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Hay Festival

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Every year, around 80,000 visitors flock to Hay-on-Wye for the town's annual literary festival. Use the links below to find out more about the event which attracts some of the world's top writers. The 2009 Hay Festival took place from 21 May to 31 May. If you'd like send us your festival photos please email us at wales.mid@bbc.co.uk.


Festival line up 2009

Check out the main events at this year's festival.

Top Tips

Regular festival goers share sound advice on getting the most out of the week-long event.

Andy's 2009 photo diary

Check out Andy Fryer's photo diary of the 2009 festival

Your Verdict 2009

Did you attend the 2009 Hay Festival? Share your thoughts and comments here.

BBC News

Quick links to BBC News Online reports filed from Hay during the 2009 festival.

Web Guide

Quick links to the official Guardian Hay Festival and other websites offering local information.

Mid Wales' Bookshelf

Find out about the region's literary links, with profiles of local authors and books featuring local places.

Rhian's 2009 diary

Crime writing fan Rhian Davies gets stuck into the 2009 festival.

Film Production

Twin town Timbucktu inspired a new Hay production in 2008.

Hay fringe 2008

Find out more about fringe events at the 2008 festival.

Comedy Fringe 2008

Mike Fox's brainchild of a comedy fringe festival in parallel with the literary event comes to fruition in 2008.

Festival photos 2007

Take a peek at photographs of the 2007 festival.

Hay Recitals

Rita Tait's take on music recitals held during the 2007 festival

Glenys' view on 2007

Glenys Jones views on the Hay on Wye Festival.

Roll Call

Ex US President Bill Clinton, Beryl Bainbridge, Germaine Greer are just a few of the speakers who've been to Hay.

Fantasy Festival

Check out which writers contributors to this website would put on their festival wishlist.

About the Town

Find out more about the world's first book town by browsing our slection of features and photos from Hay.

Children's Zone

Find out more about the festival's expanded services for children in 2007.

Facts & Figures

A fistful of fascinating facts about the world's first book town and its annual literary festival.

WebsiteNewsletter

Keep up with what's new with our free weekly email newsletter.

have your say

If you'd like to contribute to our Hay Festival mini site in any way or if you just want to comment on something you've seen on the site, please get in touch.


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