Editing Dylan Thomas (section)

==Memorials==
{{See also|Cultural depictions of Dylan Thomas}}
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In Swansea's maritime quarter are the [[Dylan Thomas Theatre]], home of the Swansea Little Theatre of which Thomas was once a member, and the former Guildhall, built in 1825 and now occupied by the [[Dylan Thomas Centre]], a literature centre, where exhibitions and lectures are held and setting for the annual Dylan Thomas Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/jun/15/culturaltrips.wales |title=Follow in the footsteps of Dylan Thomas |publisher=guardian.co.uk|work=The Observer |first1=David|last1=Atkinson|date=15 June 2008|access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Statue of Dylan Thomas, Swansea.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Statue of Thomas in the [[Maritime Quarter]] of Swansea|alt=Statue of Thomas in the Maritime Quarter, Swansea]]

Outside the centre stands a bronze statue of Thomas, by [[John Doubleday (sculptor)|John Doubleday]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Rough Guide to Britain |year=2003|editor1-first=Robert |editor1-last=Andrews|editor2-first=Jules |editor2-last=Brown |publisher=Rough Guide publishing |page=655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x175bLFyetQC&q=%22John+Doubleday%22+dylan+Thomas&pg=PA655| access-date=27 July 2012|isbn=978-1-85828-549-8|display-editors=etal}}</ref> Another monument to Thomas stands in [[Cwmdonkin Park]], one of his favourite childhood haunts, close to his birthplace. The memorial is a small rock in an enclosed garden within the park cut by and inscribed by the late sculptor Ronald Cour<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46151775|title=Restored Dylan Thomas memorial unveiled|date=2018-11-09|access-date=2019-03-31|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref Name="Cwmdonkin Park">{{cite web|url=http://dylanthomas100.org/english/places-of-interest/cwmdonkin-park/ |publisher=dylanthomas100.org |title=Cwmdonkin Park |access-date=22 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105148/http://dylanthomas100.org/english/places-of-interest/cwmdonkin-park |archive-date=5 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> with the closing lines from "[[Fern Hill]]".
<poem>
:::Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means
:::Time held me green and dying
:::Though I sang in my chains like the sea.<ref Name="Cwmdonkin Park"/>
</poem>

[[File:Dylan Thomas Poets Corner Westminster Abbey,.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque in memory of Thomas, in [[Poets' Corner]], [[Westminster Abbey]]]]
Thomas's home in Laugharne, the [[Dylan Thomas Boathouse|Boathouse]], is a museum run by Carmarthenshire County Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dylanthomasboathouse.com/english/boathouse/history.html|title=History of the Boathouse|access-date=25 July 2012|work=dylanthomasboathouse.com|archive-date=21 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621182931/http://www.dylanthomasboathouse.com/english/boathouse/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His writing shed is also preserved.<ref name="Writing shed"/> In 2004, the [[Dylan Thomas Prize]] was created in his honour, awarded to the best published writer in English under the age of 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dylanthomasprize.com/|title=Dylan Thomas Prize|publisher=Dylan Thomas Prize|access-date=24 July 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114132602/http://www.dylanthomasprize.com/|archive-date=14 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Dylan Thomas Screenplay Award]] was established. The prize, administered by the Dylan Thomas Centre, is awarded at the annual Swansea Bay Film Festival. In 1982 a plaque was unveiled in [[Poets' Corner]], [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/dylan-thomas|title=Dylan Thomas|work=westminster-abbey.org|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105450/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/dylan-thomas|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plaque is also inscribed with the last two lines of "[[Fern Hill]]".

In 2014, the Royal Patron of The Dylan Thomas 100 Festival was [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles, Prince of Wales]], who in 2013 made a recording of "Fern Hill" for [[National Poetry Day]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Charles makes recording of one of his favourite poems |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2013-10-03/prince-charles-records-one-of-his-favourite-poems|date=3 October 2013 |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=ITV}}</ref>

In 2014, to celebrate the centenary of Thomas's birth, the [[British Council|British Council Wales]] undertook a year-long programme of cultural and educational works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dylanthomas100.org/english/timeline/|title=Dylan Thomas 100 Timeline|work=dylanthomas100.org|access-date=12 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025218/http://dylanthomas100.org/english/timeline/|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Highlights included a touring replica of Thomas's work shed, Sir [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]]'s exhibition of illustrations based on ''Under Milk Wood'' and a 36-hour marathon of readings, which included [[Michael Sheen]] and Sir [[Ian McKellen]] performing Thomas's work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26695940|title=Dylan Thomas replica shed goes on UK tour|author=Neal, Abigail |work=BBC News|date=22 March 2014|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25027728|title=Sir Peter Blake's 28-year Under Milk Wood labour of love|author=Gabriel, Clare|work=BBC News|date=22 November 2013|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29250103|title=Prince Charles and actors join Dylan Thomas marathon|work=BBC News|date=19 September 2014|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> The same year, Thomas was among the ten people [[Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019#2014|commemorated on a UK postage stamp]] issued by the [[Royal Mail]] in their "Remarkable Lives" issue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Mail's 'remarkable lives' stamp series – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/mar/24/royal-mail-remarkable-lives-stamps-in-pictures |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=The Guardian|date=24 March 2014}}</ref>