With the Hay Festival’s board having endorsed an independent investigation, the program’s co-founding director has resigned.
Wales’ Hay Festival Announces Its 2021 Digital Programming
The 2021 doing of the Hay Festival online opens and closes with gala presentations, reportedly to be streamed from Hay-on-Wye.
Wales’ 2021 Hay Festival Returns in an All-Digital Format
With internal staffing issues and the external pressure of the pandemic, the Hay Festival plans a second online iteration.
Hay Festival’s Difficult Autumn: Two Separate Matters, UK and UAE
In two unresolved cases that have come to light recently, the highly regarded Hay Festival finds itself dealing with sensitive allegations from within its ranks.
Hay Festival Announces Its ‘Europa28’ Program as a Hybrid
Amid Europe’s rising coronavirus numbers, Hay Festival organizers include five live events in Croatia in early October.
Peter Florence Announces Hay Festival Querétaro Program for Mexico
As Spain’s new coronavirus surge precedes the planned Hay Festival Segovia, the Hay administration retreats to a digital model for Mexico.
Coronavirus Update: Hay Festival Announces a Physical Program in Segovia
Set for September 17 to 20, the Hay’s Segovia outing is to return to a format ‘in real life,’ not digital, but with venues at one-third of capacity.
Hay Festival and Guadalajara Book Fair Named Princess Asturias 2020 Laureates
Operating outside its usual regal setting in Ovieda, Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award honors the Guadalajara International Book Fair and Hay Festival.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival Serves 490,000 Streams; Costa Awards Open for Entries
Hay Festival organizers in Wales are outspoken about the broad participation they’ve had in the digital iteration of their flagship event, while the Costa program has called for entries in its 49th edition.
Coronavirus: The UK’s Hay Festival Announces Its Two-Week Digital Edition Program
Having raised close to £200,000 (US$246,885) in online and offline fundraising efforts, Wales’ Hay Festival today is announcing its digital edition.