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Announcing The Richard Booth Prize 2024 – Now Open for Submissions

Posted on June 22, 2024 by thehaywriters

Submissions are now invited for our annual Non-Fiction Competition, The Richard Booth Prize 2024, named after one of Hay-on-Wye’s most notable residents and it’s self proclaimed ‘King of Hay’. Richard was always a great supporter of books, Hay-on-Wye and of course, local writers… Continue reading →

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A Festival, A Funeral and A Featured Writer.

Posted on June 10, 2024 by thehaywriters

Wasn’t it fun! Didn’t we all have a great time, saw an array of interesting events and bought lots and lots of terrific books! Continue reading →

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Count Down to Hay Festival 2024 and Poetry Performance Masterclass Review

Posted on May 15, 2024 by thehaywriters

Hay Festival 2024 – The Hay Writers Live!

You are warmly invited to a celebration of local writing as members of the Hay Writers’ Circle share some of their recent work. A smorgasbord of poetry, prose, vignettes and excerpts from longer works, this is a fabulous chance to enjoy readings and performances from some of Hay-on-Wye’s established writers and newest voices… Continue reading →

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News! News! News! Book Launch, Workshop and Hay Festival!

Posted on May 3, 2024 by thehaywriters

You are invited to come to a multi author book launch on Friday 10th May
10-12noon at North Books, 4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DF
email jules@northbooks.co.uk for further details. Continue reading →

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Crime Fiction Workshop with Dr Alan Bilton – Tickets now available!

Posted on April 22, 2024 by thehaywriters

Join us at the inspirational Landmark Trust property, The Threshing Barn, Llwyn Celyn for an exciting event delving into the world of crime fiction and narrative.
Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a curious reader, this event is perfect for anyone interested in the art of crafting compelling crime stories. Learn from author and lecturer in Creative Writing at Swansea University, Dr Alan Bilton … Continue reading →

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Winner of the 2024 Frances Copping Prize for Fiction Announced!

Posted on April 8, 2024 by thehaywriters

We are excited to announce the results of our 2024 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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Book Now – Performance Poetry Masterclass with Susan Evans

Posted on March 22, 2024 by thehaywriters

We are excited to advertise details of a forthcoming Poetry Performance Workshop on 16th April with the award winning Susan Evans… Continue reading →

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STOP PRESS 2024 Poetry Competition Now Open and Judge Announced

Posted on March 11, 2024 by thehaywriters

Submissions are now invited for our annual Poetry Competition and we are delighted to announce the judge for 2024 is the incredible Susan Evans. We hope to receive a wide variety of poems and poetry styles on the theme of … Continue reading →

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A Warm Welcome to our New Hay Writers!

Posted on February 28, 2024 by thehaywriters

Over the last few months we have accepted several new writers into our long established group. These new members are all creative in spirit and write in a variety of genres; fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Some strive with novels, others … Continue reading →

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Christmas Catch-up: Short Story Workshop and Fiction Competition Reminder

Posted on December 24, 2023 by thehaywriters

Writing a short story is character building… is perhaps the best way to summarise the main thrust of Dr Carolyn Lewis’ Hay Writers’ Circle Short Story Workshop on Monday 4th December, 2023.

From the outset she emphasized how understanding your characters’ wants and needs, their backgrounds, even the minutiae of their lives off the page brings a vitality and authenticity to their lives on the page that can be sorely lacking otherwise. … Continue reading →

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