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**STOP PRESS** 2024 Poetry Competition Now Open and Judge Announced
Submissions are now invited for our annual Poetry Competition and we are delighted to announce the judge for 2024 is the incredible Susan Evans. We hope to receive a wide variety of poems and poetry styles on the theme of … Continue reading
A Warm Welcome to our New Hay Writers!
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
Kerry Hodges – Winner of the 2023 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction. Plus An Old HWC Friend Calls In.
We are delighted to showcase Kerry Hodges’ winning piece, as judged by Tom Bullough for the 2023 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction. This is the second time Kerry has won this prize – Many Congratulations Kerry! Tom wrote, ““When”. … Continue reading
2023 Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction – Winners Announced
We are delighted to announce the results of our annual non-fiction competition. Continue reading
Swansong of a Hay Legend – Lynn Trowbridge – St Mary’s Church 7/9/2023 – Her Final Public Performance.
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
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
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
Hay Festival Feedback and National Crime Reading Month
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
Historical Fiction and Poetry Workshops, plus get your tickets for Hay Festival 2023!
Workshop 1 – Writing Historical Fiction Here’s a last minute shout out for our Writing Historical Fiction workshop taking place Thursday 20th April – tomorrow – 11.30am-4pm. We are once again delighted to have Alan Bilton taking the lead at … Continue reading
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