Organisers of Gorsedh Kernow’s Holyer an Gof Publishers’ Awards are once again appealing for those behind recently published books about Cornwall to enter this year's competition.

Among the many winners from last year was a group of year seven students from Redruth School who were awarded a top prize for a series of six books, An A-Z of Cornwall – What We Love About Cornwall. The students produced the series as part of the school's participation in REAL Projects, a new kind of project-based learning that connects deep subject content with real world problem solving and enables all students to engage in learning at school and create extraordinary work that matters.

“Redruth School’s entry through REAL Projects demonstrates how hard many of today’s children are working to connect with the real world,” said Holyer an Gof co-organiser Rael Harvey, “ and we will do all we can to encourage schools to think about publishing their own book about Cornwall and the Cornish language.”

Redruth School students were asked to take on various roles and create a book within six weeks of arriving at the school. Students interviewed at the Holyer an Gof awards ceremony by Tiffany Truscott of BBC Radio Cornwall and spoke of their delight at being shortlisted, and of winning an award.

“It was a really good idea because we all knew quite a bit about Cornwall and it’s good to do a book about the place where we live," said one. "It’s really exciting to be at an awards ceremony.”

Merv Davey, Grand Bard of Cornwall said: "We are very proud of the Holyer an Gof competition and I am continually amazed by the support we receive from all the publishers who submit entries each year.”

There is still time to submit entries and all books about Cornwall or the Cornish language and people published between January 1 and December 31, 2015, are eligible. The closing date for entries is Friday, February 26. For further information contact Gareth Parry - email g.parry33@btinternet.com or call 01209 215917.