Tag Archives: Sarn Helen

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Judges make Wainwright Prize and Wales Book of the Year 2023

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Announcement – Richard Booth Prize For Non-Fiction 2023 – Judge Confirmed & Competition Open!

*STOP PRESS*

Submissions are now invited for our annual Non-Fiction Competition, The Richard Booth Prize 2023, 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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment