Gorsedh Kernow has announced the winners of the annual Holyer an Gof publishers’ competition at a prestigious awards ceremony held on Wednesday (July 11).

The ceremony was hosted for the first time by the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and compered by special guest MC Jon Cleave, Lev Enev an Tir.

“We are very grateful indeed for the support shown over previous years by Andrew Forster, manager of Waterstones in Truro and his hard working staff,” said Grand Bard Merv Davey, Telynyor an Weryn, “and I am pleased that Holyer an Gof books will continue to be available for purchase in their Truro store.”

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.

“We usually receive a good number of entries in the fiction for adults class although that is up by 35 per cent this year and we are very pleased indeed to see more than a 50 per cent increase in entries to the non-fiction history, language and creative arts class,” said Holyer an Gof co-organiser Gareth Parry, Mab Meliner Gwlan.

Gorsedh Kernow, now celebrating its 90th anniversary year as an organisation creating and promoting real Cornish culture, is keen to build on this success and gratefully accepted the offer of holding its prestigious awards evening at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.

“We are delighted to be hosting the Gorsedh Kernow Holyer an Gof Publishers’ Awards evening here at the Royal Cornwall Museum,” said Royal Institution of Cornwall Director Ian Wall, “and we look forward to welcoming publishers, authors and other guests as they anticipate the results.”