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.
The Academi works with the support of the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government. Academi was recipients of an Arts Council of Wales Beacon Company Award 2008-2010 and has been designated as one of Wales's six national companies by the Arts Council of Wales 2010 Investment Review. Click here for more information.
Contact Academi:
post@academi.org
029 2047 2266
BayLit: Shock of the New: pushing the boundaries of literature in Cardiff Bay this October.
Come and celebrate: Tŷ Newydd Writers' Centre's 21st birthday.
Academi Writers' Bursaries Panel: two vacancies.
Book now for Academi's Literary Bus Tour on Lynette Roberts in LlanybriWriters of Wales Database
Find out more about the writers born, raised and resident in Wales
The National Poet of Wales
Find out more about the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
What's On
01/09/10 - 20/10/10
07/09/10 - 28/09/10
14/06/10 - 20/09/10
03/09/10 - 05/09/10
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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
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Planet Essay Competition
Prize-winning essays featured here
Contact Academi
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