Australian authors trek to Himalyan Literature Festival into a multi cultural festival May 29 to June 6 2027
Feast of Cultures invite Australian Authors to join the Himalayan Literature Festival 2027
International writers, prestigious book awards and a Poetry Film Festival headline nine-day literary celebration in Nepal inviting speakers and Australian authors Bem Le Hunte; Susanne Gervay OAM; Fiona McDonald, Sharon Rundle; Uma Srinivasan, Julia Mackay-Koelen, Manisha Jolie, Julia Prendergast, Indranil Halder, Australian-Sri Lankan Devika Brendon.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL welcomes an international gathering of acclaimed writers, poets, novelists, journalists, filmmakers and literary scholars for the Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop from May 29 to June 6, 2027.
Organised by White Lotus Book Shop in collaboration with New York Writers Workshop, the festival will explore the theme “Nature Writing, Travel Writing & the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul,” bringing together literary voices from North America, Europe, Asia and beyond for nine days of creative exchange, workshops, readings and cultural encounters.
The 2027 faculty features an impressive international gathering, including acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, American novelist and memoirist Joyce Maynard, celebrated poets Victoria Chang and Ann Hood, and award-winning Irish novelist Michelle Gallen.
Other distinguished participants include American authors Michael Ruhlman and Hope Edelman; travel writer Suzanne Roberts; poet, translator and editor Carolyne Wright; novelist Mike Jurkovic; Indian poets Vinita Agrawal and Mani Rao. Writers Nancy R. Lange and Radhika Sharma join the international gathering, alongside prominent Nepali writers and participants from across South Asia.
The HLF–WWK Poetry Film Festival brings together poetry, cinema and visual storytelling. International screenings, experimental films and conversations with poets and filmmakers to explore new possibilities for literary expression through moving images.
The six-day International Writers’ Workshop, offers intensive masterclasses and practical sessions in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, travel writing, nature writing and translation.
Panels, readings, conversations explore ecological literature, environmental writing, cultural memory, indigenous storytelling, publishing and the relationship between landscape and imagination, Himalayan artistic and cultural traditions through Thangka painting, pottery, traditional music, oral storytelling, nature journaling, pilgrimage writing.
Building on international participation, HLF–WWK 2027 seeks to strengthen Kathmandu’s position as a destination for literary tourism, creative learning and cross-cultural dialogue, bringing the world's literary communities into conversation with the Himalayas.
Festival: Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop 2027
Dates: May 29 – June 6, 2027
Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal
Theme: Nature Writing, Travel Writing & the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul.
Registration and Information: https://hlf.whitelotusbookshop.com/
Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]
Susanne - +61 413 050 922; [email protected]
Media enquiries and international participation are welcome.
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Festival: Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop 2027
Dates: May 29 – June 6, 2027
Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal
Theme: Nature Writing, Travel Writing & the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul.
Registration and Information: https://hlf.whitelotusbookshop.com/
Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]
Susanne - +61 413 050 922; [email protected]
