10th KLF to be held from March 1-3

Over 235 speakers from Pakistan and abroad will address 80 sessions over the three days

KARACHI: The Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is set to celebrate its milestone 10th edition this year from March 1-3, 2019. With the theme, 'The Focus is Tomorrow', the city's most-awaited festival of the literary calendar has much to offer this year.

Arshad Saeed Husain, the managing director of Oxford University Press (OUP) - the main organiser of the event - shared details of the 10th KLF at a press conference held at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Wednesday.

According to Husain, over 235 speakers and authors from Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, India  and Canada will participate in the event. Around 20 book launches are planned this year, which will be a highlight for book lovers.

The festival will feature over 80 sessions, including interviews, panel discussions, Urdu mushaira, poetry readings, satire, performing arts, and film screenings.

The KLF-Infaq Foundation Urdu Literature Prize will be awarded to the best book of prose or poetry in Urdu published during 2017-18. The entries received will be evaluated by a panel of jury members, comprising eminent critics and writers.

Speaking on the occasion, Husain said, "The 10th KLF will feature literary works and poetry, the fine arts, culture, and the performing arts. We aim to bring together not only the stalwarts of Pakistan's literary world and academia, but also some of the most creative minds beyond Pakistan's border." 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 8^th, 2019.