News, Blogs & Updates

Hay Festival has today revealed the free Programme for Schools for this spring’s edition, bringing writers and young readers together in-person and online for a series of inspiring interactive activities and conversations, 25-26 May, kicking-off the full Festival running 25 May-4 June 2023.  

Posted 21 March 2023 Read more

Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 36th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, with more than 500 in-person events over 11 days, 25 May-4 June 2023. 

Posted 14 March 2023 Read more

Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest landing in the UK this May, Hay Festival is launching a special project to explore and celebrate the most dazzling European literature, inviting audiences to champion old favourites and discover new recommendations with the Eurovision Book Contest.

Posted 9 March 2023 Read more

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. Get to know Lena Smith, project manager of Pen to Print.

Posted 28 February 2023 Read more

El proyecto Sala de cine, archivo de la memoria disidente y estudio de música en un barrio de alta vulnerabilidad de Lima, de Verónica Ferrari Gálvez es el ganador de la primera Beca Hay Festival. Así, Cursiva y Hay Festival cubrirán el costo íntegro de la matrícula del curso de Gestión Cultural impartido por ambas instituciones, y valorado en 599€.

Más información sobre el Curso de Gestión Cultural del Hay Festival y Cursiva.

Publicado 22 febrero 2023 Ver más

Hay Festival Scribblers Tour closed on Friday 17 February after bringing five exceptional YA writers direct to more than 5,000 Year 7-10 school pupils across Wales.

Posted 18 February 2023 Read more

Freelance illustrator Beth Suzanna has been awarded this year’s Hay Festival Illustrator in Residence position, revealed today alongside her design for the Hay Festival 2023 programme cover.

Posted 14 February 2023 Read more

The Library Suicides by Fflur Dafydd is our Book of the Month for February 2023. Read an extract from the opening of the book here...

Posted 11 February 2023 Read more

Our new 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. First up, meet author and Scribblers Tour lead Femi Fadugba.

Posted 1 February 2023 Read more

32 early-bird events for Hay Festival 2023 have been announced, taking place 25 May-4 June 2023 in the world’s first booktown, Hay-on-Wye in Wales.

Posted 13 December 2022 Read more

Con más de 180 participantes procedentes de 21 países, la nueva edición del Hay Festival se realizará el 21 y 22 de enero en Jericó, el 24 y 25 de enero en Medellín, y del 26 al 29 de enero en Cartagena de Indias.

Publicado 1 diciembre 2022 Ver más

Hay Festival has announced its 18th programme in Colombia with events in Jericó (21–22 January), Medellín (24–25 January), and Cartagena de Indias (26–29 January) featuring 180 speakers from 21 countries ranging global literary stars, Nobel Prize winners and internationally acclaimed performers. 

Posted 1 December 2022 Read more

Hay Festival Winter Weekend closed Sunday 27 November after festivalgoers enjoyed 52 full-capacity events in and around the booktown of Hay-on-Wye with 5,000 tickets sold and 511,000 content engagements online (and counting). 

Posted 27 November 2022 Read more

Authors Ayanna Lloyd Banwo and Jarred McGinnis have been named as the 2023 winners of the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award, in a reception at the British Library last night (Wednesday 23 November).

Posted 24 November 2022 Read more

Lessons in Chemistry, the debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, has been named Hay Festival Book of the Year 2022 after hundreds of book lovers nominated their favourite titles of the year online.

Posted 22 November 2022 Read more

Hay Festival brings five exceptional Young Adult (YA) writers direct to thousands of Year 7-10 school pupils across Wales next year with the free Scribblers Tour, 6-10 February and 13-17 February. 

Posted 8 November 2022 Read more

Actor Sally Phillips will join Hay-on-Wye Citizens of the Year Trish and Alan Kiddle to switch on the town’s Christmas lights on Friday 25 November as part of her Hay Festival Winter Weekend appearance.

Posted 1 November 2022 Read more

The British Library and Hay Festival are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2023 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award. Given annually to two writers in the early stages of a new book relating to the Americas, the £20,000 prize is now in its twelfth year.

Posted 25 October 2022 Read more

Six new conversations have been added to the previously sold-out Hay Festival Winter Weekend programme, responding to high demand for the festival taking place next month, 24-27 November. 

Posted 21 October 2022 Read more

A letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, released for the opening ceremony of Lviv BookForum 2022, bringing writers and readers together live online in solidarity, defiance and hope this weekend.

Posted 6 October 2022 Read more