International Writers' Blog

The 15th and final dispatch from Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow 2018/19, Dylan Moore. Here he departs the final edition  of his fellowship, Hay Festival Querétaro, and reflects on the 12-month journey...

Posted 11 September 2019 by Dylan Moore Read more

Part 2 in our series of dispatches from Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow 2019/20, Alys Conran. At Hay Festival Querétaro she begins her global project, offering pieces of Welsh slate for women writers to fill with their words...

Posted 10 September 2019 by Alys Conran Read more

Part 14 in our series of dispatches from Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow 2018/19, Dylan Moore. Here he reflects on ideas of nationhood during the final adventure of his fellowships, Hay Festival Querétaro...

Posted 8 September 2019 by Dylan Moore Read more

Part 13 in our series of dispatches from Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow 2018/19, Dylan Moore. Here he arrives for his final Festival of his fellowships, Hay Festival Querétaro...

Posted 7 September 2019 by Dylan Moore Read more

Part 1 in our series of dispatches from Creative Wales Hay Festival International Fellow 2019/20, Alys Conran. Here she travels to Hay Festival Querétaro, 20 years since her first trip to Mexico...

Posted 6 September 2019 by Alys Conran Read more

A few days before the start of Hay Forum Dallas at The Wild Detectives bookstore in Texas, organiser Javier García del Moral reflects on last minute anxieties, hopes, and inspiration...

Posted 5 September 2019 by Javier García del Moral Read more

Ahead of her Hay Festival Querétaro appearance next month, Dr Tiziana Ulian, Plant Ecologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, gives an overview of her new book - Wild Plants for a Sustainable Future - and Mexico's role in modern botany and conservation work.

Posted 28 August 2019 by Dr Tiziana Ulian Read more

The author of Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, as well as many adult and children's novels, shares his thoughts on how we can all improve our mental health.

Posted 2 June 2019 by Matt Haig Read more

Pat Barker teases out the complex subject of finding your voice, trusting your instinct and the pertinence of historical fiction today. 

Posted 1 June 2019 by Pat Barker Read more

Prue Leith has many strings to her bow as a food and fiction writer alongside Judging 'The Great British Bake Off' on Channel 4. Here she discusses how she splits her time between her two genres of writing.

Posted 1 June 2019 by Prue Leith Read more

Writers at Work is a long-term professional development strategy which seeks to nurture and fine-tune the voices of the next generation of Welsh writers. It gives the writers a chance to engage in the festival, learn about the publishing industry and work on their writing through a host of masterclass workshops. Wendy White reflects on her time and everything she gained from the experience. 

Posted 1 June 2019 by Wendy White Read more

Sara Barnard, winner of this year's YA Book Prize for her novel Goodbye, Perfect, shares her experiences planning the book at Hay in 2016 and now attending as an award-winning author.

Posted 1 June 2019 by Sara Barnard Read more

Mae'r awdur Meg Elis yn myfyrio ar ei chyfnod yng Nghwyl y Gelli'r flwyddyn hon. 

Posted 1 June 2019 by Meg Elis Read more

After immersing themselves in all things literary, our Beacons Project students share their creative responses to Hay Festival 2019.

Posted 31 May 2019 by The Beacons Project Read more

Bart van Es, author of the 2018 Costa Award winner The Cut-out Girl, discusses the personal connection he creates with his readers.

Posted 31 May 2019 Read more

Mari Ellis Dunning is one of Hay Festival's 'Writers at Work'. The fully programmed week allows selected writers to engage in the main Festival events, to attend masterclasses and workshops with British and foreign publishers, agents and, crucially, with established international artists.  

Posted 31 May 2019 by Mari Ellis Dunning Read more

John Boyne discusses the merits of a Masters in Creative Writing and his favourite book, among other things.

Posted 31 May 2019 by John Boyne Read more

Jonathan Coe is the author of the longest sentence in English literature (way ahead of James Joyce). His latest novel, Middle England, is an exploration of how Brexit engulfed Britain.  

Posted 31 May 2019 by Jonathan Coe Read more

Georgia Carys Williams is one of Hay Festival's 'Writers at Work'. The fully programmed week allows selected writers to engage in the main Festival events, to attend masterclasses and workshops with British and foreign publishers, agents and, crucially, with established international artists.

Posted 30 May 2019 by Georgia Carys Williams Read more

Children's author and storyteller Atinuke shares her thoughts on Hay and the books which have most impacted upon her writing.

Posted 30 May 2019 by Atinuke Read more