Join the 2026 Chair of Judges for the Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction at Hay Festival this May as they discuss the remarkable books recognised by this year’s Prizes.

Thangam Debbonaire is a politician, cultural strategist and CEO of UK Opera Association. Julia Gillard is the former Prime Minister of Australia, and a women’s rights campaigner. Claire Shanahan, Executive Director of the Women’s Prize Trust, will introduce the discussion.

Tickets cost £16.00 and can be purchased on Hay Festival’s website here.