Wales Book of the Year Wales Book of the Year The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors. Established in 1992, the awards are currently administered by Literature Wales, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Welsh Books Council. The longlist of ten works in each language is published in April and the shortlist of three works in each language at the Hay Festival in May. The winners are announced in June or
Office for the Welsh Legislative Counsel in both Welsh and English: Assembly Acts must be enacted in both languages, with each language having equal legal status. The office also seeks to draft legislation in a way that is consistent with the Welsh Government’s wider responsibility to the rule of law. The way in which laws are drafted make a key contribution to a properly functioning legal system: laws must be drafted clearly to promote public understanding and to avoid unfair enforcement; laws must avoid contradictions; and laws must not command the impossible. The Office of the Legislative Counsel shares a responsibility, along with legislators and policy