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Hay Writer Makes Saboteur Award Shortlist 2017.

Posted on April 30, 2017 by thehaywriters

SHORTLIST – Saboteur Award 2017 Congratulations to Hay Writers’ member Emma van Woerkom, whose latest poetry collection, FOUND ME, has been shortlisted for the Saboteur Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet 2017. The awards ceremony will take place in London on the 13th … Continue reading →

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Hay Festival 2017

Posted on April 22, 2017 by thehaywriters

Getting Ready For #HAY30 Congratulations to the Hay Festival for reaching its thirty year milestone. #Hay30 takes place from 26th May to 4th June in its home town of Hay-on-Wye and hosts another incredible calendar of events. In March this … Continue reading →

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BOOK LAUNCH HERALDED BY BRASS BAND!

Posted on March 28, 2017 by thehaywriters

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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Debut Detective Novel Launch

Posted on February 11, 2017 by thehaywriters

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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Pick & Mix at Hay Festival 2016

Posted on May 24, 2016 by thehaywriters

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 Writers at Hay Festival 2016

Posted on April 7, 2016 by thehaywriters

IT’S ALMOST FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN! We are grateful to the organisers for allowing us a slot at the Festival again this year. We will be reading our latest poetry and prose in the Scribblers’ Hut at 7pm on Wednesday, 1st June, … Continue reading →

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MUCK, MAYHEM & MEMORIES – ‘A FOOT IN THE BUCKET’ IS PUBLISHED

Posted on September 17, 2015 by thehaywriters

by Emma van Woerkom Two years before The Good Life appeared on our television screens, Jenny and her husband made the decision to leave their urban home and lifestyle to embrace a life of self-sufficiency in the Welsh Hills. At … Continue reading →

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