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New Writing from Lily Rose King and Nick Thomas, Plus 2025 Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction – Competition now OPEN!

It’s always such a pleasure to begin this recent update with writing from members of Hay Writers’ Circle. This article contains work from both Lily Rose King and Nick Thomas… Continue reading

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More Prize Winning Poems, plus Hay Writers Live! Anytime

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 Festival Sell-Out Success, and “Stepping Out With an ‘E’ ” from Martine Smith

Isn’t it fun! Aren’t we all have the greatest time, seeing loads of interesting events and buying lots, and lots, and lots of books!  If, like me, your answer is a resounding YES! then you will already be heading over to the Hay Festival website to buy more tickets – we’ve got days and days still to enjoy! Continue reading

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Alan Oberman – Author Interview, and Hay Writers’ Live Program at Hay Festival 2025

An interview with Alan Oberman – exclusive for Hay Writers’ Website.
Alan is writing an account of British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain’s life between September 1938 and September 1939. In an exclusive for the Hay Writers’ Website, Alan Oberman is interviewed by himself on the progress of his book…. Continue reading

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Count Down to Hay Festival, a New Fiction Workshop & a Prize Winning Short Story.

Hay Writers’ at Hay Festival 2025! Come and hear the writers share and discuss some of their recent work. The Hay Writers’ Circle is a dynamic group, active in Hay for more than 40 years….
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Frances Copping Memorial Prize – Winner Announced!

We are excited to announce the results of our 2025 Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction Competition, named in fond remembrance of our Lifetime President who sadly passed away in 2020.

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… Continue reading

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Competition, Poems and Hay Festival 2025.

While we await a few confirmations before announcing the winners of our recent Fiction Competition, there’s still time to enter our 2025 Poetry Competition. The judge this year is a talented Gareth Writer-Davies and the closing date for poems up to 40 lines long on any theme is midnight, Tuesday 22nd April. Anyone can submit poems and we look forward to reading your exciting creations… Continue reading

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**STOP PRESS** 2025 HWC Poetry Competition now OPEN and Judge Announced

Submissions are now invited for the annual Hay Writers’ Circle Poetry Competition, and we are delighted to announce the judge for 2025 is the remarkable, Gareth Writer-Davies. The theme this year is entirely open and we hope to receive a wide variety of poems and poetry styles for this competition… Continue reading

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Hay Writers’ Circle Remembers Ann Riviere

It was with great sadness that we recently learned Ann Riviere, a Hay Writers’ Circle alumni and stalwart supporter of the group had passed away.

Ann was a highly valued member for almost 2 decades and served as HWC Treasurer for many of them. In an era when the Circle sold a yearly magazine to generate funs, Ann would be out and about the town of Hay, selling magazine advertising space to many of the local businesses, (“on the streets plying her trade” as she often joked!). In her role as Treasurer she also wrote annually to Literature Wales in the hope that the group might get support, and although we never received any funding, she never gave up hoping…. Continue reading

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Jo Jones Remembered

Jo Jones Remembered By The Writers’ Circle.

We recently learned of the passing of former HWC Secretary – Jo Jones.
Jo Jones was a member of the Writers Circle in Hay for many years, between 2014-2017 she was the group’s Secretary. She was much valued by all the members of the Circle.

She had been a warden of a mountainside hostel in an earlier incarnation. We rated her as tough and fearless, whilst always seeing the funny side of things, compassionately… Continue reading

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