About Literature Wales
We facilitate, fund, and directly deliver a literary programme across Wales. Our work includes inspiring communities through participation in literature, developing the skills and talents of writers, and celebrating Wales’ literary culture.
To deliver these, we have identified three priorities to focus our work and investment, which aim to create positive change in society through literature:
- Representation & Equality: addressing historical and structural inequalities in the sector and platforming diverse voices
- Health & Well-being: using the healing power of literature to support the well-being of our nation
- Climate Emergency: using the creative power of words to educate, challenge and inspire long-term change
Browse the following pages to find out more about our organisation, our work and our impact.
Call for writers
Literature Wales is inviting applications from Welsh or another minoritised language authors to join international writers on a two-week creative writing residency at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre between 17 and 31 May 2025.
Nine writers will be selected from Europe, and five from Wales.
The organisers do not expect or request set outputs by the end of the residency. The aim is to offer writers the opportunity to write, reflect and build an international creative community. This will hopefully lead to the creation of several radical creative international collaborations in endangered languages and the sharing of solutions and ideas across Europe. Celebratory events offering an opportunity to share creative work and learning will be organised as part of the retreat at Hay Festival.
There will be opportunities to receive paid work as a facilitator during the fortnight to deliver a session with the group and/or to take part in a celebratory and sharing event in Hay Festival.
Eligibility
- Writers must be over the age of 18.
- Writers must write in Welsh or another minoritised language or must have a particular interest or knowledge in the topic of minoritised languages.
- Writers must be available to reside at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre from 18–31 May 2025.
- This opportunity is for established or mid-career creative writers who practice poetry, prose, or creative non-fiction and who has published on the theme of ecology, landscape, the climate emergency, people or society.
- Application are possible from established literary facilitators working in communities on the same topics.
Support
- Accommodation and home cooked meals
- All travel costs and relevant expenses
