Tag Archives: Hay Festival

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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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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STOP PRESS Judge Announced for The Frances Copping Prize for Fiction plus details of Fiction Writing Workshop.

Posted on November 7, 2023 by thehaywriters

Submissions are now invited for our annual Fiction Competition, The Frances Copping Memorial Prize 2023, named in fond remembrance of our Lifetime President who sadly passed away in 2020. The competition is open to everyone, members of Hay Writers’ Circle and … Continue reading →

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2023 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction – Winners Announced

Posted on September 27, 2023 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the results of our annual non-fiction competition. Continue reading →

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Swansong of a Hay Legend – Lynn Trowbridge – St Mary’s Church 7/9/2023 – Her Final Public Performance.

Posted on September 6, 2023 by thehaywriters

It’s not with some mark of deep personal respect that I write this. For many years, Lynn Trowbridge, member of the Hay Writers’ Circle and it’s Chairperson for well over a decade encouraged, developed, published and supported countless emerging Hay writers.

She telephoned us each fortnight to remind us to turn up and “darling, have you written something new?”

Lynn always had something new, she always spurred us on and in may ways she still does!!! … Continue reading →

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Judges make Wainwright Prize and Wales Book of the Year 2023

Posted on July 19, 2023 by thehaywriters

The Richard Booth Non-Fiction Competition is now closed for entries. Thank you to everyone who submitted their writing, we greatly appreciate all your efforts and look forward to hearing the results in September.
In the mean time we must heartily congratulate our Non-Fiction Judge, Tom Bullough, for a fantastic achievement with his publication “Sarn Helen”, being Longlisted for the prestigious Wainwright Prize 2023 – Writing on Conservation. Continue reading →

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Hay Festival Feedback and National Crime Reading Month

Posted on June 13, 2023 by thehaywriters

Wasn’t it fun! Didn’t we all have a great time, saw lots of interesting events and buy lots of books! Wouldn’t we do it all again next year! If, like me, your answer is a resounding YES then you won’t be surprised with the following figures released by the Hay Festival this week…. Continue reading →

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Hay Festival Fun and More Prize Winning Poetry.

Posted on May 29, 2023 by thehaywriters

Hay Festival! The sun is out, the marquees are thronging, the bookshops are primed and there’s a real buzz about the town. Yes, the vibe is unmistakable, it’s Hay Festival time again! Hay Writers’ Circle is extremely grateful to the … Continue reading →

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We Have A Winner! 2023 HWC Poetry Prize – The Results.

Posted on May 22, 2023 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the results of the Hay Writers Circle Poetry Competition 2023. 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 … Continue reading →

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