Announcing the Wales Book of the Year 2022 Judges

This year’s English-language judging panel includes this poet and writer Krystal Lowe, journalist and broadcaster Andy Welch, author and presenter Matt Brown, and poet and recipient of a 2020 Rising Star Award Taylor Edmonds.

The Welsh-language awards will be judged by broadcaster Mirain Iwerydd, who presents The Sunday Morning Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cymru 2, presenter and columnist Melanie Owen, the academic, writer and editor Siwan Rosser, and director, poet and author Gwion Hallam.

To find out more about the panel of judges click here.

The Wales Book of the Year Award is an annual prize celebrating outstanding literary talent from Wales across a variety of genres and in both English and Welsh. The judges will select four category winners in each language – Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction and Children & Young People. An overall winner will also be selected for each language, who will claim the title of Wales Book of the Year 2022. There are 12 awards in total, including the People’s Choice awards.

The shortlists and winners will once again be announced in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales. A series of announcements will be made on BBC Radio Wales’ The Arts Show and BBC Radio Cymru’s Stiwdio over the summer. Click here for all the key dates.

The Wales Book of the Year Award is an essential part of Literature Wales’ programme of activity. The prizes help fulfil our aim of celebrating and representing Wales’ writers, heritage and rich literary culture. The prize provides an invaluable platform for both emerging and established writers.

Literature Wales is grateful for the support of the award’s sponsors and partners: Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government, The Rhys Davies Trust, Books Council of Wales and BBC Cymru Wales. Further information about sponsors and partners is available here.

For more information about Wales Book of the Year 2022, click here.