Tag Archives: Richard Booth’s Bookshop
Richard Booth M.B.E. (1938-2019)
Statement from our Chairperson: Ange Grunsell “Hay Writers’ Circle join the rest of our Hay community in grieving at the loss of the man who put Hay on the map and transformed the town into a town of books, of … Continue reading
THE RICHARD BOOTH PRIZE 2016
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
Pick & Mix at Hay Festival 2016
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
Dan Davies Announced As Non-Fiction Judge 2016
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
Pick and Mix – Temptations
Our anthology, Pick and Mix, was launched in November and has been selling well. For those who haven’t read it yet, we will be posting short tasters here, to give you a flavour of what’s inside. The first is from a … Continue reading
2015 Fiction Competition
After our concert at The Globe on 14th December, the results of our 2015 fiction competition were announced by Juliet Foster, Chair of the Hay Writers’ Circle. In first place was Jean O’Donoghue with God’s Waiting Room. Second place went … Continue reading