International Writers' Blog

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 2023Read 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 2023Read 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 2023Read more

Regenesis by George Monbiot is our Book of the Month for July 2022. Read an extract from the first chapter here...

Posted 6 July 2022 by George MonbiotRead more

Paradais by Fernanda Melchor is our Book of the Month for April 2022. Read an extract from the opening of the book here...

Posted 1 April 2022 by Fernanda MelchorRead more

The Instant by Amy Liptrot is our Book of the Month for March 2022. Read an extract from the opening of the book here...

Posted 4 March 2022 by Amy LiptrotRead more

Free Love by Tessa Hadley is our Book of the Month for January 2022. Here the novelist answers our ten burning questions...

Posted 14 January 2022Read more

Beacons Poem by Beacons Project member Reagan McVeigh...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Reagan McVeighRead more

An extract from Soldier-boy by Beacons Project member Tesni Jenkins...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Tesni JenkinsRead more

Hay-on-Wye by Beacons Project member Lleucu Haf...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Lleucu HafRead more

The Outsider by Beacons Project member Cerys Baker...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Cerys BakerRead more

Phyllis and Co. by Beacons Project member Freya Duncan...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Freya DuncanRead more

A poem to celebrate her week in Hay by Beacons Project member Elin Williams...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Elin WilliamsRead more

Rain by Beacons Project member Cari Hope Davies...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Cari Hope DaviesRead more

Significance by Beacons Project member Briana Ciobanu...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Briana CiobanuRead more

The Allotment by Beacons Project member Jak Merriman...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Jak MerrimanRead more

The Fairy Door by Beacons Project member Mia Robinson...

Posted 21 December 2021 by Mia RobinsonRead more

Dan Saladino will join us at Hay Festival Winter Weekend to discuss the world’s vanishing foods and his argument for why they matter now more than ever. Read an extract from his new book Eating to Extinction here...

Posted 27 October 2021 by Dan SaladinoRead more

Ahead of her upcoming appearance at Hay Festival Winter Weekend, we're offering an extract of Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou's brand new book, God: An Anatomy.

Posted 20 October 2021 by Francesca StavrakopoulouRead more

Comedian Robin Ince joins us at Hay Festival Winter Weekend next month to explain that scientific wonder isn’t just for the professionals. Read an extract of his latest book The Importance of Being Interested here...

Posted 12 October 2021 by Robin InceRead more