International Writers' Blog

Dispatches from Hay Festival events from the world’s best writers and performers

Meet the Haymaker – Marianne Wamuyu

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Marianne Wamuyu, Book Bunk and Nairobi Litfest Programmes and Events Manager.

Posted 31 May 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Gemma June Howell

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from Gemma June Howell, author and Hay Festival 2025 Writers at Work participant.

Posted 1 May 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Glyn Morgan

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from Glyn Morgan, one of our Hay Festival stewards.

Posted 1 April 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Liz Hyder

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from Liz Hyder, author and recent Scribblers Tour artist.

Posted 1 March 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar, a former Hay Festival Academy participant who now works as an artist manager.

Posted 1 February 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Martín Murillo Gómez

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from Martín Murillo Gómez, the man behind La carreta Literaria in Colombia.

Posted 1 January 2025Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Caroline Michel

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, hear from the outgoing Chair of Hay Festival Global's Board of Trustees, literary agent Caroline Michel.

Posted 1 December 2024Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Siôn Tomos Owen

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Siôn Tomos Owen, bilingual presenter and voice-over artist, writer, illustrator and muralist, and star of this month's Scribblers Cymraeg.

Posted 1 November 2024Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Sofia Cheliak

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Sofia Cheliak, director of Lviv BookForum.

Posted 1 October 2024Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Javier García del Moral

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Javier García del Moral, Hay Festival Forum Dallas coordinator.

Posted 1 September 2024Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Sheila Cremaschi

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Sheila Cremaschi, director of Hay Festival Segovia and lead on our activities in communities across Spain.

Posted 1 August 2024Read more

“Writers can’t be on broadcast all the time”

Novelist and poet Katie Munnik reflects on her experience as one of the Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 Writers at Work, a creative development programme for emerging Welsh talent.

Posted 25 July 2024Read more

Meet the Haymaker – Wanjiru Koinange

Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival Global and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Wanjiru Koinange, writer, restorer of libraries and entrepreneur from Nairobi, Kenya.

Posted 1 July 2024Read more