About thehaywriters
The Hay Writers : a highly active & forward thinking writing group based in Hay-on-Wye, the world famous 'Town of Books'. ✍️ In 2019 we celebrated our 40th anniversary.
Jan Newton’s much anticipated debut crime novel Remember No More enjoyed it’s official book launch recently at the Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wells; complete with a fanfare from a brass band! Jan was taken by complete surprise as the packed room delighted … Continue reading →
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Tagged book, book launch, Book Reviews, Book Signing, Books, Builth Wells, Crime, detective, Drama, Hay-on-Wye, Honno Press, humour, Jan Newton, literature Wales, Mid Wales, novel, Prize winning Fiction, Publishing, Remember No More, Wales, Wyeside Art Centre
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Remember No More by Jan Newton – “Newly promoted DS Julie Kite is at a crossroads. Her husband’s desire for a different life takes her away from urban Manchester and its inner city problems to tranquil mid-Wales. It is to … Continue reading →
With these wintry evenings still long and dark, there is absolutely nothing like curling up on the sofa and enjoying a well written, sharply observed detective story, especially if it is set in darkest mid-Wales. So do we have a … Continue reading →
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Tagged book, book launch, Book Signing, Book Town, Books, Creative writing, Crime, detective, DS Kite Mystery, EVENTS, fiction, Hay, Hay Festival, Hay Literary Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Honno Press, Jan Newton, literature, Literature Prize, Mid Wales, Murder Mystery, Mystery, Publishing, short stories, Wales, Welsh Press, Womens Press, writing
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All Change September arrives and marks the change of season. Gone are those long, languid but brilliant days of summer and into the foreground the harvest comes, bringing darkening evenings which hang quietly on the brink of frost and trees … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angela Grunsell, Anthology, Creative writing, Hay Festival, Hay Writers., Hay-on-Wye, Juliet Foster, literature, Pick and Mix, Richard Booth, writing competition, Writing Groups.
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Winners Announced! On the hottest day of the year (so far), it was delightful to see Richard and Hope Booth present the prizes for the Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction 2016. This years competition judge was Dan Davies – Winner of the … Continue reading →
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What a beautiful, bustling buzz Hay Festival created this year and we are all still brimming in that honey-golden time, like a piece of well loved nostalgia. Our event was another sell out success. On two occasions before the performance started extra chairs … Continue reading →
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Its been an amazing ten days of sunshine, canvas and books as Hay Festival celebrates it’s last full day of festivities for another year. I’m lucky as it’s right on my doorstep – (literally, 2 minutes door to door as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arts, arts alive wales, Book Town, British Writing, Creative writing, Emma van Woerkom, England, Hay Festival, Hay Writers., Hay-on-Wye, Literature festival, literature Wales, poem, poetry, Powys, thehaywriter, Wales, Welsh Borders, writing
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One of our poetry members Emma, is steaming ahead with her Hay Festival Poetry Challenge of finding ten poems within the pages of official Hay Festival Programme. A little bird tell me she has just completed number five but will … Continue reading →
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BOOK – BOOKS – BOOKSHOP! We are all currently making sacrifices to the Welsh weather gods for a fine, sunny and dry Hay Festival. But this aside, it’s worth remembering that if you find yourself soggy under canvas, desperately using … Continue reading →
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Hay-on-Wye – Hay-oh-My! It’s the 18th May and time is definitely marching to a very fast paced drum indeed. We have been rehearsing our festival pieces and no small amount of re-edits, tweaks and minor adjustments have been accomplished with … Continue reading →
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