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

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

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!

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

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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Double Triumphs for Competitions Judges at the Welsh Book Awards 2024

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

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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