Hay-on-Wye, Ep. 1

30 May, 2024 — In the first-ever Literary Death Match at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts, a knockout night on the Meadow Stage saw the incredible Andrey Kurkov narrowly defeat Israel Ehindero in a down-to-the-wire Arithme-Lit finale that saw Kurkov win the Hay-on-Wye, Ep. 1 crown, and literary immortality to go with it. 

Here's the full lineup from the night-of: 

JUDGES & READERS

Richard Armitage
Viv Groskop
Jay Blades
Joel Morris
Andrey Kurkov
Tiffany Murray
Israel Ehindero

Hosted by LDM Executive Producers Suze Azzopardi and Hattie Williams (Bitter Sweet, July 2025, Orion)