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.
Contact Academi:
post@academi.org
029 2047 2266
Winners Announced. Siân Preece from Cardiff wins First Prize in the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition. Click here for full details.A Meeting of Two Laureates
National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke, will take part in a special event in Cardiff with the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy on Saturday 20 March.
New Narratives Academi Conference
New Narratives. The 2010 Academi Conference will be held on 27 and 28 February 2010. Click here for latest details.
Lament. Click here to read the National Poet of Wales' poem for Haiti.
Philip Gross wins the 2009 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry with his collection The Water Table.National Poet of Wales
Find out more about the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
2010 Cardiff International Poetry Competition
First Prize: £5,000. Click on the above link for further information.
What's On
Bangor University: Poetry reading with Philip Gross
15/02/10
15/02/10
Haverfordwest Library Events: Haverfordwest
09/02/10 - 13/07/10
09/02/10 - 13/07/10
Cardiff Lifelong Learning: Creative Writing Workshop
11/01/10 - 15/03/10
11/01/10 - 15/03/10
Polari in the Pavilion: St Paul's Pavilion
10/02/10
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