Hay Festival Global to ‘cross borders’ with renewed Lviv BookForum partnership

” This year’s occasion will certainly share important tales from across Ukraine with the world and bring worldwide musicians to join us in protecting this secure space of exchange and development,” stated Lviv BookForum supervisor Sofia Cheliak. “We invite readers around the world to stand with us in uniformity in showing Ukrainian writers that their voices are required and valued more than ever.”

“As an international charity, we get to millions of individuals annually via our one-of-a-kind festivals, online forums, programs and electronic platforms,” commented Hay Festival c.e.o. Julie Finch. “We are thrilled to prolong our Lviv BookForum collaboration as electronic media companion of this year’s event, remaining to bring brand-new audiences to Lviv BookForum and promote their vital work in creating an open platform totally free expression.”

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, two hybrid versions of the Lviv BookForum have happened in collaboration with Hay Celebration, including guests like Abdulrazak Gurnah, Margaret Atwood, Yuval Noah Harari and several others.

Happening 3rd to sixth October, Lviv BookForum 2024 objectives to “produce a public area for a free and forgiving exchange of concepts”. In the third year of Russian full-blown intrusion, Lviv BookForum will certainly offer Ukrainians a platform to discuss “enslavement and the post-colonial experience”, sex, freedom and advocacy.

The occasions will participate in individual and online, including Ukrainian authors and literary figures in conversations around this year’s heading motif of “cumulative activity”. As digital partner for the third year running, Hay Event will relay these events online for free in English, Spanish and Ukrainian.