About

The Tir na n-Og Awards are the oldest awards for children’s literature in Wales and in 2026 we are celebrating 50 years of brilliant books for children and young people.

The awards were established in 1976 to recognise, honour and promote excellence in books for children and young people. Since then, they have been won by some of our best-loved authors, including Manon Steffan Ros, Jac Jones, Gareth F Williams, Catherine Fisher and Jackie Morris.

There are three categories:

Welsh-language Primary (ages 4–11)
Welsh-language Secondary (ages 11–18)
English-language book with an authentic Welsh dimension for primary or secondary age children (4–18)

We are very grateful to our Ambassadors and generous supporters of the Tir na n-Og Awards 2026:

2026 Ambassadors:
Richard Parks
Elain Llwyd and Ffion Llwyd

CILIP Cymru Wales, our long-standing sponsor of the awards.

And a huge thank you to our supporters during our 50th anniversary year:

BCCIT
Folly Farm
Gwasg Gomer
Halen Môn
Welshpool Printing Group