Hay Festival Maldives

30 January, 2.30pm

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Hay Festival Cartagena

28–31 January 2010

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Mapfre Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias

28–31 enero 2010

Presentamos un programa muy especial para la quinta edición del festival: literatura, cine, música, geopolítica, medioambiente, periodismo e historia. 40 eventos en español, italiano, inglés, francés, árabe, wayuu...además de un programa infantil y juvenil en la ciudad antigua y en los barrios de Cartagena, varios conciertos, una exposición de fotografía y otros eventos paralelos.

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28–31 January 2010

We’ve created a very special programme for the fifth edition of the festival: literature, film, music, geopolitics, the environment, journalism and history. Forty events in Spanish, Italian, English, French, Arabic, Wayuu...as well as a programme of events for children and young people in the old walled town and in the barrios of Cartagena, several concerts, a photography exhibition and other events running alongside.

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Beirut39, Lebanon

15–18 April 2010

Beirut39 inspires a fresh look at modern Arab literature. A collaboration between the Hay Festival and Beirut World Capital of the Book 2009, the project is bringing together 39 of the best known and loved writers of Arab heritage under 39 years of age.

The meeting of these 39 authors is the result of a widespread call to readers, publishers, literary agents and authors all over the Arab speaking world to put forward their own candidates. The event is also a perfect occasion to read and debate over contemporary narrative in the Arab world.

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The Guardian Hay Festival 2010

27 May–6 June 2010

Tickets for six headline events are now open for booking.

Advance sales are available for the launch of Bill Bryson’s At Home: An Informal History of Private Life, the first Hay interviews with novelist Roddy Doyle and playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, the festival’s opening concert by Irish folk legend Christy Moore, an event with Brian May and Elena Vidal, and a conversation with Hilary Mantel about her 2009 Man Booker Prize-winning novel Wolf Hall.

Further events featuring Nobel Laureates Nadine Gordimer and Mohammed ElBaradei, comedians Andy Hamilton and Ross Noble, and world music superstars Toumani Diabate and the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will be promoted on Valentines Day.

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Oxfam Bookfest 2010

3–17 July 2010

At Oxfam Bookfest, readers join in to celebrate their love of books at events in Oxfam shops, libraries, community centres and other venues around the UK, featuring a host of authors and celebrities.

Taking part in Oxfam Bookfest 2009 were Poet Laureate Carol Anne Duffy, Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Mark Haddon, Kate Atkinson, Vikram Seth, Joanna Trollope, Anne Fine, Jonathan Coe, Marina Lewycka, Michael Faber and Nicholas Shakespeare, among many others. Names for this year’s Bookfest will be announced in spring 2010.

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Hay Festival Zacatecas 2010

15–18 July 2010

The first Hay Festival in Zacatecas, Mexico, will take place in July 2010. A new and exciting project in the heart of Mexico, exploring the best international literature and music, with debate on migration, environment, gender and much more.

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Brecon Jazz 2010

6–8 August 2010

In 2010 we'll again be graced with a wonderful mix of Great Brits and legendary Jazz stars from across the African continent to share the joy of Jazz in 50 concerts over 3 days. What makes Brecon special is the festival audience, and we're delighted and thrilled to welcome you to the town and to the National Park for a weekend of great music and celebration. Come on your own, come with friends, family, lovers or colleagues. Come for fun, and to meet some of the world's greatest musicians.

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Hay Festival Maldives 2010

September 2010

One of the world’s most hopeful new democracies is threatened by rising tides caused by global warming. The Hay Festival Maldives seeks to understand the climatic change affecting the area, to explore the issues of this and other imperilled cultures, to celebrate the riches of the archipelago civilization and to investigate what is special and unique about island life and mindset.

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The Guardian Hay Festival Segovia 2010

24–26 September 2010

The Guardian Hay Festival takes place in the elegant city of Segovia – a four-day fiesta of ideas, music, stories and the city’s world-renowned cochinillo...

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Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2010

3–5 December 2010

Our winter Festival is full of the fireside and mulled wine intimacy of Advent in Hay. Please join us to hang out with friends, laugh fit to burst, and to enjoy the finest stories, ideas, food and company.