd
Fflur Dafydd (born 1 August 1978) is a Welsh novelist, singer-songwriter and musician. Though mainly publishing in Welsh, she also writes in English. She contributes regularly in Welsh to Radio Cymru. Early life Dafydd is the daughter of Welsh poet Menna Elfyn and a cousin of BBC broadcaster Bethan Elfyn. She grew up in Llandysul, a Welsh-speaking community, and although she received the majority of her education in Welsh, she chose to study English in higher education. She graduated in English from Aberystwyth University. While she was there she first came to prominence as a student in 1999, by winning the Literature Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Lampeter. This success led to the publication of ''Y Gwir Am Gelwydd'' (''The Truth About Lies''), a collection of 12 poems and five short stories. After graduating from Aberystwyth, she gained an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in 2000, followed by a PhD on the poetry of R. S. Thomas from Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angharad Price
Angharad Price FLSW is a Welsh academic and novelist. She is a recipient of the Glyndŵr Award. Biography Price was born in Bethel, Gwynedd, Wales, the daughter of the Welsh historian . She graduated with a BA and DPhil in Modern Languages from Jesus College, Oxford. She teaches at Bangor University and works on Welsh prose of the modern era. She currently lives in Caernarfon. Price's first novel, ''Tania’r Tacsi'', was published in 1999. Her second novel, ''O! Tyn y Gorchudd!'', won the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal in 2002 and was named Welsh Language Book of the Year by the Welsh Arts Council at the Hay Festival in 2003. An English translation of the novel, called ''The Life of Rebecca Jones'', was also published in 2010. Her third novel, ''Caersaint'', was published in 2010. In 2014, Price received the Glyndŵr Award at the Machynlleth Festival. In 2015, Price was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales The Learned Society of Wales () is a nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hywel Teifi Edwards
Hywel Teifi Edwards (15 October 1934 – 4 January 2010) was a Welsh academic and historian, a prominent Welsh nationalist, a broadcaster and an author in the Welsh language. He was the father of former BBC journalist Huw Edwards. Early life Born and raised in Aberarth, Cardiganshire, Edwards attended Aberaeron County School and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Career Edwards taught Welsh at Garw Grammar School, Pontycymer, where he met his wife Aerona Protheroe, before joining the Adult Education Department at University College of Swansea as a tutor in Welsh literature. He became a professor and head of the Welsh Language department before resigning. Their two children are Huw Edwards and Meinir Edwards (now Meinir Krishnasamy). He subsequently became an extramural lecturer in at , and later Professor and Head of the Welsh Department. He retired from full-time teaching in 1995 but continued to lecture and write books. He specialised in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenallt
David James Jones (18 May 1899 – 24 December 1968), commonly known by his bardic name Gwenallt, was a Welsh poet, critic, and scholar, and one of the most important figures of 20th-century Welsh-language literature. He created his bardic name by transposing Alltwen, the name of the village across the river from his birthplace. Early life Jones was born in Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, the eldest son of Thomas "Ehedydd" ('lark') Jones and his wife Mary, who left Rhydcymerau, Carmarthenshire for his father to obtain work. He was conscripted into the Army in 1917 during World War I. But he declared himself a conscientious objector. Consequently he was imprisoned, initially in Wormwood Scrubs and then in Princetown Work Centre in the former Dartmoor Prison until 1919, which he wrote about in his 1934 novel ''Plasau'r Brenin''('The King's Mansions'). In 1919 he enrolled at University College Wales, Aberystwyth, where he met the writer Idwal Jones, whose biography he had publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islwyn Ffowc Elis
Islwyn Ffowc Elis (; 17 November 1924 – 22 January 2004) was one of Wales's most popular Welsh-language writers. Born Islwyn Ffoulkes Ellis in Wrexham and raised in Glyn Ceiriog, Elis was educated at the University of Wales colleges of Bangor and Aberystwyth. During World War II he was a conscientious objector and he began writing poetry and prose, winning the prose medal at the 1951 National Eisteddfod. He became a Presbyterian minister in 1950, and his first pastorate was at Moreia Chapel in Llanfair Caereinion. He translated the Gospel of Matthew into Welsh as ''Efengyl Mathew - trosiad i gymraeg diweddar'', which was published in Caernarfon in 1961. He made his debut as a novelist in 1953 with ''Cysgod y Cryman'' (translated into English as '' Shadow of the Sickle''), which would, in 1999, be chosen as the most significant Welsh language book of the 20th century. As a novelist Elis showed a great willingness to try out different forms, including popular ones. Cysgod y Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sali Mali
Sali Mali is a popular Welsh people, Welsh children's book and television character, first created by author Mary Vaughan Jones and illustrated by Rowena Wyn Jones in 1969. Many Welsh language, Welsh-speaking children learnt to read by reading Sali Mali books. Books Following the death of Mary Vaughan Jones, many of her original books were re-published. The copyright belonged to Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion until the publisher was bought by Gomer Press in 2009. Characters are: *Sali Mali *Jac Do (Jackdaw) *Jaci Soch *Jac y Jwc *Jini (Sali Mali's sister) *Tomos Caradog (Thomas Caradog) *Nicw Nacw *Pry Bach Tew *Siani Flewog *Dwmplen Malwoden *Morgan and Magi Ann *Mop Golchi Llestri (Dish Washing Mop) *Llwy Bren (Wooden Spoon) *Sosban Fach (Small Saucepan) Many new titles for children were authored by Dylan Williams and illustrated by Simon Bradbury. One of these books courted controversy in December 2007, when ''Sali Mali a'r Hwdi Chwim'' was published, in the story Sali Mali's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Sullivan (writer)
Jennifer Sullivan (born 1945) is a Welsh writer for children and adults, and a former literary critic. She is best known for her ''Magic Apostrophe'' series of children's fantasy books. She is a recipient of the Tir na n-Og Award. Biography Sullivan was born in Cardiff, Wales, to Londoner Frederick Anderson (1900–1993), an electrician, and Phyllis (1905–2009), a short story writer. Sullivan worked as a book critic for some years while her children were growing up. She has always written fiction, and during early professional years wrote mainly adult short stories. She has written a number of popular books, mostly suitable for 7–12 year olds, with Welsh themes incorporated into their story lines. She frequently visits primary schools in Wales to open events and carry out book signings. Having lived in Raglan, Monmouthshire most of her life, Sullivan now resides in Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Morden
Daniel Morden (born 1964 in Cwmbran) is a Welsh storyteller in the oral tradition and a children's writer. Morden retells traditional stories from various cultures, in particular the Celtic and the ancient Greek. He has performed all over the world, in schools and theatres, at festivals and on the radio, for example. His published books include collections of stories and legends and retellings of Greek myths, the latter in joint work with Hugh Lupton. Morden has twice won the English-language section of the Welsh Books Council's Tir na n-Og Awards, first in 2007 for ''Dark Tales from the Woods'', based on Welsh folktales, and then in 2013 for ''Tree of Leaf and Flame'', a collection of stories retelling the ''Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created –1410, as well as a few earlier frag ...''. Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Books Council
The Books Council of Wales (; previously known as the Welsh Books Council) is a literature advocacy organisation in Wales. It was established in 1961, and today it is funded by the Welsh Government. The council's aims are to promote the interests of Welsh language books and English language books of interest to Wales, 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
