MonsoonLetters Poetry Evening December’ 13

Young poets of Bangladesh gathering together to share and appreciate each others’ poetry on a beautiful winter evening. You are invited for a hot cup of tea and lots of poetry! Event Date: Friday, December 13, 2013

National Seminar on Women and Media : Challenges and Opportunities

Centre for Bangladesh Studies and Department of Bengali, Assam University, Silchar is going to hold National Seminar on the above said topic from 3rd March, 2014 to 4th March, 2014. Abstracts are welcome from the scholars. Organized by: Assam University Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15th January 2014 Event Date:Monday, March 3, 2014 – 09:00 to Tuesday, …

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2014

The first major literary initiative of the year – Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2014 presents its fifth edition from 8-13 January 2014, with signature events celebrating literature, arts and ideas at the magnificent heritage sites of Calcutta, and the iconic Oxford Bookstore. Event Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 – 09:00 to Sunday, January 13, 2013 …

Singapore Writers Festival

The Singapore Writers Festival is one of Asia’s premier literary events.  Inaugurated in 1986, the festival serves a dual function of promoting new and emerging Singaporean and Asian writing to an international audience, as well as presenting the world’s major literary talents to Singaporeans. SWF has delighted book lovers by featuring literary luminaries such as …

SLOVO 4: Russian Literature Festival

With 25 events in 21 days, ACADEMIA ROSSICA brings you leading Russian writers including Dmitry Bykov, Mikhail Shishkin, Vera Polozkova, Vladimir Sharov and Evgeny Vodolazkin for a unique and captivating celebration of the literature and culture of Russia today.   From Pushkin to Pelevin, Dostoevsky to Shishkin, Mayakovsky to Bykov – literature has always been Russia’s …

Kolkata Literary Meet

The Kolkata Literary Meet – or KaLaM was overwhelmingly well-received when it debuted at the Kolkata Book Fair in January 2012. In 2013, KaLaM has tried to build on the inaugural edition. Theier website says, ‘Our other focus is to know our neighbours better. While Kolkata and Dhaka are just 40 minutes apart by air, …