Alan Bilton to host this year’s International Dylan Thomas Prize Ceremony 2026

Once again, Watermark’s own Alan Bilton has been honoured with the task of hosting this year’s International Dylan Thomas Prize in Swansea on Thursday May 14th.

Launched in 2006, the annual Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for young writers, aimed at encouraging raw creative talent worldwide. It celebrates and nurtures international literary excellence.

It is one of the UK’s most prestigious literary prizes as well as one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers. Awarded for the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under, the Prize celebrates the international world of fiction in all its forms including poetry, novels, short stories and drama.

You can watch the livestream online at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/dylan-thomas-prize/award-ceremony-2026/