PEN’s Free the Word! festival of world literature has joined forces with the Hay Festival international franchise with their programme taking place on Hay's global journey literary circuit.
Who? In the past writers such as Peter Godwin, Wole Soyinka, Ed Vulliamy , Frédéric Martel, Eurig Salisbury, Janne Teller and Jeannette Winterson.
When? Various
Where? Various venues throughout the world.
Festival Website? http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/literary-events/free-the-word-/free-the-word
Previous Festivals: Geoff Dyer (UK), Juan Gabriel Vasquez (Colombia/Spain), Dominique Manotti (France), Larissa Behrendt (Australia), German Sadulaev (Russia), Gillian Slovo (UK/South Africa), Dubravka Ugresic (Croatia), Gabriel Josipovici (UK), Romesh Gunesekara (Sri Lanka/UK), Margie Orford (South Africa) and Easterine Kire Iralu (Nagaland). Showcasing the best writing from around the globe, authors confirmed to attend this year include Chinua Achebe (Nigeria/US), Korash Atahan (Uyghurs of China/Germany), Richard Ford (US), James Kelman (Scotland), Rutu Modan (Israel), Natalia Morari (Moldova), Blake Morrison (UK), Leonardo Padura (Cuba), Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt), Adania Shibli (Palestine), Gillian Slovo (South Africa/UK), Jakob Strid (Denmark) Victor Teran (Mexico), Juan Gabriel Vasquez (Colombia) and Derek Walcott (St Lucia).
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.