General Information

The annual Wales Book of the Year prizes, now administered by the Academi, are awarded to the best Welsh language and English language works in the fields of creative writing and literary criticism.

Prizes are awarded for the best books published during the previous calendar year. This year, Academi is responsible for awarding books first published during 2007.

The Wales Book of the Year 2008 Long List of 10 books in English and 10 in Welsh was announced as part of World Book Day celebrations on 12 March 2008 at two locations – at the Atrium in Cardiff and at Wrexham Library.

The Short List of three English-language books and three Welsh-language books will be revealed at the Guardian Hay Festival on 26 May. 

The Wales Book of the Year 2008 process will culminate in a glittering award ceremony at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff on 1 July where the two winners will be awarded a cheque of £10,000 each and the four runners-up will receive £1,000 each.