Tag Archives: Book Town

Hay Writers’ Circle at Hay Festival, 2022

Posted on April 18, 2022 by thehaywriters

We are thrilled to announce that Hay Writers’ Circle will be performing at Hay Festival 2022. Our event, number 212, takes place at 2.30pm on Wednesday 1st June in the Summerhouse. It’s a FREE but ticketed event, so please click … Continue reading →

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Book Launch at The Poetry Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye

Posted on August 31, 2019 by thehaywriters

BOOK LAUNCH A magnificent night, a full house with standing room only and a fine compliment of poets reading from Seren Book’s publication Poems from the Borders. A huge thank you to Chris and Melanie Prince who hosed the event … Continue reading →

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Debut Detective Novel Launch

Posted on February 11, 2017 by thehaywriters

With these wintry evenings still long and dark, there is absolutely nothing like curling up on the sofa and enjoying a well written, sharply observed detective story, especially if it is set in darkest mid-Wales. So do we have a … Continue reading →

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THE RICHARD BOOTH PRIZE 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by thehaywriters

Winners Announced! On the hottest day of the year (so far), it was delightful to see Richard and Hope Booth present the prizes for the Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction 2016. This years competition judge was Dan Davies – Winner of the … Continue reading →

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Hay Festival Highs!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by thehaywriters

What a beautiful, bustling buzz Hay Festival created this year and we are all still brimming in that honey-golden time, like a piece of well loved nostalgia. Our event was another sell out success. On two occasions before the performance started extra chairs … Continue reading →

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Finding Poetry in Hay-on-Wye — Emma van Woerkom ~ Poet

Posted on June 5, 2016 by thehaywriters

Its been an amazing ten days of sunshine, canvas and books as Hay Festival celebrates it’s last full day of festivities for another year. I’m lucky as it’s right on my doorstep – (literally, 2 minutes door to door as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arts, arts alive wales, Book Town, British Writing, Creative writing, Emma van Woerkom, England, Hay Festival, Hay Writers., Hay-on-Wye, Literature festival, literature Wales, poem, poetry, Powys, thehaywriter, Wales, Welsh Borders, writing | Leave a comment

Found Poems from Hay Festival 2016 Programme

Posted on May 27, 2016 by thehaywriters

One of our poetry members Emma, is steaming ahead with her Hay Festival Poetry Challenge of finding ten poems within the pages of official Hay Festival Programme. A little bird tell me she has just completed number five but will … Continue reading →

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Pick & Mix at Hay Festival 2016

Posted on May 24, 2016 by thehaywriters

BOOK – BOOKS – BOOKSHOP! We are all currently making sacrifices to the Welsh weather gods for a fine, sunny and dry Hay Festival. But this aside, it’s worth remembering that if you find yourself soggy under canvas, desperately using … Continue reading →

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Hay Festival 2016 – Exciting Times

Posted on May 18, 2016 by thehaywriters

Hay-on-Wye – Hay-oh-My! It’s the 18th May and time is definitely marching to a very fast paced drum indeed. We have been rehearsing our festival pieces and no small amount of re-edits, tweaks and minor adjustments have been accomplished with … Continue reading →

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Dan Davies Announced As Non-Fiction Judge 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by thehaywriters

The Hay Writers are delighted to announce that Dan Davies has agreed to judge the Richard Booth Prize for Non Fiction 2016. The winners will be revealed mid-July. Presently, I imagine industrious pens editing their hearts out in the hope of … Continue reading →

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