Books to change your mind

Win a golden ticket to Hay Festival Kunstsilo Norway

In August 2027, the first ever Hay Festival Kunstsilo Norway will take over Kristiansand, bringing together writers, thinkers and readers for four days of conversation, ideas and stories.

To celebrate, we are building the ultimate reading list.

A woman reading a book in the sun

Which book made you see the world differently? Maybe it shifted your opinion on something, opened up a subject you'd never thought about, or changed how you understood a person, a place or yourself. Maybe it made you realise the power of reading, or helped you see something you were missing. It could be a novel, a memoir, a work of non-fiction, or a collection of poems. It might be newly published or inherited from your grandparent, in Norwegian, English or any other language.

Fill in the form below with your choice and up to 200 words on how it changed your mind for a chance to win a Golden Ticket* to the first Hay Festival Kunstsilo Norway.

Your submission will also sign you up to the Hay Festival mailing list, so you'll be among the first to hear about the programme, tickets and special events as they're announced.

Every submission is entered into a prize draw to win five pairs of tickets to events of your choice. For details on the Golden Ticket prize draw, please see terms and conditions below.

Submissions close 19 February 2027. The most popular choices for mind-changing books will be revealed in March 2027.

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Terms & Conditions

  1. The promoter is Hay Festival Global.
  2. Information on how to enter forms part of these conditions of entry. Participation in this promotion constitutes acceptance of these conditions of entry.
  3. Entry is open to residents of any country, aged 18 or over. Directors, management and employees (and the immediate families of directors, management and employees) of the Promoter, Kunstsilo, or the agencies or companies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.
  4. No purchase is necessary to enter. Entrants will be limited to one entry.
  5. The promotion will start at 12:00 GMT on 19 October 2026, and will end at 12:00 GMT on 19 February 2027 (the “Promotion Period”). Entries received outside the Promotion Period will not be accepted.
  6. To enter, entrants must complete the online form, naming the book that changed their mind and explaining why in no more than 200 words.
  7. Entries must be the entrant’s own original work. By entering, entrants grant the Promoter permission to publish their submission (in whole or in part), first name and country of residence on its website, social media channels and promotional materials relating to Hay Festival Kunstsilo, without payment.
  8. The prize is one Golden Ticket to Hay Festival Kunstsilo, Kristiansand, Norway, taking place 5–8 August 2027. The Golden Ticket includes five pairs of tickets to events of the winner’s choosing, subject to availability. Any costs not listed are the winner’s responsibility, including travel insurance, meals, spending money.
  9. One winner will be selected at random from all valid entries within 14 days of the end of the Promotion Period. The prize draw is separate from, and not influenced by, the selection of the most popular books.
  10. The winner will be notified by email within seven days of the draw and must respond within 14 days to claim the prize. If the winner does not respond, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner.
  11. Winners must have a valid email address.
  12. Hay Festival accepts no responsibility for late, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, corrupted or misdirected entries, network failure or delay.
  13. The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable to any prize winner for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this promotion or accepting or using any prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (including personal injury, death and fraud) in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law.
  14. No warranty or guarantee is given by the Promoter in relation to any prize.
  15. The prize is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash or any other form of compensation. In the event for any reason the prize winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter, then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and neither cash nor any other form of compensation will be supplied in lieu of that element of the prize. If for any reason a prize is not available, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute another prize for it, in its sole discretion, of equal or higher value.
  16. If for any reason any aspect of this promotion is not capable of running as planned the Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, or invalidate any affected entries (this includes, without limitation, by reason of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion).
  17. If any of the winning entries are deemed not to comply with these conditions of entry, the entry will be discarded and a new winner of the prize will be determined by the Promoter.
  18. In all aspects of this promotion the Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the promotion.
  19. The Promoter reserves the right to publish the first name and country of residence of the promotion winner.
  20. Personal data supplied by entrants will be used to administer this promotion in line with the Promoter’s privacy policy. Entrants will receive marketing emails from Hay Festival Kunstsilo.
  21. This promotion shall be governed by English law.