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New Poetry Publication “Roots” by Tam Allen now available, plus other news.

Posted on March 1, 2026 by thehaywriters

Recently we were delighted to welcome Tammy Allen to our group. Tam is a dedicated Mental Health Counsellor from the Swansea Valley. She has recently had a book of poems published by The Conrad Press. Tam’s poems deal with her own experiences of loss, grief, healing and the profound acceptance which comes from adversity. Each piece is beautifully illustrated by Sion Rees. Her poems celebrate the strength found in vulnerability and the courage to face the challenges life brings. They are heartfelt and deeply moving. Tam hopes that her words will help her readers to connect with their own stories and discover their innate resilience… Continue reading →

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More Prize Winning Poems, plus Hay Writers Live! Anytime

Posted on June 7, 2025 by thehaywriters

Showcasing inspiring writing has always been at the heart of Hay Writers’ Circle, so we are delighted to reveal the 2nd and 3rd placed poets and poems from our recent 2025 Poetry Competition.

Thank you to our amazing 2025 Poetry Judge, Gareth Writer-Davies whose comments on the prize winning pieces are printed below. Also, congratulations once again to our 2025 winner, David Shields whose poem, “Old Mortality”, accompanied by the judge’s feedback is featured in our previous online article – HERE. Well done!… Continue reading →

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Hay Writers in Offa’s Dyke Path 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Posted on July 3, 2021 by thehaywriters

It’s been an exciting week of writing and now we slip seamlessly into July. On the 10th of this month Offa’s Dyke Path will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary and we are delighted to announce that 2 of the Hay … Continue reading →

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Liberation During The Lockdown and Helping Hay Festival

Posted on March 25, 2020 by thehaywriters

Article by E. C. van Woerkom. 25/03/2020. While we all adjust our daily routines in the wake of the Coronavirus’ impact on our lives; talented and industrious creative minds are blooming with ideas to fill our days with reading and … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 40 Years of Writing Together.

Posted on March 3, 2019 by thehaywriters

The Hay Writers’ Circle celebrates forty years of writing together. In 1979 our founder, Frances Copping, had moved to Hay from Wimbledon and wanted to find a writers’ group. Failing to do so she decided to start one herself … Continue reading →

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Review of Hay Writers’ Circle Fiction Workshop

Posted on November 18, 2018 by thehaywriters

Review of Hay Writers’ Circle Fiction Workshop, October 2018 Article by Alan Oberman, 18/11/2018 According to its participants, the 2018 Hay Writers’ Fiction Workshop was a huge success. I have taken part in a handful of creative writing workshops all, … Continue reading →

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2018 Fiction Competition – Judge Announced – Sue Limb

Posted on October 21, 2018 by thehaywriters

The Hay Writers’ Circle 2018 Fiction Competition – Judge Announced We are delighted to confirm that the author Sue Limb will be our judge for the 2018 Fiction Competition. Sue Limb. Sue Limb’s professional writing career began immediately after escaping … Continue reading →

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Women in Farming

Posted on August 20, 2018 by thehaywriters

Recently, photographer Billie Charity launched a new exhibition highlighting the rarely acknowledged world of women farmers. Her hard working subjects, like Billie herself, are based around Hay-on-Wye and range in age from 18 to 93 years old. Billie’s incredible exhibition … Continue reading →

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Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction 2018 – Winner Announced

Posted on August 11, 2018 by thehaywriters

Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction Article by C. Harris We had a very good response this year with a wide variety of interesting submissions, and our judge, the award winning writer Oliver Bullough, commented that the entries were of a high … Continue reading →

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Richard Booth Prize for Non-Ficiton 2018 – Judged by Oliver Bullough.

Posted on June 20, 2018 by thehaywriters

The 2018 Richard Booth Non-Fiction Competition We are honoured to announce that our judge for this year’s competition is the award winning writer and author Oliver Bullough. BIOGRAPHY Oliver Bullough grew up in Wales, studied Modern History at Oxford and moved … Continue reading →

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