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Poem from Jean O’Donoghue – Poetry Competition 3 weeks to go!

Posted on February 24, 2021 by thehaywriters

From the Hay Writers’ Circle Poetry Competition archives. The 2017 winning poem as judged by Christopher Meredith. Remembrance by Jean O’Donoghue I’ll slide between them breathing frost and consternation Mondays and Thursdays other nights I’ll place grit within soft folds … Continue reading →

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2020 Poetry Competition – Results Announced.

Posted on April 5, 2020 by thehaywriters

The winners of the 2020 Hay Writers’ Circle Poetry Competition are: First prize – Emma van Woerkom – ‘Blackberry Seed’ Second prize – Angela Grunsell – ‘Autonomy’ Third prize – Katy Stones – ‘After him’ This year our judge … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings from the Hay Writers

Posted on December 24, 2018 by thehaywriters

Wishing all our wonderful website readers in 49 countries across the globe the very best of Seasonal Greetings from the beautiful Kingdom of Hay-on-Wye. Here’s a little frivolous Christmas fun which we hope raises a smile. Partridge in a Pear … Continue reading →

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Poetry Competition 2018 Results!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by thehaywriters

Hay Writers’ Poetry Competition 2018 by C. Harris The judge this year was Libby Houston. For the first time this competition was open to selected non-members, those who had attended our very successful poetry workshop in February of this year, … Continue reading →

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Libby Houston Announced as Poetry Judge 2018

Posted on March 31, 2018 by thehaywriters

It is with enormous delight that we can reveal that the 2018 Poetry Competition Judge is the incredible Libby Houston. Libby Houston has been a working poet for more than half a century, starting back in the days of the … Continue reading →

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“Not A Stone, A Water Bottle” – by Ange Grunsell

Posted on January 31, 2018 by thehaywriters

The Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction 2017 winner – Ange Grunsell. Ange has kindly let us publish her prize winning piece below. Many congratulations to Ange and to all who entered. The competition continues to draw a plethora of compelling … Continue reading →

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New Year, New You, New Us by Marianne Rosen

Posted on January 22, 2018 by thehaywriters

New Year, New You, New Us. It’s New Year again. Time to regret the few too many chocolates consumed, the too loud clang of bottles entering the recycled bin, and any goals never achieved in the year now gone. It’s … Continue reading →

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GET YOUR MUSE ON

Posted on January 8, 2018 by thehaywriters

Get your Muse on Hay Writers’ Circle are delighted to present a poetry workshop on Saturday 17th February, with award-winning Welsh poet and highly acclaimed workshop leader, Dr Rhiannon Hooson. Dr Hooson studied and later taught at Lancaster University, where … Continue reading →

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Fiction Competition 2017 – Winners Announced

Posted on January 1, 2018 by thehaywriters

Congratulations to all our creative writers who entered incredible short stories for the 2017 Fiction Competition and a huge thank you to our wonderful judge, Iain Rowan Iain Rowan – Shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, the … Continue reading →

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Mslexia Workshop by Fiona Sampson

Posted on July 17, 2017 by thehaywriters

The Hay Writers were extremely fortunate to have a session provided by Mslexia this week and our guest facilitator was the acclaimed British writer and poet, Fiona Sampson MBE. We had a very interesting session on writing poetry and Fiona … Continue reading →

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