Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru (The Books Council of Wales) funds the Welsh book ecosystem rather than broad social programs: it supports publishers, magazines, booksellers, authors, and reading-promotion partners across Wales. Its grants are designed to strengthen Welsh- and English-language publishing infrastructure, help independent bookshops run events and sales activities, and sustain Welsh-language magazines over multi-year periods. Nonprofits and cultural organizations that advance literacy, author development, publishing capacity, or book access in Wales are the best fit.
Primarily programmatic grants and competitive tenders, with support aimed at specific publishing and book-promotion costs rather than unrestricted philanthropy. Funding includes core grants, event-based bookshop support, and multi-year magazine contracts; some opportunities are invite-only or explicitly do not accept unsolicited proposals.
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Monitor the Books Council’s published grant schemes and tender notices closely, especially for Welsh-language magazine contracts and core publishing support. Prepare detailed budgets and delivery plans tied to publishing, events, or reading-promotion outcomes; some programs are competitive tenders with fixed deadlines and no unsolicited proposals.
Current and upcoming funding from Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru-The Books Council Of Wales that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Bookshops trading from a shop premises and open at least three days per week. Applications must be submitted before the event.
Deadline: Before the event; no fixed dates listed.
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