Colm Tóibín
At the Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers' Workshop 2027, Colm Tóibín brings decades of literary excellence and insight into the art of storytelling, offering participants a rare opportunity to engage with one of the foremost voices in world literature.
Richard Blanco
Richard Blanco is one of the most celebrated American poets of his generation. Selected by President Barack Obama as the fifth Presidential Inaugural Poet in U.S. history, he was the youngest, the first Latino, the first immigrant, and the first openly gay person to serve in that role.
Victoria Chang
Victoria Chang is one of the most celebrated contemporary American poets. Her latest collection, Tree of Knowledge (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2026), follows the award-winning With My Back to the World (2024), which received the Forward Prize for Best Collection
International 2027
HIMALAYAN LITERATURE FESTIVAL & WRITERS' WORKSHOP 2027 (HLF–WWK 2027)
Nature Writing, Travel Writing & the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul
May 29 – June 5, 2027(Kathmandu, Nepal)
Email: hlfwwk2027@gmail.com | whitelotusbookshop@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Email: hlfwwk2026@gmail.com| whitelotusbookshop@gmail.com
- Website: https://hlf.whitelotusbookshop.com/
Join us in Kathmandu for an unforgettable exploration of cross-cultural literary expression and the
ancient wisdom of the Himalayas.
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