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A Lit Fest from the comfort of your home!
Stay on your couch, surround yourself with signed copies of books by your favourite authors, and tune in to our Sunday sessions for the Laidback Lit Fest. 😍
Sign up here - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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A Lit Fest from the comfort of your home!
Stay on your couch, surround yourself with signed copies of books by your favourite authors, and tune in to our Sunday sessions for the Laidback Lit Fest. 😍
Sign up here - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Laid-back Lit Fest is back for a 2nd edition!
Every Sunday, at 5 PM, chat with the literary superstars of India.
@appupen
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Zero travel tension. No queues. No missing out on one session because of another.
June 7 to July 12, 2026.
Signed copies available online at Dragonfly Reads.
Details - laidbacklitfest.com/#program
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We're thrilled to announce the writers selected for The Himalayan Writing Retreat's Emerging Writers Residency 2026:
✒️ Benita Fernando
✒️ Julia Esther Jacob
✒️ Nawaz Gul Qanungo
✒️ Nadika Nadja
✒️ Tejas
@benitafernando @nawazqanungo @NadjaNadika @yytejas
Congratulations! 🎉
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Meet the HWR Khozem Merchant Non-Fiction Fellows of 2026:
🖋 Anam Fatima
🖋 Arti Jain @artijain28
🖋 Dipti Nair @DiptiDaveNair
🖋 Paromita Goswami
🖋 Tanvi Shah @midsummertale
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They'll be mentored and guided through the year by senior editor, Himanjali Sankar. Khozem Merchant, a mentor to many emerging writers, will also guide them himself.
The patrons of this fellowship are Aparna Piramal Raje, Lata Gullapalli, Rishi Khanna, and Saumya Roy.
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The fellowship aims to nurture important stories that need to see the light of the day. Because courage needs an ally.
Congratulations to all the 2026 Fellows 🎉👏
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The Himalayan Writing Retreat retweeted
Mar 10
This October I'll lead a writing workshop in the Himalayas. Hosted by @HimalayanWrite, "Writing About Change" is for all writers: non-fiction, fiction, poetry, drama. The setting is spectacular, with many activities on offer (morning yoga, mountain treks, movie evenings under the stars). If you like the idea, find out more here:
himalayanwritingretreat.com/…
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The Himalayan Writing Retreat retweeted
Mar 11
For those already in India - and not requiring flights from London - the link is here:
himalayanwritingretreat.com/…
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The Notables is the list of books that erudite people - well-informed about literature in India - selected as their favourites. These are books published by Indian authors/translators in the year 2025.
Read more - himalayanwritingretreat.com/…
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Ruchir Joshi second novel, Great Eastern Hotel, was published in Indian and the UK in 2025. Before this Joshi has published The Last Jet-Engine Laugh, his first novel which came out to much acclaim in 2001 in Indian and the UK.
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Lit fests are great, but attending them can be hard because of travel, time pressure and crowds. The Laid-back Lit fest brings many amazing insights to your home.
5 PM, Every Sunday | Live Sessions | Signed books at your doorstep
Sign up now - laidbacklitfest.com/
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