HOLYER AN GOF PUBLISHERS' AWARDS FOR 2016

The following Awards were made at the Presentation Evening at Waterstones Bookshop in Truro on Tuesday 12th July, 2016

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Holyer an Gof Cup - Overall Winning Publication in 2016

AWARDED TO:

Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth

Right: Adrian Spalding.receiving the Cup from the Grand Bard, Merv Davey.

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Published by:

Brill,

Leiden

Author:

Adrian Spalding

Loe Bar

The Cornish Literary Guild Salver - 2016

Awarded by The Cornish Literary Guild for outstanding authorship

Geraint

Published by:

Lodenek Press

 

Accepted (right) by Donald Rawe, from Ann Trevenen Jenkin and the Grand Bard.

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AWARDED TO:

Donald R Rawe

FOR:

Geraint - last of the Arthurians

Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek Cup - 2016

Awarded by Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek for original work or translation into Cornish

AWARDED TO:

Rod Lyon

Right: Rod lyon and the Grand Bard.

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For:

Dhe Emlow an Galaksi

Published by:

Kesva an Taves Kernewek

Dhe Emlow a Galaksi

Gorsedh Kernow - Ann Trevenen Jenkin Cup - 2016

Given by Gorsedh Kernow in recognition of Ann Trevenen Jenkin's work in setting up and running the Holyer an Gof Awards for sixteen years. This cup is awarded for authorship in the class for Childrens and Young Adults

Captured

For:

Captured!  The incredible True Story of Thomas Pellow

Published by:

Mabecron Books

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AWARDED TO:

Craig Green & Oliver Hurst

Craig Green receiving the Cup from Ann Trevenen Jenkin

The Waterstones Award - 2016

Given to an author selected by the Manager and Staff of Waterstones Bookshop, Truro

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AWARDED TO:

Hilary Coleman & Sally Burley

Left: publisher Clive Boutle, Hilary and Sally and Gaye Lush for Waterstones

Shout Kernow

For:

Shout Kernow: Celebrating Cornwall's Pub Songs

Published by:

Francis Boutle Publishers

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CLASS 1 - Lyvrow Kernewek - ( Cornish Language Books )

Class 1.0 - Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag dyskas - (Cornish Language Books for Teaching(

 

WINNER

Gerlyver Poket / Pocket Dictionary

 

Gerlyver Paket

edited by:

Ken George

and

published by:

Kesva an Taves Kernewek

 

Class 1.1 - Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag fleghes - ( Cornish Language Books for Children )

WINNER

 

Published by:

Kesva an Taves Kernewek

Winni-an-Pou

 

Winni-an-Pou

by:

A.A.Milne

& translated by:

John Parker

 

Class 1.2 - Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag tevesigyon ha tevesigesow - ( Cornish Language Books for Adults )

 

Published by:

Kesva an Taves Kernewek

Author:

Rod Lyon

 

Dhe Emlow a Galaksi

 

 

WINNER

 

Dhe Emlow an Galaksi

 

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NOMINATIONS

An Kanker

An Kanker ha'y Dhiwbaw Owrek

Published by:

Dalen Kernow

by: Herge

& translated by:

Mark Trevethan

Jekyll and Hyde

Câss Coynt an Doctour Jekyll ha Mêster Hyde

Published by:

Evertype

by: R L Stevenson

& translated by:

Nicholas Williams

 

Kas ha Dial

Kas ha Dial

Published by:

Kesva an Taves Kernewek

Author:

Polin Prys

 

 

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CLASS 2 - Books for Children and Young Adults

 

 

 

By: Craig Green

& Oliver Hurst

Published by:

Mabecron Books

 

Captured

 

WINNER

Captured! 

The incredible True Story of

Thomas Pellow

NOMINATIONS

Fender

Fender's Day at the Harbour

Written &

published by:

Veronica Lamond

 

Soggy

Soggy and the Giant

by: Philip Moran & Michael Foreman

published by:

Mabecron Books

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CLASS 3 - Adult Fiction

WINNER

The Divided Way

The Divided Way

 

 

Published by:

The St Ives Printing & Publishing Co.

Author:

Sheila Pilley

 

 

NOMINATIONS

Break in

Communication

 

Written and

published by:

Jon Gliddon

Break in Communication

Geraint - last of the Arthurians

Published by:

Lodenek Press

Author:

Donald R Rawe

Geriant

I do not sleep

I Do Not Sleep

Published by:

Little Brown Book Group

Author:

Judy Finnigan

The Sea Between Us

The Sea Between Us

Published by:

Headline Publishing Group

Author:

Emylia Hall

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CLASS 4 - Poetry & Drama

 

 

WINNER

National Minority

 

National Minority

 

Author:

Alan M Kent

and published by:

Francis Boutle Publishers

NOMINATIONS

Interin Nation

Interim Nation

Published by:

Francis Boutle Publishers

Author:

Alan M Kent

Jack Climo

Jack Clemo - Selected Poems

Published by:

Enitharmon Press

Author: Jack Clemo

Editor: Luke Thompson

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CLASS 5 - Non-fiction

Class 5.0 - Non-Fiction - History, Language and Creative Arts

 

 

WINNER

 

Battle Beneath

the Trenches

Battle beneath the Trenches

 

Author:

Robert K Johns

Published by:

Pen & Sword Books Limited

NOMINATIONS

Port Isaac

A Second helping of Port Isaac

Published by:

Pisces

Compiled & Edited by:

Dee Littlechild

Cornish Pirates

Cornish Pirates Legends

Published by:

Amberley Publishing

Author:

Steve Tomlin

Plen an Gwari: The Playing Places of Cornwall

Published by:

Golden Tree Productions

Author:

Will Coleman

Plen an Gwari

Shout Kernow: Celebrating Cornwall's Pub Songs

Published by:

Francis Boutle Publishers

Authors:

Hilary Coleman & Sally Burley

Shout Kernow

Class 5.1 - Non-Fiction - Marine, Industrial Heritage and the Environment

Author:

Adrian Spalding

Published by:

Brill, Leiden

Loe Bar

WINNER

Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth

RECIPIENT of the

HOLYER AN GOF CUP

2016

 

NOMINATIONS

Great Wheal Vor

Great Wheal Vor: A Study of the history and working of one of the richest tin mines in Cornwall

Published by:

The Trevithick Society

Author:

Tony Bennett

Teagle

Teagle - Reflections on 75+ years

Published by:

Trelease Publications

Authors:

Fred Teagle & Tony Mansell

 

Wheal Bassett

Wheal Basset: Five centuries of Mining at Carnkie

Published by:

The Trevithick Society

Author:

Allen Buckley

 

Class 5.2 - Non-Fiction - in which illustrations predominate

WINNER

Cornish Light - The Nottingham 1894 Exhibition Revisited

Cornish Light

 

By:

David Tovey for Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance and Nottinham City Museums and Galleries

Published by:

Sansom & Company

NOMINATION

 

A Brush with the Coast

A Brush with the Coast

Written

and

published by:

Sasha Harding

 

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CLASS 6 - Booklets

Written by:

Glynda Winterson

Published by:

Vann Halman Publishing

Botallack 3

 

 

WINNER

Botallack Sketchbook 3

 

 

NOMINATIONS

WSGraham

give me your painting hand - W.S.Graham & Cornwall

Published by:

Wavestone Press

Author:

David Whittaker

Old Cornwall

Old Cornwall - Spring & Autumn 2015

Published by:

Federation of Old Cornwall Societies

Edited by:

Terry Knight

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