Int’l writers set to gather in Kathmandu for HLF-WWK

Kathmandu, Nov. 14: Kathmandu will host an international gathering of writers, poets, novelists, journalists, filmmakers and literary scholars at the Himalayan Literature Festival and Writers’ Workshop (HLF–WWK) 2027 from May 29 to June 5, 2027.

Organised by White Lotus Book, the nine-day event will focus on the theme “Nature Writing, Travel Writing and the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul.” Writers and literary figures from North America, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world will take part in workshops, readings, discussions and cultural activities. The international faculty includes Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, American novelist and memoirist Joyce Maynard, poets Victoria Chang and Ann Hood, travel writer Suzanne Roberts and Irish novelist Michelle Gallen.

Sri Lankan writer Devika Brendon and French-Canadian writer Nancy R. Lange will also participate, along with Nepali writers and literary figures from across South Asia.