Himalayan Literature Festival
Himalayan Literature Festival (HLF), Nepal’s inaugural literary festival will be held on
May 27 and 28 as a culmination of New York Writers Workshop in Kathmandu (NYWW-
K) May 22-June 2, 2024) and will feature over 40 guest writers from five continents
along with over 50 Nepalese writers.
The festival will be dedicated to great Nepalese
poet, Gopal Prasad Rimal.
New York Writers Workshop, an alliance of published authors and professional writers
from the New York City is organizing an international conference and workshops in
Kathmandu beginning 22 May through 2 June 2024. where approximately 40
international authors and faculties around the world are participating in various
enthusiastic workshops on memoir, short story, poetry, non-fiction, photography among
others.
NYWW is an internationally known writing program and has held its previous
conferences in Athens, Greece, Sardinia, Italy, and throughout the New York City area,
with teaching faculty including prominent authors such as Pulitzer Award winning
Forrest Gander, Kim Addonizio, and Julia Prendergast.
The writings from the workshop shall be showcased in the Himalayan Literature
Festival, a two-day literature festival, (May 27-28) hosted by Kathmandu-based White
Lotus Book Shop where the international authors, faculties shall interact with over 50
Nepalese writers in various public readings and panel discussion. Read more….
Shreejana Bhandari
Director,
HLF & White Lotus Book Shop,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Director,
HLF & White Lotus Book Shop,
Kathmandu, Nepal
