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<title>Welsh Writers Latest Press Releases</title>
<link>https://pressroom.prlog.org/welshwriters/</link>
<description>About Welsh Writers - Supporting Anglo-Welsh poetry through competitions for individual poems and book length collections.</description>
<item><title>The Grand Finale: International Welsh Poetry Competition Launches 20th Contest</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13122449-the-grand-finale-international-welsh-poetry-competition-launches-20th-contest.html</link>
<description>The largest English-language poetry award in Wales, is set to launch its momentous 20th and final annual contest this month. • Great judge – Mick Evans • Cash prizes and anthology publication • Last chance to be part of history</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>International Poetry Book Awards Launch 2026 with Expanded Prizes, and New Children</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13119101-international-poetry-book-awards-launch-2026-with-expanded-prizes-and-new-children.html</link>
<description>The International Poetry Book Awards returns with renewed ambition and expanded opportunities for poets worldwide, officially launching on 1 January 2026. The 2026 awards promise to be the most exciting yet!</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:40:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Napier Marten wins 2025 Poetry Book Awards for Taplash Meditations</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13105980-napier-marten-wins-2025-poetry-book-awards-for-taplash-meditations.html</link>
<description>Napier Marten has been named the winner of the 2025 Poetry Book Awards for his dazzling debut collection Taplash Meditations.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:18:55 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Poetry Book Awards - Longlist Announced!</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13096720-poetry-book-awards-longlist-announced.html</link>
<description>The organisers of the international Poetry Book Awards have just announced the 'Top 25' (longlist) of the best poetry books submitted this year.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Congratulations Mark Lewis – Winner of the Welsh Poetry Competition 2025</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13091666-congratulations-mark-lewis-winner-of-the-welsh-poetry-competition-2025.html</link>
<description>The organisers of the international Welsh Poetry Competition have announced the winners of their prestigious 19th contest, judged by Welsh writer, Mike Jenkins, and the overall winner was Mark Lewis for his poem 'Notes from a transported convict'</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:57:15 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Wooden Spoon – Where Did Welsh Rugby Go Wrong?</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13073057-wooden-spoon-where-did-welsh-rugby-go-wrong.html</link>
<description>Never one to avoid the difficult subjects, Welsh writer Dave Lewis has just released Wooden Spoon, his latest novella.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:46:09 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>International Welsh Poetry Competition - Open For Entries</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13054919-international-welsh-poetry-competition-open-for-entries.html</link>
<description>We are delighted that great Welsh poet, Mike Jenkins, has agreed to judge our 19th contest.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:32:31 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>International Poetry Book Awards 2025 - Call For Submissions</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13054896-international-poetry-book-awards-2025-call-for-submissions.html</link>
<description>In our 6th year we are delighted to announce famous Welsh writer, John Evans, will judge this year's awards.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:09:39 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Lucy Ingrams Wins The 2024 International Poetry Book Awards</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/13040317-lucy-ingrams-wins-the-2024-international-poetry-book-awards.html</link>
<description>The International Poetry Book Awards organisers have announced the winners of their prestigious 5th contest, judged by acclaimed Welsh poet and writer Mick Evans, and the overall winner was Lucy Ingrams for her collection, Signs.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:39:19 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>The Greatest Sporting Family In History – The Blue And Black Brothers</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/12976883-the-greatest-sporting-family-in-history-the-blue-and-black-brothers.html</link>
<description>The latest book by Terry Breverton, recalls the almost forgotten eight brothers who all played for Cardiff Rugby Club, when it was universally acknowledged as the 'greatest rugby club in the world'.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:22:24 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Jenny McRobert Wins Biggest Poetry Contest In Wales</title>
<link>https://www.prlog.org/12975414-jenny-mcrobert-wins-biggest-poetry-contest-in-wales.html</link>
<description>Jenny McRobert wins the international Welsh Poetry Competition with her poem 'Pegasus Rising'.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:37:24 GMT</pubDate></item>
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