Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion (''CLC'') was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

publisher, established in 1954, specialising in books of interest to

Ceredigion Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cere ...

, and Welsh language children's books, including adaptations and original works. Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion bought the ''Welsh Teldisc Ltd'' c. 1974. Some of the publisher's most popular books included those based on

Sali Mali Sali Mali is a popular Welsh children's book and television character, originally created by author Mary Vaughan Jones and illustrated by Rowena Wyn Jones during the 1960s and 1970s. Many Welsh-speaking children learnt to read by reading Sali M ...

and her friends, a children's character originally created by author

Mary Vaughan Jones Mary Vaughan Jones (28 May 1918–April/May/June 1983) was a celebrated Welsh children's author and schoolteacher. She was born at 'Firs Cottage', Maenan near Llanrwst in 1918, and died in the Rhuddlan area, Clwyd in 1983. Jones authored a ...

and illustrated by Rowena Wyn Jones. Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion came to an end in 2009, when it was bought out by another publisher,

Gwasg Gomer Gomer Press (Welsh: ''Gwasg Gomer'') is a family printing (and formerly publishing) company based in Llandysul, west Wales. It was the largest publishing house in Wales. History The company was first established in 1892 and began as a general sto ...

Awards and honours

Publishing Industry Awards, Wales

* 2005 – Children's Bestseller, ''Jac y Jwc ar y Fferm'', Dylan Williams and Gordon Jones * 2007 – Best Christmas Book Cover Design, ''Hogan Mam, Babi Jam'', Emily Huws * 2007 – Design and Production, ''Y Golygiadur'',

Rhiannon Ifans Rhiannon Ifans (born 1954) is a Welsh academic specialising in English, Medieval and Welsh literature. She was an Anthony Dyson Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, in University of Wales Trinity St. David. She twice won a ...

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Documents available on the Archives Network Wales Publishing companies established in 1954 Publishing companies disestablished in 2009 Publishing companies of Wales Companies based in Ceredigion 1954 establishments in Wales 2009 disestablishments in Wales {{publisher-stub