The day traditionally takes place during the international break, when the top two divisions of English football do not have matches scheduled.
"Other genres really looked down on it and now within fantasy there is snobbery towards so-called romantasy books, and it really upsets me."It brings a whole host of new readers to the genre. I have people coming into my shop who would normally never have come in."
As a teacher on the only fantasy literature masters course in the world, Prof Fimi had seen the genre "expanding and developing into more hybrid genres" and "moving away from the Tolkien model".But, while they acknowledged some authors had evidently done their research well, both women said issues could arise when distinctions were not clearly made between something inspired by Wales, and being authentically Welsh."There's a pan-Celticism sort of situation that has developed in fantasy, where everybody thinks that all of that can be thrown in together - that's Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish, the lot - and it just becomes one big amalgamation and anybody can pick anything they want out of that pot," said Prof Fimi.
Ms Hindmarch added that Celtic languages could sometimes be used sloppily, citing the blunder by Fourth Wing author Rebecca Yarros, where she was forced to apologise after using Scottish Gaelic names but mispronouncing them."People assume if you're an author, you know what you're talking about. It doesn't take much to get a sensitivity reader, do your research, and pay a bit more respect."
She recalled sending a message to one self-published author who had used Welsh terms, asking about his inspiration and whether he was a Welsh learner, only to be told he "just liked the sound of it".
Prof Fimi said choosing to use the Welsh language needed "justification".In a speech, he said the party had came "within a whisker" of winning the North Tyneside mayoral contest in a Labour heartland and had "frightened the life out of the governing Conservatives" in Northumberland.
The count had faced a delay owing to a discrepancy between previously announced vote and turnout figures.Initially announced as 31%, the turnout was later confirmed to be 33%, the
Elsewhere, the Conservatives remain the biggest party on Northumberland County Council. The council remains under no overall control.