Y Lolfa
Founded | 1967 |
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Founder | Robat Gruffudd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | |
Publication types | Books |
No. of employees | 22 |
Official website | www |
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The company gradually expanded its range of publications to include popular series for children, contemporary novels,[5] diaries,[6][7] humorous courses for Welsh learners, a range for tourists to Wales and a line in Welsh sports titles.[8] It has adopted a deliberate policy of not adapting books from other languages in order to support Welsh artists and authors.[citation needed]
It was involved with the publication of Papur Pawb, one of the first Welsh community papers, in 1974.[9] It was also the first Welsh publishing company to launch its own website.
In 1999 Y Lolfa published Llyfr y Ganrif (The Book of the Century) in association with the National Library of Wales and in 2007 won the Welsh-language Book of the Year for the third consecutive year. In 2012 it bought out the Gomer Press list for adults in both languages, and now publishes around 80 titles annually, employing twenty-two full-time staff. [10]
References
- ^ "Trade | Y Lolfa". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- Wales(in Welsh). 24 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ "Y Lolfa "ddim mewn sefyllfa" i brynu'r Cymro". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 24 March 2017.
- ^ Y Lolfa staff
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (11 March 2006). "Controversial Welsh novel goes to print". Western Mail. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ "Wrong date... but early pancakes". BBC News. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ Suli, Jason (27 June 2011). "Paper for Novels and Club Flyer". Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Waterstones' website
- ^ Papur Pawb website
- ^ The Bookseller, 5 May 2017, p.11: Regional Focus, Wales