The Hay festival is partnering with the Eurovision song contest to celebrate the best books from the competing countries.
The Eurovision book contest will culminate in an event at this year’s literary festival in June, where a panel will discuss the books selected to represent the 37 countries that take part in the music competition each year. People are being asked to submit their favourite fiction from any of the eligible countries to the Hay festival. Suggestions can be of any genre and language but should have been first published in the years since Eurovision began in 1956.
