Wales Book of the Year

• Name — Wales Book of the Year • Awarded For — Best Welsh and English language works by Welsh or Welsh interest authors • Presenter — Literature Wales • Country — Wales • Location — Cardiff, Wales • Year — 1992 • Website — literaturewales.org/our-projects/wales-book-year

The longlist of ten works in each language is published in April and the shortlist of three works in each language at the Hay Festival in May. The winners are announced in June or July. Since 2006, the winners have each received £10,000. From 2007, four runners-up (two in each language) also each receive £1000. In 2009, Media Wales sponsored a voted "People's Choice" award for the English-language works. The format was again changed in 2012, expanding the entries to three categories, fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry; with English and Welsh language winners in each field. In 2019, a sub-category for books for children and young people was added, to be awarded from the 2020 award onwards. An overall winner in each language is still chosen. Regarding eligibility, the competition specifically excludes self-published authors. The Welsh national book award therefore differs from Ireland's national book award, since the latter does not preclude self-published titles from being nominated.

• Year — Author — Title — Genre — Publisher • 1992 — Emyr Humphreys — Bonds of Attachment — Fiction — Macdonald/Sphere • 1993 — Robert Minhinnick — Watching the Fire Eater — Non-fiction — Seren • 1994 — Paul Ferris — Caitlin: The Life of Caitlin Thomas — Non-fiction — Hutchinson • 1995 — Duncan Bush — Masks — Poetry — Seren • 1996 — Nigel Jenkins — Gwalia in Khasia — Non-fiction — Gomer • 1997 — Siân James — Not Singing Exactly — Fiction — Honno • 1998 — Mike Jenkins — Wanting to Belong — Fiction — Seren • 1999 — Emyr Humphreys — The Gift of a Daughter — Fiction — Seren • 2000 — Sheenagh Pugh — Stonelight — Poetry — Seren • 2001 — Stephen Knight — Mr Schnitzel — Fiction — Viking • 2002 — Stevie Davies — The Element of Water — Fiction — The Women's Press • 2003 — Charlotte Williams — Sugar and Slate — Non-fiction — Planet • 2004 — Niall Griffiths — Stump — Fiction — Jonathan Cape • 2005 — Owen Sheers — The Dust Diaries — Non-fiction — Faber and Faber • 2006 — Robert Minhinnick — To Babel and Back — Fiction — Seren • 2007 — Lloyd Jones — Mr Cassini — Fiction — Seren • 2008 — Dannie Abse — The Presence — Non-fiction — Hutchinson • 2009 — Deborah Kay Davies — Grace, Tamar and Laszlo the Beautiful — Fiction — Parthian • 2010 — Philip Gross — I Spy Pinhole Eye — Poetry — Cinnamon • 2011 — John Harrison — Cloud Road — Non-fiction — Parthian • 2012 — Patrick McGuinness — The Last Hundred Days — Fiction — Seren • 2013 — Rhian Edwards — Clueless Dogs — Poetry — Seren • 2014 — Owen Sheers — Pink Mist — Poetry — Faber and Faber • 2015 — Patrick McGuinness — Other People's Countries — Non-fiction — Jonathan Cape • 2016 — Thomas Morris — We Don't Know What We're Doing — Fiction — Faber and Faber • 2017 — Alys Conran — Pigeon — Fiction — Parthian • 2018 — Robert Minhinnick — Diary of the Last Man — Poetry — Carcanet • 2019 — Ailbhe Darcy — Insistence — Poetry — Bloodaxe Books • 2020 — Niall Griffiths — Broken Ghost — Fiction — Jonathan Cape • 2021 — Catrin Kean — Salt — Fiction — Gomer • 2022 — Nadifa Mohamed — The Fortune Men — Fiction — Viking, Penguin Random House • 2023 — Caryl Lewis — Drift — Fiction — Doubleday • 2024 — Tom Bullough — Sarn Helen: A Journey Through Wales, Past, Present and Future — Non-fiction — Granta • 2025 — Carys Davies — Clear — Fiction — Granta • 2026 — Anthony Shapland — A Room Above a Shop — Fiction — Granta

• 2012: Richard Gwyn The Vagabond's Breakfast (Alcemi) • 2014: Meic Stephens Rhys Davies: A Writer's Life • 2016: Jasmine Donahaye Losing Israel (Seren) • 2017: Peter Lord The Tradition (Parthian)

• 2012: Allan James John Morris-Jones (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) • 2013: Heini Gruffudd Yr Erlid (Y Lolfa) • 2014: Alan Llwyd Bob: Cofiant R. Williams Parry 1884 – 1956 (Gomer) • 2015: Llŷr Gwyn Lewis Rhyw Flodau Rhyfel (Y Lolfa) • 2016: Gruffydd Aled Williams – Dyddiau Olaf Owain Glyndŵr (Y Lolfa) • 2017: Idris Reynolds Cofio Dic (Gomer) • 2018: Goronwy Wynne Blodau Cymru (Y Lolfa) • 2019: Andrew Green Cymru mewn 100 Gwrthrych (Gomer) • 2020: Alan Llwyd Byd Gwynn, Cofiant T. Gwynn Jones (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2021: Hazel Walford Davies Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards (Gomer) • 2022: Non Parry Paid â Bod Ofn (Y Lolfa) • 2023: Gareth Evans-Jones Cylchu Cymru (Y Lolfa) • 2024: Jane Aaron Cranogwen Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru • 2025: Iola Ynyr – Camu (overall winner) • 2026: Iestyn Tyne Y Cyfan a Fu Rhyngom Ni - Ar lwybrau 'Atgof' Prosser Rhys

This award was discontinued in 2020. • 2012 Gwyneth Lewis – Sparrow Tree (Bloodaxe Books) • 2014 Owen Sheers – Pink Mist (Faber & Faber) • 2015 Tiffany Atkinson – So Many Moving Parts (Bloodaxe Books) • 2016 Philip Gross – Love Songs of Carbon (Bloodaxe Books) • 2017 John Freeman - What Possessed Me? (Worple Press) • 2019 Ailbhe Darcy, Insistence (Bloodaxe Books)

Fiction Award • Year — Author — Title — Publisher — Source • 1992 — Gerallt Lloyd Owen — Cilmeri — Gwasg Gwynedd • 1993 — Robin Llywelyn — Seren Wen ar Gefndir Gwyn — Gomer • 1994 — T. Robin Chapman — W.J Gruffydd — Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru • 1995 — Aled Islwyn — Unigolion, Unigeddau — Gomer • 1996 — Sonia Edwards — Glöynnod — Gwasg Gwynedd • 1997 — Gerwyn Williams — Tir Neb: Rhyddiaith Gymraeg a’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf — Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru • 1998 — Iwan Llwyd — Dan Ddylanwad — Gwasg Tâf • 1999 — R. M. Jones — Ysbryd y Cwlwm: Delwedd y Genedl yn ein Llenyddiaeth — Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru • 2000 — Gwyneth Lewis — Y Llofrudd Iaith — Cyhoeddiadau Barddas • 2001 — Owen Martell — Cadw dy ffydd, brawd — Gomer • 2002 — Graham Davies — Cadwyni Rhyddid — Cyhoeddiadau Barddas • 2003 — Angharad Price — O! Tyn y Gorchudd — Gomer • 2004 — Jerry Hunter — Llwch Cenhedoedd — Gwasg Carreg Gwalch • 2005 — Caryl Lewis — Martha, Jac a Sianco — Y Lolfa • 2006 — Rhys Evans — Gwynfor: Rhag Pob Brad — Y Lolfa • 2007 — Llwyd Owen — Ffydd Gobaith Cariad — Y Lolfa • 2008 — Gareth Miles — Y Proffwyd a'i Ddwy Jesebel — Hutchinson • 2009 — Wiliam Owen Roberts — Petrograd — Cyhoeddiadau Barddas • 2010 — John Davies — Cymru: Y 100 lle i'w gweld cyn marw — Y Lolfa • 2011 — Ned Thomas — Bydoedd: Cofiant Cyfnod — Y Lolfa • 2012 — Jon Gower — Y Storïwr — Gomer • 2013 — Manon Steffan Ros — Blasu — Y Lolfa • 2014 — Ioan Kidd — Dewis — Gomer • 2015 — Gareth F. Williams — Awst yn Anogia — Gwasg Gwynedd • 2016 — Caryl Lewis — Y Bwthyn — Y Lolfa • 2017 — Caryl Lewis — Y Gwreiddyn — Y Lolfa • 2018 — Catrin Dafydd — Gwales — Gwasg Carreg Gwalch • 2019 — Manon Steffan Ros — Llyfr Glas Nebo — Y Lolfa • 2020 — Ifan Morgan Jones — Babel — Y Lolfa • 2021 — Megan Angharad Hunter — Tu ôl i'r awyr — Y Lolfa • 2022 — Ffion Dafis — Mori — Y Lolfa • 2023 — Llŷr Titus — Pridd — Gwasg y Bwthyn • 2024 — Mari George — Sut i Ddofi Corryn — Sebra • 2025 — Gwenno Gwilym — V + Fo — Gwasg y Bwthyn • 2026 — Sonia Edwards — Tri — Gwasg y Bwthyn *

• 2012: Karen Owen Siarad Trwy’i Het (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2013: Aneurin Karadog O Annwn i Geltia (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2014: Christine James Rhwng y Llinellau (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2015: Rhys Iorwerth Un Stribedyn Bach (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch) • 2016: Mererid Hopwood Nes Draw (Gwasg Gomer) • 2017: Aneurin Karadog Bylchau (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2018: Hywel Griffiths Llif Coch Awst (Barddas) • 2019: Alan Llwyd Cyrraedd a cherddi eraill (Barddas) • 2020: Caryl Bryn Hwn ydy'r llais, tybad? (Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp) • 2021: Marged Tudur Mynd (Gomer) • 2022: Grug Muse Merch y llyn (Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp) • 2023: Elinor Wyn Reynolds Anwyddoldeb (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2024: Gruffudd Owen Mymryn Rhyddid (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas) • 2025: Meleri Davies Rhuo ei distawrwydd hi (Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp) • 2026: Mererid Hopwood Mae (Cyhoeddiadau Barddas)

• Year — Author — Title — Publisher — Source • 2012 — Karen Owen — Siarad trwy'i Het — Cyhoeddiadau Barddas • 2013 — Llion Jones — Trydar Mewn Trawiadau — Cyhoeddiadau Barddas • 2014 — Ioan Kidd — Dewis — Gomer • 2015 — Lleucu Roberts — Saith Oes Efa — Y Lolfa • 2016 • 2017 — Guto Dafydd — Ymbelydredd — Y Lolfa • 2018 — Peredur Lynch — Caeth a Rhydd — Gwasg Carreg Gwalch • 2019 — Manon Steffan Ros — Llyfr Glas Nebo — Y Lolfa • 2020 — Ifan Morgan Jones — Babel — Y Lolfa • 2021 — Hazel Walford Davies — Cofiant Syr Owen Morgan Edwards — Gomer • 2022 — Various — Y Pump — Y Lolfa • 2023 — Gwenllian Ellis — Sgen i'm Syniad - Snogs, Secs, Sens — Y Lolfa • 2024 — Iwan Rhys — Trothwy — Y Lolfa • 2025 — Gwenno Gwilym — V + Fo — Gwasg y Bwthyn • 2026 — Carwyn Eckley — Trochi — Gwasg Carreg Gwalch