Event: Hong Kong Int’l Literary Festival to bring local authors, int’l writers and booklovers together this March
Hong Kong Free Press
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival returns to the city from March 4 to 10, uniting international authors, local writers and lovers of the written word to celebrate the art of storytelling.
Highlights from this year’s diverse programme include a series of events that celebrate International Women’s Day, among them a lunch with Australian author Diana Reid, whose latest novel Seeing Other People explores how we define the line between self-fulfilment and selfishness.
Also on the agenda is a Cha Chaan Teng Talk by Hong Kong food writer Lui Ka Chun, who invites attendees to join him at Tai On Coffee and Tea Shop, a traditional café that was last year saved from closure by a group of young Hongkongers. Lui will share stories of how intertwined such spaces are with the city’s culture, over a steaming cup of milk tea and an egg tart or two.
Local poet Akin Jeje launches his the highly anticipated book, Write About Here – captivating collection of Hong Kong and global poems that delve into the triumphs of human experience here, there and everywhere
And – in a talk moderated by HKFP’s Executive Editor Mercedes Hutton – poet and activist Azam Abidov will discuss how he pushed the boundaries of creativity to become an internationally-recognised writer despite spending most of his life in Uzbekistan, a country where free speech is often censored and curtailed.
- Tickets: On sale now via Eventbrite.
- Date: March 4-10, 2024.
- Venue: Various locations across Hong Kong, see programme for further details.
- Website: Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
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