Your Verdict - 2008
Last updated: 22 May 2008
Are you attending the 2008 Hay Festival? What did you enjoy most about the event? How did it compare with previous years?
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Geoff Yorath, Keynsham
Michael Morpurgo was a captivating speaker and reader of his own work. This children's event was the best talk I (an adult) went to this year. It would be great to see Hay Festival's own paperback anthology published and on sale at each festival, presumably called "Making Hay" with a strikingly designed cover and showcasing short extracts from books of some of the authors appearing. What a cross-section of subjects would be brought together. A collectable book in its own right. I think festival goers' would buy it.
Tue Jun 2 09:17:52 2009
Mel Prescott from Gloucester
I went to see John Irving, my all time hero. It was fantastic, a dream come true. He is the most amazing character! As he said to Peter, life is always more bizarre and strange than fiction. This was the first time I'd been since seeing Margaret Attwood a few years ago, so I didn't realise quite how far out of town the main event is now! However, I found it charming and very well laid out, with lots of places to sit and eat, drink or - of course - read! Fantastic. Well done all, I'll be back. I might even become a friend!!
Mon Jun 2 12:36:33 2008
A. Moffat, Berkshire
A very good festival despite the weather but next year could something be done about the programme on the website, it was almost impossible to negotiate?
Mon Jun 2 09:22:19 2008
Terry McClatchey Talgarth
Too much time occupied by event chairs/interviewers who seem to want to glory in the limelight rather than present the main speakers.
Wed May 28 09:23:21 2008
S. Smith from Brecon
How was Alan Bennett sold out before the programme went to press? Were all tickets reserved for Friends?
Fri May 23 09:14:15 2008
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