As part of the Literary Pairs project by the Hay Festival and the British Council, several participating writers have contributed texts about it. Here we share the piece by Hari Kunzru, who participated in the 2024 Hay Festival Arequipa.

Posted 2 January 2025 Read more

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 2025 Read more

Outgoing chair of Hay Festival Global Caroline Michel has been awarded a special Hay Festival Medal for Leadership to celebrate her decade of impact at the charity.

Posted 18 December 2024 Read more

Hay Festival will debut in Bristol next year, hosting a new After Hours edition at Bristol Beacon on Thursday 27 March 2025, offering a world of different experiences in a single night.

Posted 11 December 2024 Read more

British Barbadian opera singer and author, Peter Brathwaite, and Peruvian writer and journalist, Joseph Zárate,were announced as the 2025 winners of the Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award at the British Library last night (Wednesday 4 December).

Posted 5 December 2024 Read more

Hay Festival has announced 44 earlybird events for next spring’s Hay-on-Wye edition, taking place 22 May–1 June 2025, ahead of the full programme release next March. 

Posted 3 December 2024 Read more

Hay Festival Winter Weekend closed Sunday 1 December after festivalgoers enjoyed events in and around the booktown of Hay-on-Wye with more than 11,000 tickets sold, up 10% on the previous year.  

Posted 1 December 2024 Read more

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 2024 Read more

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton has been named Hay Festival Book of the Year 2024 after hundreds of book lovers nominated their favourite titles of the year online.  

Posted 27 November 2024 Read more

Colombia’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Knowledge has paid tribute to 20 years of Hay Festival Global’s work in the country with a special Resolution. 

Posted 23 November 2024 Read more

Jay Hunt OBE has been appointed Chair of the Hay Festival Global Board of Trustees for a term of three years, beginning in January 2025.

Posted 22 November 2024 Read more

Hay Festival has today announced the full programme for its 20th anniversary year in Colombia next year, with events in Jericó (24–26 January), Medellín (28–29 January), Cartagena de Indias (30 January–2 February), and Barranquilla (3 February).

Posted 20 November 2024 Read more

Hay Festival will take five award-winning Young Adult (YA) writers direct to thousands of Year 7–10 pupils across Wales next year with the free Scribblers Tour, 3–14 February.

Posted 19 November 2024 Read more

The British Library and Hay Festival have today revealed the shortlist for the 2025 Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global 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 14th year. 

Posted 13 November 2024 Read more

Hay Festival Education’s Scribblers Cymraeg closed Friday 8 November after bringing a trio of exceptional writers and performers direct to 1,089 KS3 pupils across Wales. 

Posted 11 November 2024 Read more

The Regional Government of Arequipa has awarded Hay Festival international director Cristina Fuentes La Roche with a Medal of Culture to recognise the charity’s 10 years of activity in Peru and commitment to cultural accessibility.

Posted 9 November 2024 Read more

Actor and singer Luke Evans will join the soon to be announced Hay-on-Wye Citizen of the Year to switch on the town’s Christmas lights on Friday 29 November as part of his upcoming Hay Festival Winter Weekend appearance.

Posted 1 November 2024 Read more

To mark the opening day of Liviv BookForum 2024, readings of Ukrainian literature are being shared online under #ReadForUkraine, featuring contributions from actor Stephen Fry; novelists Elif Shafak and Sophie Buchaillard; poets Michael Rosen and Dakota Warren; the internet’s resident librarian Jack Edwards; and more.  

Posted 2 October 2024 Read more

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 2024 Read more

Hay Festival has today announced the programme for its 25th Winter Weekend, bringing writers and readers together in Hay-on-Wye, 28 November–1 December. 

Posted 24 September 2024 Read more