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AGM Welcomes New Committee and Richard Booth Prize 2024 – 3rd Place Entry

Posted on October 23, 2024 by thehaywriters

Our October 2024 AGM brought a few changes to our Hay Writers’ Circle Committee. For the last two years Chairperson, Katharine Stones has steadfastly guided us. She has enabled the group to modernise, thrive and write well, and our current capacity membership is a testament to her hard work. … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction – Winner and Runner Up Entries

Posted on September 30, 2024 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to showcase the top two entrees as well as the judge’s comments of our most recent competition, The Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction 2024…. Continue reading →

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Winner of the 2024 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction Announced!

Posted on September 23, 2024 by thehaywriters

The rain may be lashing and the thunder rolling, but we are back at the beginning of another exciting writing year.

We are going to kick off our 45th year with announcing the results of our annual non-fiction competition…. Continue reading →

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A Graduation, A Deadline and A Summer Gathering

Posted on July 20, 2024 by thehaywriters

We start our update today in congratulatory spirits. Earlier this week one of our members, Mark Bayliss, graduated from Cardiff University with an M.A. in Creative Writing. We are thrilled for Mark and delighted his steadfast dedication to writing and learning as reaped such rewards… Continue reading →

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WE HAVE A WINNER! Hay Writers’ Circle Poetry Prize 2024 – The Results.

Posted on July 9, 2024 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the results of the Hay Writers Circle Poetry Competition 2024. 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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Double Triumphs for Competitions Judges at the Welsh Book Awards 2024

Posted on July 6, 2024 by thehaywriters

Hay Writers’ Circle send many heartfelt congratulations to Kandance Siobhan Walker and Tom Bullough for their individual successes at the Wales Book of the Years Awards 2024 – English Language Books. Both have been competition judges for HWC in the past; Kandance was our judge for the Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction 2020, and Tom was last years’ judge for the Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction. Continue reading →

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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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