From May 21st to May 31st, 2009, the tiny village of Hay-on-Wye, in Wales, turns from a quaint place with an interesting history to a full blown, outstanding venue for all that is new, topical and trendy in the arts.

Descending on Hay are authors of every genre, comedians, photographers, sculptors, playwrights and even political pundits. For the ten days of the conference these people talk, question, lecture and laugh with the audience.

A visitor may end up sitting next to their favorite author in the audience as they sit and listen to ideas on how to make publishing greener or writing about cultural differences without bias. Instead of paying for the conference as a whole, an attendee has only to pay for the events they wish to attend, some of which are even free.

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