Ruth Jones gets award for new book at Hay Festival

Summary

Actress and writer Ruth Jones has received the Hay Festival medal for drama, awarded in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, during her discussion about her new novel. Alongside her, Michael Morpurgo, known for “War Horse,” was honored with the fiction medal, and British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak received the medal for prose. Hay Festival chief executive Julie Finch expressed pride in celebrating these three exceptional storytellers, highlighting their contributions to contemporary writing and the joy of storytelling globally.

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