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Links out from the NWR web siteAcademic institutionsUniversity of Glamorgan The University of Glamorgan is a dynamic institution with an exceptional record for standards, academic excellence, teaching and research. Renowned for its friendly community and supportive atmosphere the modern campus continues to grow and attracts more than 20,000 students. University of Wales, Aberystwyth Founded in 1872, Aberystwyth was the first university institution to be established in Wales. Today, it has over 7,000 registered students, including over 1,100 postgraduates across eighteen academic departments. The institution is committed to developing its reputation as a provider of high quality teaching and excellence in research. It aims to fulfil its special responsibility for the educational needs of Wales, and to maintain and develop partnerships with industry and other institutions both within Wales and beyond, and also to promote collaboration in teaching and research between the constituent parts of the University of Wales. Arts organisations Arts Council of Wales The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. Association of Welsh Writing in English Conference 2006 The Association of Welsh Writing in English (AWWE) promotes awareness of the English language literature of Wales. AWWE has held its annual conference at Gregynog Hall for the past 17 years. This year's conference, held between 7-9 April, will be on the theme of Travelling to New Worlds: Immigration, Emigration and The Experience of Wales. Centre for Performance Research The Centre for Performance Research (CPR) is a multi-faceted theatre organisation based in Wales and working internationally. The CPR produces innovative performance work; arranges workshops, conferences and festivals; collaborates and exchanges with theatre companies of international significance; publishes and distributes theatre books and runs a multicultural performance resource centre. gwales The Welsh Books Council's comprehensive search and ordering site for Welsh and Welsh-interest books and magazines. Full bibliographical information, jacket illustrations and reviews of latest titles. Secure on-line payment. Museum of Modern Art Wales MOMA WALES has grown up alongside The Tabernacle, a former Wesleyan chapel which in 1986 reopened as a centre for the performing arts. MOMA WALES has six exhibition spaces which house, throughout the year, The Tabernacle Collection and Modern Welsh Art (Wales’ top artists). Individual artists are spotlighted in a series of temporary exhibitions. In July workshops are given for adults and children, while in August expert judges and then the public choose the winners of the Tabernacle Art Competition. National Museums and Galleries of Wales Oriel Davies Gallery We run an innovative visual arts exhibitions programme throughout the year, showing national and international art and craft from Wales, other parts of the UK and abroad. We have a café and shop and run a full education and activities programme. Poetry School The Poetry School was founded in 1997 and now offers a comprehensive programme of courses, workshop and tutorials. The tutors are celebrated poets and are acknowledged for their teaching skills and ability to work, honestly and creatively, with a broad spectrum of readers and writers of poetry. Sgript Cymru The company holds a pivotal role in discovering and promoting exciting new voices for the stage. Sgript Cymru is unique in its exclusive dedication to producing new writing in both Welsh and English. It is also a development organisation that works with emerging playwrights at the grassroots level as well as a commissioning company working with professional playwrights and offering rare freedom to their creativity. The Welsh Academi/Yr Academi Gymreig Academi is the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society of Writers. Check here for biographical information on the writers of Wales, details of literary events in both languages, listings of publishers, literary magazines, competitions and other opportunities for writers along with advice on getting published, copyright and the business of being an author in Wales. Academi offer bursaries and run a writers critical service. Full details, in both languages, are available on the web site. Wales on the Web Subject gateway to material of Welsh interest on the web. An online guide to high quality, validated websites, offering dependable information about all aspects of Wales and Welsh life. Porth testunol i ddeunydd o ddiddordeb Cymreig ar y we. Mae'n arweiniad ar-lein i wefannau dilysiedig o safon uchel, sy'n darparu gwybodaeth dibynadwy am bob agwedd o Gymru a'r bywyd Cymreig. Welsh Books Council The WBC is a national body, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, which provides a focus for the publishing industry in Wales. Full information about services provided are available on the website. Welsh Literature Abroad Welsh Literature Abroad works to facilitate the translation of Wales' literature. WLA administers a translation grant fund and works with translators, publishers and festivals abroad to promote the literature and writers of Wales internationally. Mae Llenyddiaeth Cymru Dramor yn hybu cyfieithu a hyrwyddo llenyddiaeth Cymru a'i hawduron yn rhyngwladol. Gweinyddir cronfa grantiau cyfieithu a chydweithir a chyfieithwyr, cyhoeddwyr a gwyliau llenyddol dramor. Businesses Nicola L Robinson Original Art, Design and Illustration by freelance artist Nicola L Robinson. Working in traditional materials, drawing from mythology and dreams, Nicola's work explores a sinister, yet intriguing other world. Commissions are invited. Competitions Cinnamon Press Cinnamon Press Writing Awards for Novel/Novella; first Poetry Collection & short stories. Cash prizes & publication. Fee - £16 all genres(poetry & story fee includes winners’ anthology). Deadline: June 30th 2007. Entries by post + sae & details to: Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3SU. The Welsh Poetry Competition Our aim is to encourage and foster the wealth of creative writing talent that we know exists undiscovered in Wales. We aim to inspire people to capture life in the present day and to give a voice to a new generation of poets and writers. Literary publications Aesthetica Magazine Aesthetica is a culture magazine that features contemporary writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers. It reports on what is happening in 'the arts' and publishes information and articles that stir the imagination around contemporary themes. e-bych Contributions are invited in English or Welsh for this new literary magazine - short stories, novels and poetry (or even cartoons!). Log on to www.e-bych.com and if you like what you see - give it a go! Planet Magazine The cultural magazine of the new Wales. PN Review PN Review is one of the world's leading journals on poetry, offering an unrivalled mix of news, views, incisive comment and poetry by some of the best poets writing today. Poetry Wales The UK's most dynamic poetry quarterly. Read This magazine 'Read This' is a brand new Edinburgh-based creative writing magazine. Set up by a quintet of Edinburgh poets, it aims to provide a platform for emerging writers from all over the globe to showcase their work. 'Read This' takes the form of a monthly print magazine and is supported by a website. The Reader The Reader is a quarterly magazine publishing short fiction and poetry by both new writers and established names, reviews, recommendations, and articles on all aspects of literature, language, and reading. The Reader is unique among literary magazines in its focus on reading as a creative, important and pleasurable activity. Welsh Writing in English: A Yearbook of Critical Essays The only academic journal devoted solely to the critical study of the English-language literature of Wales. Media BBC Wales pages on the BBC web site CNN World news Publishers Black Spring Press Blackheath Books In the great tradition of the independent small press 'blackheath books' provides a home for literary outsiders, mavericks who swim against the flow of incessant mainstream specialness. Artisan publishing for discerning bibliophiles. Bloodaxe Books Over nearly three decades Bloodaxe Books has has revolutionised poetry publishing to become Britain's premier poetry publisher, with an international reputation. Bloodaxe authors (over 250) and books(over 400) have won virtually every major literary award for which poetry is eligible, from the Pullitzer Prize to the Nobel Prize for Literature. Amongs its Welsh poets are R.S. Thomas, Gwyneth Lewis, Menna Elfyn. Carcanet press Carcanet Press is the UK's leading literary publisher, providing the most comprehensive and diverse lists of modern and classic poetry in English and in translation. Cinnamon Press Cinnamon Press is a small press based in North Wales and publishing quality literature (prose, poetry and some non-fiction) from Wales, the UK and international authors. Cinnamon also edits the poetry journal Envoi, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007. Full details of submission policy, literary competitions and publications can be found on the website. Gomer A printing and publishing company based in Llandysul, west Wales. Wales's largest independent publisher - publishing over 120 new titles every year, for children and adults, in English and Welsh. Honno Welsh Women's Press Honno Welsh Women's Press publishes all kinds of writings by women from Wales including short stories, novels and autobiographies. For full details of Honno's books including many award-winners visit their website. Intellect Intellect has served the academic community since 1986, publishing authors and editors with original thinking. The publishing programme focuses on topics related to creative media such as art, film, television, design, education, language, gender study, and international culture. Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan Random House Includes the imprint Jonathan Cape Seren Books Seren is an independent literary publisher, specialising in English-language writing from Wales. Our diverse and eclectic list has something to offer anyone with an interest in excellent writing. Serpent's Tail Simon & Schuster Syracuse University Press University of Wales Press The University of Wales Press publishes nearly sixty new titles a year both in English and in Welsh, and concentrates on the following areas: * History * Political Philosophy and Religious Studies * Welsh and Celtic Studies * Literary Studies * European Studies * Medieval Studies Y Lolfa A wide variety of cutting edge Welsh language books and English books on Welsh and Celtic culture. Welsh affairs Institute of Welsh Affairs The IWA is an independent thinktank founded nearly 20 years ago to generate debate and ideas on issues of importance to Wales. Members (£30) receive Agenda, the IWA journal, and invitations (at discounted rates) to events. Please e-mail us for details. National Assembly for Wales Writers Dee Rimbaud/ The AA Independent Press Guide Website of writer and artist, Dee Rimbaud, which features numerous writers' resources, including the comprehensive AA Independent Press Guide, with listings of over 2,000 literary magazines and publishers worldwide, as well as links pages with thousands of links to writers' personal websites, internet magazines and other useful resources. |
