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HWC AGM: Committee Voted In & Members Leaving Us, Plus Richard Booth Prize 2025 – 3rd Place Winner.

Posted on October 20, 2025 by thehaywriters

HWC AGM 2025

How quickly our writing year is up and running again! Our Annual General Meeting enjoyed not only many positive reports from it’s Committee, but also a number of exciting plans and adaptations for the coming year ahead. All thanks to everyone who brainstormed ideas during our summer blue-sky-meeting.

We are delighted that the following Committee Members have been re-appointed. Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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5 Books that Changed the Way I Think by Helen Smith

Posted on October 11, 2022 by thehaywriters

It’s fascinating to spend time thinking about books and the impact they have had on us. How a book has changed the way we think, impacted our perceptions or revolutionised how we ourselves write about the world we inhabit. Hay … Continue reading →

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Hay Writers – Highly Commended

Posted on August 7, 2022 by thehaywriters

Following on from the success of our Poetry Competition winners, we are delighted to detail the work of two highly commended entrants. Many congratulations to Helen Smith for her poem ‘frameless’, and to Mark Bayliss for his poem “Reunited”; both … Continue reading →

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Prize Winning Poets and Poems – 2022 Poetry Competition Report

Posted on July 6, 2022 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to showcase the winning poets and poems of our 2022 Poetry Competition. Huge congratulations to 1st Prize – Michelle Pearce, 2nd Prize – Jean O’Donoghue and 3rd Prize – Jaz Slade. 1st Place Poem, on reading ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ … Continue reading →

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