List of literary festivals in India

This is a list of notable literary festivals in India.

Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Literature and Art Festival first held on 4th and 5th August.[1][2][3]
• Arunachal Literature Festival Held in the last week of November since 2018.[4]

Assam

• Brahmaputra Literary festival at Guwahati.[5]

Delhi

• Jashn-e-Rekhta (December), an Urdu festival, since 2015.
• Delhi Literature festival (February), since 2013.[6]

Goa

• Goa Arts and Literature Festival (December), since 2010.

Gujarat

• Ahmedabad International Literature Festival
• Gujarat Literature Festival

Kerala

• Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters, since 2018.
• Kerala Literature Festival (January/February), since 2016.

Maharashtra

• Gateway Litfest (February/ March), since 2015.

Odisha

• Kalinga Literary Festival, since 2013 at Bhubaneswar.[7]

Tamil Nadu

• Lit for Life (January), since 2010.
• Chennai Literary Festival (January), since 2014.[8]
• Queer Lit Fest, Chennai (July), since 2018, at Chennai.[9]

Telangana

• Hyderabad Literary Festival (January), since 2010.[10]

Uttar Pradesh

• Lucknow Literary Festival (February), since 2013.
• AMU Literary Festival (March), since 2015.
• Gorakhpur Literary Fest, since 2018.

Uttarakhand

• Valley of Words (November), since 2017. Also has a phygital, virtual experience since 2020.
• Dehradun Literature Festival (August), since 2016.

West Bengal

• Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival , since 2010.[11]
• Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob, since 2015.[12]

References

1. 2018
2. https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/arunachal-pradesh/how-a-motley-crew-has-come-together-to-organise-arunachal-pradeshs-first-literature-festival-5255032/
3. https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-world-according-to-abo-tani/article24714294.ece
4. https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/11/29/arunachal-literature-fest-2018-begins/
5. "Assam's first lit fest, the Brahmaputra Literary Festival, starts tomorrow in Guwahati". Hindustan Times. Jan 27, 2017. Retrieved Jun 20, 2019.
6. "Delhi Literature Festival 2018 is back with a diverse list of speakers". The Hindustan Times. February 16, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
7. "Kalinga Literary Festival, Mayfair Hotel, Bhubaneswar (2020)". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
8. "Chennai Literary Fest to raise toast to Tamil writers". Deccan Chronicle. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. "Queer lit fest in city to promote Tamil writing". Daily Thanthi. Jul 2, 2018. Retrieved Jul 2, 2018.
10. "Hyderabad Literary Festival from January 26". The Hindu. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
11. "60 speakers to attend Apeejay Kolkata Lit Fest in Jan". The Business Standard. December 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
12. "Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News | Read Latest Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News, Breaking News - News18 Bengali". bengali.news18.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.