Gorsedh Kernow has announced the winners of the annual Holyer an Gof competition at a prestigious Awards ceremony held on Tuesday 12th July, hosted by Waterstones of Truro with special guest MC Edward Rowe, Mab Tregarrek, fronting the 20th year of these popular publishing Awards.
Holyer an Gof 2016 winners with Bardh Meur Merv Davey, Telynor an Weryn and Edward Rowe, Mab Tregarrek, who mc’d the evening for Gorsedh Kernow. Keslowena oll! / Congratulations all!
Established and organised by Gorsedh Kernow to raise the standard and profile of publishing in Cornwall, this year’s winners were once again chosen from the best, recently published books about Cornwall or in Cornish.
“The range of entries has been truly remarkable this year,” said Holyer an Gof co-organiser Rael Harvey, Myrgh Mydroilyn, “and our wonderful panel of readers, drawn from the Gorsedh Kernow College of Bards and others with expertise and knowledge of their particular subject, have once again done a great job.”
Holyer an Gof has become a model for Cornish awards and Gorsedh Kernow continues to encourage new publications about Cornwall and the Cornish language.
“It’s amazing that we are celebrating the 20th year of the Holyer an Gof Awards,” said Rael Harvey, “and we continue to attract entries from all round the publishing world, but we need to work even harder next year to capture those in the difficult to reach self publishing sector.”
“We are very proud of the Holyer an Gof competition and we are delighted by the support we receive from all the publishers who submit entries each year.” said Grand Bard of Cornwall Merv Davey, Telynor an Werin, who presented certificates and cups to the winners.
“Minority Status has captured people’s attention and many are becoming more and more interested in books and publications about Cornwall and her unique language. Gorsedh Kernow maintains a commitment to these Awards which continue to be an important and much-anticipated annual event.”
The winners of the 2016 Gorsedh Kernow Holyer an Gof Awards are:
1.0 – Cornish language books for teaching
Gerlyver Poket (Pocket Dictionary) edited by Ken George, published by Kesva an Taves Kernewek.
1.1 – Cornish language books for children
Winni-an-Pou (Winnie the Pooh) by A A Milne, translated by John Parker, published by Kesva an Taves Kernewek.
1.2 – Cornish language books for adults
Dhe Emlow an Galaksi (To the Edge of the Galaxy) by Rod Lyon, published by Kesva an Taves Kernewek.
Winner of the Kowethas Cup for authorship or translation from Class 1
Dhe Emlow an Galaksi (To the Edge of the Galaxy) by Rod Lyon, published by Kesva an Taves Kernewek.
Classes 2.0 & 2.1 – Books for children of primary age and books for young adults and winner of the Gorsedh Kernow Ann Trevenen Jenkin Cup…
Captured! The incredible True Story of Thomas Pellow by Craig Green & Oliver Hurst, published by Mabecron Books.
Class 3 – Adult Fiction
The Divided Way by Sheila Pilley, published by St Ives Printing & Publishing Co.
Combined Classes 4 – Poetry and 4.1 – Drama
National Minority by Alan M Kent, published by Francis Boutle Publishers.
Class 5 – Non Fiction – History, Language and Creative Arts
Battle Beneath the Trenches by Robert K Johns published by Pen & Sword Books Limited.
Class 5.1 – Non Fiction – Marine, Industrial Heritage and Environment
Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth by Adrian Spalding, published by Brill, Leiden.
Class 5.2 – Non Fiction in which illustrations predominate
Cornish Light – The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition Revisited by David Tovey for Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance & Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, published by Sansom & Company.
Class 6 – Booklets
Botallack Sketchbook 3 by Glynda Winterson, published by Vann Halman Publishing.
The Waterstones Award, chosen by the Manager and Staff of Waterstones Truro, was won by Shout Kernow: Celebrating Cornwall’s Pub Songs by Hilary Coleman & Sally Burley, published by Francis Boutle Publishers.
The winner of the Literary Salver, chosen by members of the Cornish Literary Guild, was Geraint – Last of the Arthurians by Donald R Rawe, published by Lodenek Press.
The Holyer an Gof Trophy 2015, for the most outstanding entry in the whole competition, was awarded to Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth by Adrian Spalding, published by Brill, Leiden.
Details of all the entries for 2016 can be found on the Holyer an Gof website www.holyerangofawards.org.uk
For photos of 2016 book covers see http://www.holyerangofawards.org.uk/publications_nominated_…
The Holyer an Gof Trophy, presented by the late Joan Truran, is perpetual and awarded for the most outstanding entry in the whole competition.
Gorsedh Kernow
Tuesday 12 July, 2016
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