In 2020 we launched the first Wales Young Poets Award, created to support young writers during lockdown. Land of Poets is the result of this competition: an anthology collecting the shortlisted poems in both Welsh and English categories, written by entrants aged 10-17 and edited by Eurig Salisbury; Wales Young Poets Award judge, former Welsh Children’s…
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Announcing Wales Young Poets Award 2020 Winners and Shortlist
We are delighted to share the winners and shortlist for the first Wales Young Poets Award / Gwobr Beirdd Ifanc Cymru. WYPA / GBIC is a Poetry Wales UK-wide bilingual (Welsh and English) poetry competition for young poets aged 10-17, judged by Eurig Salisbury, former Bardd Plant Cymru (Welsh Children’s Laureate). The winning and shortlisted…


Gwobr Beirdd Ifanc Cymru yn lansio heddiw! Wales Young Poets Award launches today!
Bilingual competition for 10-17 year olds across the the UK. Cystadleuaeth farddoniaeth ddwyieithog (Gymraeg a Saesneg) ledled y DU i blant 10-17 oed, dan ofal Poetry Wales.