Fri 19 July 2024 / Ty Newydd
I knew from the moment I heard about Tŷ Newydd that I had stumbled across something incredible. Nestled in the green countryside of North Wales, Tŷ Newydd is an escape from the real world — a place where writers can get lost in their imaginations and find the peace and clarity they need to bring their ideas to life. And that tranquillity...
Recent Blogs
Thu 23 February 2017
This year, Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre’s courses take to the road. To give a taste of the centre’s 2017 residential...
Tue 14 February 2017
Literature Wales recently received a message from a friend at PEN Belarus regarding a Welsh fantasy writer called Cenydd Morus...
Wed 1 February 2017 / Opportunities
Disability Arts Cymru and Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre Poetry Competition 2017 Judge: Sian Northey Entry cost: free Prize: a residential course at...
Tue 31 January 2017 / Opportunities
Are you a writer? Are you looking for competitions with great prizes? Look no further. Perhaps some of the following...
Mon 30 January 2017
As part of our Literature for Health and Wellbeing project funded by Gwynedd Council, we organised a series of six workshops...
Thu 26 January 2017
Literature Wales has received a £2,000 grant from The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK towards preservation work at Tŷ Newydd Writing...
Wed 11 January 2017 / Projects
In May 2016, eight residents from Penrhos Polish Care Home, Pwllheli, visited Tŷ Newydd. The majority of the group were...
Tue 6 December 2016
Today marks the centenary since David Lloyd George, the Welshman from Llanystumdwy, received an invitation to form a coalition in...
Mon 5 December 2016
What tempts people to read, I wonder? Is it the attractive cover? The well-known author? Or word of mouth, perhaps?...
Tue 8 November 2016
Aziz Dixon came to Tŷ Newydd for the Autumn Poetry Masterclass in October 2016, tutored by Gillian Clarke and Imtiaz...
Mon 24 October 2016
Poet Jane Clarke lives in Ireland. Her debut collection, The River, is published by Bloodaxe Books. She won the 2016 Hennessy Literary Award...