Karachi Literature Festival has returned as a live event from this weekend.
A three-day festival will begin from 4th to 6th March at the Beach Luxury Hotel. Organised by Oxford University Press (OUP), the theme of this year’s KLF is Separation, Belonging and Beyond: 75 years of Pakistan.
The three-day event will explore the country’s achievements in its Diamond Anniversary year through a variety of thought-provoking panel discussions and book launches, which will be broadcast live around the world on OUP’s social media channels, and bring together over 200 national and international speakers.
During the festival, there will be over 60 sessions with speakers from five countries (Pakistan, UK, US, New Zealand, and France). Visitors and the online audience will also have the chance to enjoy Urdu and English poetry readings, a Qawwali, feature film screening and the first-ever airing of a series of short films, Let’s Heal the World.
As many as seven literary awards for Pakistani authors will be announced at the opening ceremony. The prizes will recognise pioneering work in Urdu prose and poetry, and English fiction, which are sponsored by Getz Pharma.
This year, KLF will also celebrate the diversity of languages and cultures across the country by recognising the best books in Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, and Pashto languages.
