We are delighted to announce the results of our annual non-fiction competition.
This popular competition again received a good number of entries from both inside and outside Hay Writers’ Circle and we very much welcome external interest in all our writing competitions.
Our memorial prize, named in tribute to Richard Booth, the self-proclaimed “King of Hay”, who among many literary interests, was a keen supporter of the Hay Writers’ Circle. He sadly passed away in 2019, still in love with books, writers and his beautiful kingdom of Hay-on-Wye.
Our judge this year was the wonderful Tom Bullough, who celebrated recent success with his publication “Sarn Helen“, which has been Longlisted for the prestigious Wainwright Prize 2023 – Writing on Conservation. Congratulations Tom!
Without further delay, here are the results :
The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction Competition 2023
1st place – “When” by Kerry Hodges
2nd place – “Pittosporum” by Ange Grunsell
3rd place – “A Memoir in Triplicate” by Mark Bayliss
A full judge’s report to follow.
Congratulations once again to everyone who entered their work and a huge thank you to our judge, Tom Bullough.
THE HAY WRITERS 