Y Lolfa
Encyclopedia
Y Lolfa is a Welsh printing
and publishing
company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion
in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was established in 1967 by Robat Gruffudd. It is now an independent, limited company run by the founder's sons, Garmon Gruffudd (Managing Director) and Lefi Gruffudd (General Editor).
Using the new small offset printing method, it started producing material both for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society), with which it was loosely associated, and for its own publications which included Lol
, the satirical magazine from which the company's name was derived.
The company gradually expanded the variety of its publications to include popular series' for children, contemporary novel
s, diaries
, humorous tutors for Welsh learners, and a wide range books for tourists to Wales. It has adopted a deliberate policy of not adapting books from other languages in order to support Welsh artists and authors.
It was closely involved with the publication of the first Welsh community paper, Papur Pawb, in 1974.
Y Lolfa published Llyfr y Ganrif ("The Book of the Century") in association with the National Library of Wales
in 1999, and won the Academi
Welsh Book of the Year prize for three consecutive years. Its latest publishing venture is the Alcemi imprint for new fiction in the English language.
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
and publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
company based in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion
Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion
Tal-y-bont is a village in north Ceredigion .It is located on the A487 main road, about halfway between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth.-History and amenities:...
in Mid-Wales. It publishes a wide variety of books in Welsh and English. It also provides a commercial print service. Y Lolfa was established in 1967 by Robat Gruffudd. It is now an independent, limited company run by the founder's sons, Garmon Gruffudd (Managing Director) and Lefi Gruffudd (General Editor).
Using the new small offset printing method, it started producing material both for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society), with which it was loosely associated, and for its own publications which included Lol
LOL
LOL is an acronym or abbreviation of "laughing out loud", "lots of luck", or "lots of love". In medical slang, it is used as an acronym for "little old lady", a reference to the novel House of God.LOL or Lol may also refer to:...
, the satirical magazine from which the company's name was derived.
The company gradually expanded the variety of its publications to include popular series' for children, contemporary novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, diaries
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
, humorous tutors for Welsh learners, and a wide range books for tourists to Wales. It has adopted a deliberate policy of not adapting books from other languages in order to support Welsh artists and authors.
It was closely involved with the publication of the first Welsh community paper, Papur Pawb, in 1974.
Y Lolfa published Llyfr y Ganrif ("The Book of the Century") in association with the National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales , Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales; one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.Welsh is its main medium of communication...
in 1999, and won the Academi
Academi
Literature Wales Literature Wales Literature Wales (formerly the Academi is the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers, existing to promote Welsh-language and English-language literature in Wales. Literature Wales publishes a literary magazine called Taliesin and a...
Welsh Book of the Year prize for three consecutive years. Its latest publishing venture is the Alcemi imprint for new fiction in the English language.