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The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction – Judge Announced and Hay Festival is here!

Posted on May 25, 2021 by thehaywriters

The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual competition name after one of Hay-on-Wye’s most notable residents, Richard Booth, ‘King of Hay’. Richard was always a great supporter of books, Hay-on-Wye and local writers. Sadly, Richard passed away in … Continue reading →

Richard Booth Prize for Non-Ficiton 2018 – Judged by Oliver Bullough.

Posted on June 20, 2018 by thehaywriters

The 2018 Richard Booth Non-Fiction Competition We are honoured to announce that our judge for this year’s competition is the award winning writer and author Oliver Bullough. BIOGRAPHY Oliver Bullough grew up in Wales, studied Modern History at Oxford and moved … Continue reading →

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Frost and Fire

Posted on December 18, 2017 by thehaywriters

Notes from a ramble along the River Wye – 18/12/2017 ECvW We are currently living in a post-snow demi-thaw. Over-whelmed by last week’s heavy fall the broken trees and branches now rest upon their torn roots waiting to be collected. … Continue reading →

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Sell Out Success at the Hay Festival 2017

Posted on June 12, 2017 by thehaywriters

Hay Festival 2017 – #Hay30 Happy Anniversary Hay Festival. After thirty extraordinary years we are still feeling the positive literary vibe. This year, during those precious ten days spanning the change from May to June the sun shone, the clouds … 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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Book Launch Success!

Posted on November 16, 2015 by thehaywriters

PICK AND MIX What a great event our book launch was at Richard Booth’s Bookshop last Saturday. Wine was consumed, books were purchased and the buffet was decimated as though locusts had descended upon Hay-on-Wye – What a glorious night! … Continue reading →

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The anticipation of a book launch …

Posted on November 7, 2015 by thehaywriters

Pick and Mix anthology update by Emma van Woerkom Suddenly, I hear boxes of books are arriving at the Hay Writers’ Circle HQ filled with glorious copies of our Pick and Mix anthology. We are delighted and excited – book … Continue reading →

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The Dancing Floor – A Film For Wales To Celebrate

Posted on October 5, 2015 by thehaywriters

A Film For Wales by by Emma van Woerkom Brechfa, mid Wales is one of those rare mysterious places that once discovered, its enigma will never leave you. A seemingly shallow pool on the top of a hill surrounded by mountains; there … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Ruth Stone, Poet 1915-2011

Posted on August 18, 2015 by thehaywriters

A Poem for Ruth Stone, Poet 1915-2011 Earlier this summer I was involved in a project responding to works of the American poet Ruth Stone, 1915-2011. Ruth Stone? – I freely admitted to Elephants Footprint (publishers of this new anthology) that I’d … Continue reading →

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HAIKU AND THE RICHARD BOOTH PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

Posted on July 28, 2015 by thehaywriters

Haiku: Between cloud and tree The threshold of the mountains – Old doors, old latches. ECvW 2015 While summer storm clouds take up residence above our home town of Hay-on-Wye, this afternoon sees the announcement of the 2015 winner of the … Continue reading →

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