press based in aberystwyth which is run as an independent co operative . the press concentrates solely on publishing writing by the women of wales with the twin aims of increasing publication opportunities for welsh women and expanding the audience for welsh women s writing . 1 in 2006 dai smith chair of the arts council of wales praised honno s terrific work in bringing women s literature back into print . 2 luned meredith one of the founders claimed in the press s 21st anniversary year of 2008 that honno had made a significant contribution to the changing social conscience which has given prominence to the woman s voice . 1 the press was started by a group of volunteers and had 400 shareholders within six months of its establishment . 1 honno has received financial support from the welsh books council and the european union . 1 the name honno is the welsh feminine form of that . contents 1 publications 2 awards 3 references 4 external links publications edit the majority of titles are novels autobiographies and short story anthologies in english ; honno also publishes some poetry books for children and teenagers and books in welsh . 3 the press s 450 authors include lindsay ashford anne beale brenda chamberlain gillian clarke carol ann courtney amy dillwyn dorothy edwards menna gallie mererid hopwood si n james anne lewis eiluned lewis gwyneth lewis catherine merriman lynette roberts kitty sewell and hilda vaughan . 1 4 the honno s classics series republishes books which have been out of print for many years . 1 awards edit awards won by honno titles include the 1989 wales book of the year for morphine and dolly mixtures by carol ann courtney which was later made into a film for television . 1 luminous and forlorn 1994 honno s first short story anthology won the raymond williams prize of the arts council england . 5 who s afraid of the bwgan wood by anne lewis won the welsh books council s tir na n og award for best children s title in english in 1996 . 6 not singing exactly by si n james won the 1997 wales book of the year . 7 honno books have also reached the shortlists of several recent awards including the theakston s old peculier crime novel of the year award 2006 for lindsay ashford s strange blood ; and the wales book of the year 2006 and crime writers association new blood dagger 2006 for kitty sewell s ice trap . 8 9 references edit a b c d e f g whitfield lydia . honno founder explains how women got a voice . walesonline 24 october 2008 accessed 18 february 2009 ings catherine . giving a voice to forgotten authors . south wales evening post 13 july 2006 . republished in library of wales news accessed 18 february 2009 honno welcome to honno accessed 18 february 2009 honno authors editors and contributors accessed 18 february 2009 honno luminous and forlorn contemporary short stories by women from wales accessed 18 february 2009 welsh books council the tir na n og award past winners accessed 19 february 2009 academi wales book of the year past winners and judges accessed 18 february 2009 academi wales book of the year 2006 award accessed 18 february 2009 cwa louise penny wins new blood dagger accessed 18 february 2009 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title honno press & oldid 731941956 categories aberystwythpublishing companies of walespublishing companies established in 19861986 establishments in walescompanies based in ceredigion navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages cymraeg edit links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 14 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view