Introduction
The Academi is the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Authors.
The Academi runs events, courses, competitions, including the Cardiff International Poetry Competition, with the support of Cardiff Council and offering a First Prize of £5000, conferences, tours by authors, lectures, international exchanges, events for schools, readings, literary performances and festivals. Academi is also responsible for the National Poet of Wales project and the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales.
Academi is pleased to be the recipient of an Arts Council of Wales Beacon Company Award 2008 - 2010. Click here for more information.
2009 Cardiff International Poetry Competition. Does your poetry stand on its own two metrical feet and is it worth £5,000? Closing Date: Friday 30 January 2009.
New Welsh Review
Life and Times. The latest issue of New Welsh Review and the first issue from new editor Kathryn Gray, is out now.Human Writes
Human Writes. The Equality and Human Rights Commission have teamed up with some of Wales’ best writers to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Alone to the Alone. Library of Wales Double for Rhondda author Gwyn Thomas.
BayLit: Shock of the New. National Poet of Wales
Find out more about the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
Cardiff International Poetry Competition
Further information about the 2008 and 2009 competitions.
What's On
The Absurd: An evening of spoken word and music with Zoe Skoulding, Ronnie Waernes and Alan Holmes
22/01/09
22/01/09
Peacock Vein: Writing the Ending with Derek Cobley
12/01/09
12/01/09
Creative writing workshop with Rob Middlehurst.
12/01/09
12/01/09
Rack Press: Launch of new poetry pamphlets by Siobhán Campbell, William Palmer and John Powell Ward
21/01/09
More information
21/01/09
Young People’s Writing Squads
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Academi Services to Writers
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Funding for events
Academi’s funding schemes for literary events
Help and advice for Writers
How Academi can help writers in Wales
Joining
Would you like to join the Academi?
NLW Digitisation Proposals
The Welsh Journals Online project continues