Hay Festival Wales

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  • oxfam bookfest

    Oxfam Bookfest, 4–18 July 2009

    Join in to celebrate your love of books at over 250 events in Oxfam shops, libraries, community centres and other venues around the UK, featuring a host of authors and celebrities.

    More about Oxfam Bookfest

  • In-depth coverage of this year’s festival

    For in-depth coverage of this year’s festival, including the latest news, interviews, reviews, blogs, video and daily podcasts, featuring David Starkey, Ruth Padel, Hugh Masekela and Clive James, visit:

    guardian.co.uk/hay

  • Stephen Fry talks to Peter Florence

    Irony, Obama and our love affair with the New World, from sea to shining sea. Listen again...

  • Desmond Tutu talks to Peter Florence

    Listen again to last night’s discussion...

  • New poet laureate speaks at Hay

    Listen to Carol Ann Duffy talk to Gillian Clarke at this year’s festival...

upcoming events


  • Hay Festival Segovia

    Brecon Jazz

    7, 8, 9 August 2009

    South African piano legend ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, the Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone star MANU DIBANGO and the Tunisian oud master ANOUAR BRAHEM will headline this year’s festival, which will also feature Brecon favourite COURTNEY PINE with his phenomenal new Sidney Bechet-inspired album Tradition in Transition.


    www.breconjazz.org

  • Hay Festival Segovia

    The Guardian Hay Festival Segovia

    24–27 September 2009

    Elegant Segovia, a short hour north of Madrid, is the perfect festival city. Lose yourself in the maze of backstreets, eat cochinillo in the excellent restaurants, drink beer in the central squares, take part in a plate-smashing ceremony and – of course – discover a wealth of Spanish and international writers, poets and artists.

    The minisite for this festival will go live soon.

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