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Kathmandu to Host Himalayan Literature Festival 2026 and Kalinga Literary Festival

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Kathmandu is set to be a hub for literary events in May and June 2026, with the Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop (HLF-WWK) 2026 and the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival scheduled to take place. The HLF-WWK, dedicated to Guru Prasad Mainali, will run from May 29 to June 5, focusing on themes of healing, consciousness, and cultural dialogue, and will feature international writers. The Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival will be held on June 6 and 7, aiming to foster multidimensional exchange among writers and intellectuals from South Asia.

  • The Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop (HLF-WWK) 2026, in its second edition, will be an eight-day international program in Kathmandu.
  • Internationally acclaimed participants at HLF-WWK 2026 include Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Tracy K. Smith and Paul Muldoon.
  • The Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival, in its fourth edition, will be held at Hotel Himalya in Lalitpur.
  • The Kalinga Literary Festival aims to connect Nepali writers with global literary trends and showcase Nepal's multilingual literary traditions.
  • Author Pashupati Ghimire launched his travel literature book, 'Tin Mahadesh ka Kehi Taranga', at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado.

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