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Winners Announced for the 2021 Richard Booth Prize for Non-Fiction

Posted on July 27, 2021 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the results of our annual non-fiction competition. This popular competition again received a good number of entries from both inside and outside Hay Writers’ Circle and we very much welcome external interest in all our … Continue reading →

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New Books! And A Non-Fiction Competition Reminder.

Posted on June 13, 2021 by thehaywriters

With our minds still fizzing from another wonderful Hay Festival it seems extremely timely to announce not one, but two exciting new publications from members of the Hay Writers. Building on the success of her first book, The Doors of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Nigerian Poet, Ojo Taiye, Wins 2021 Hay Writers Circle Poetry Competition.

Posted on April 28, 2021 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2021 Annual Poetry Competition as judged by the wonderful Melanie Prince (ably assisted by Chris Prince), of The Poetry Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. This year we had a deluge of entries and we … Continue reading →

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Winner of the Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction Announced.

Posted on January 6, 2021 by thehaywriters

We are delighted to announce the results of the Frances Copping Memorial Prize for Fiction Competition 2020. We were pleased to receive a good number of entries from both inside and outside Hay Writers’ Circle and we very much welcome … Continue reading →

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Ch-Ch-Changes

Posted on September 29, 2020 by thehaywriters

Four Incredible Years September arrives and marks a change of season. Gone are those long, languid but brilliant days of summer and into the foreground the harvest comes, bringing darkening evenings and that first hint of frost. This year September … Continue reading →

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Short Story – ‘Wahiba’ by Alan Oberman

Posted on July 25, 2020 by thehaywriters

Wahiba The tiny twin-propeller aircraft hums low over the desert. All is empty, devoid of any object to focus the eye, yet not featureless. Swells and troughs of sand paint a vast abstract canvas where sharp ridges of dune divide … Continue reading →

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THE 2020 RICHARD BOOTH MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION – Submissions Invited.

Posted on June 8, 2020 by thehaywriters

THE 2020 RICHARD BOOTH MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION This is an annual non-fiction competition, open to members and non-members of Hay Writers’ Circle. Pieces of 600-1500 words on any non-fiction theme are accepted. Prizes are awarded for first, second and … Continue reading →

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Frances Copping – Hay Writers’ Circle Lifetime President 1979-2020

Posted on May 29, 2020 by thehaywriters

Frances Copping – Hay Writers’ Circle President 1979-2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our much loved Hay Writers’ Circle President, Frances Copping, who died suddenly. Frances was the founder of the then, Hay and … 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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