Lahore Literary Festival

Lahore Literary Festival (LLF)
GenreLiterary festival
Begins2013
FrequencyThrice a year
Location(s)Lahore, London, New York
Years active11
FounderRazi Ahmed
Websitelahorelitfest.com

The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) is an international literary festival held annually in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The festival is considered to be one of South Asia's premier cultural events.[1]

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network added Lahore to its number in 2019, less than a year after the head of the UNESCO City of Literature Heidelberg highlighted Lahore’s suitability for the program at the Lahore Literary Festival.[2]

LLF 2015 drew over 75,000 visitors to the halls and grounds of Alhamra Arts Centre to hear various Punjabi, Pakistani and international speakers including Romila Thapar, Abdullah Hussein, Ayesha Jalal, Asma Jahangir, Eve Ensler, Roger Cohen, Mohsin Hamid, Laurent Gayer, Rahul Singh, Hameed Haroon, Yasmine El Rashidi, Naseeruddin Shah, Joe Sacco, Romesh Gunesekera, Ziauddin Sardar, Osman Samiuddin, Mushtaq Soofi, and Aminatta Forna.

  1. ^ "Lahore Literary Festival Returns to New York at Asia Society, May 6". Asia Society. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ "UNESCO Designates Lahore a 'Creative City' in Literature". October 31, 2019.