Bangalore Lit Fest

Bengaluru city’s celebration of reading and writing. 📚 SAVE THE DATE for the 15th edition of #BlrLitFest! 🗓 11-13 Dec 2026

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Dead Write was Bengaluru's alibi for the most thrilling weekend of the year! #BLFDeadWrite

Here's a glimpse of Bengaluru's first crime literature festival by @BlrLitFest.

📺 ICYMI watch here: https://t.co/dDTGAsXshW

🗓 See you at the 15th #BlrLitFest from 11-13 December 2026!

[Shinie Antony @shinieantony]

On September 13 at Cafe BEKU

https://t.co/MCxoxEgGmN

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What if writing advice telling you to “stay focused” is actually getting in the way?

At #BlrLitFest 2025, @thevirdas shared how he stripped every tangent from his book, only to realise that was precisely what made it work and put them right back in!

📺 https://t.co/BobRvzrFH6

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This Independence Day, explore 5 books that dive into the incredible lives of lesser-known figures from India’s freedom struggle. What would you add to this reading list?

[Atta Galatta @AttaGalatta]

A CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2026 is now open!
7 categories | ₹3,50,000 prize purse
Submit by 15 September 2026.

@BlrLitFest

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Kazim Ali responds to a question at #BlrLitFest 2025 on writing about identity being a wound or a weapon. What do you think?

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Saikat Majumdar (@_saikatmajumdar) talks about queer aesthetics, teasing out queer moments in straight lives in his writing, and really making queerness mainstream. #BlrLitFest 2024

📺 Watch his session and others on our PRIDE@BLF YouTube playlist: https://t.co/JUuud5vZ5E

[Bangalore Lit Fest @BlrLitFest]

Minal Hajratwala (@minalh) makes a case for queer perspectives expanding imagination for everyone.

📺 Watch her session on queer lives and the law, and other such conversations on our PRIDE@BLF YouTube playlist: https://t.co/OiKzhvdiCC

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Which of these would your dad enjoy? Check out our #FathersDay book and movie recommendations!

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Why is Parmesh Shahani (@parmeshs) optimistic about dispelling queer ignorance?

📺 Watch his session on changing corporate culture in India for LGBTQIA+ inclusion at #BlrLitFest 2022.

Explore more such conversations on our PRIDE@BLF YouTube playlist: https://t.co/DjKKDe24xl

[Bangalore Lit Fest @BlrLitFest]

What does your lectory look like? 📚💛

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Has AI changed the way you write?

Kalpana Swaminathan's biggest tip to writers in the age of AI: Busy yourself only with the act of writing!

Watch her #BLFDeadWrite session with Jerry Pinto here: https://t.co/QHWumXMAxn

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A big hank you to #Bengaluru readers, and our amazing partners for making Dead Write such a hit! 🖤 #BLFDeadWrite @AttaGalatta @bicblr @chugsdesigns

[vj @ poetryinstone 🇮🇳 @poetryinstone]

For those who missed the session @BlrLitFest
#Deadwrite
https://t.co/tKoL1GOuBJ

[Shinie Antony @shinieantony]

Suno, suno...
BLF happening on Dec 12/13!
@BlrLitFest @Shrabonti @subodhsankar

[Bangalore Lit Fest @BlrLitFest]

Crime Clues: Writing a Bestseller | @AroonRaman, @kan_writersside, @karthik_venk and @Leodora_ in conversation with @DeepthiTalwar at #BLFDeadWrite, Bengaluru's first crime lit fest!

🔗 Read more about the festival here: https://t.co/ULhrlwuukL

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The Idol Thief: A Story of Art, Crime, and Homecoming | @poetryinstone talks about his book at #BLFDeadWrite, Bengaluru's first crime lit fest!

🔗 Read more about the festival here: https://t.co/ULhrlwuukL

[Shailendra Jha @shajha26]

A fascinating and entertaining conversation with the brilliant @Shussainzaidi
#BLFDeadWrite @BlrLitFest

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The Dawood Saga Continues | @Shussainzaidi in conversation with @shajha26 at #BLFDeadWrite, Bengaluru's first crime lit fest!

🔗 Read more about the festival here: https://t.co/ULhrlwtWvd

[prasun /prʌˈsun/ @p_r]

@BlrLitFest Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and a Robert Andrews