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Finding their Voices: The Young-Adult Poets of the Urdd National Eisteddfod

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The International Journal of Young Adult Literature, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 23

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Very little scholarly research has been undertaken on literary competitions for children and young people despite their potential in shaping and developing young writers, a process which is especially important in ensuring the vitality of minority languages. In the Welsh language, like other minorit...

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Published in: The International Journal of Young Adult Literature
ISSN: 2634-5277
Published: Fincham Press 2024
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