X-Nico

unusual facts about Hay Festival



Junot Díaz

He was selected as one of the 39 most important Latin American writers under the age of 39 by the Bogotá World Book Capital and the Hay Festival.

Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro

That same year she was chosen as one of the most important Latin American writers under 39 years of age as part of Bogotá39 convened by UNESCO, the Hay Festival and the Ministry of Culture in Bogotá.


see also

Local Boy in the Photograph

During an interview with Sky Arts HD after his performance at the Hay festival in June 2010, Kelly Jones explained the meaning of a few of his songs and said that "Local Boy in the photograph" was based on the true story of local boy Jamie, who was killed by a train travelling between Cwmbach and Aberdare.