Oxford University Press To Hold Islamabad Literature Festival On Sept 27

The Oxford University Press (OUP) is all set to hold the Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) on September 27 here to promote book reading culture among youth

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Sep, 2019 ) :The Oxford University Press (OUP) is all set to hold the Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) on September 27 here to promote book reading culture among youth.

The OUP has announced three-day festival's theme as 'The Focus is Tomorrow: Reflecting on the Past' and expected to gather over 150 leading Pakistani and international speakers, authors, academics, journalists, and artists.

The 6th edition of ILF would feature talks, interviews, panel discussions, urdu and English mushaira, sessions on Pashto and Punjabi writings, readings, author signings, performing arts, and documentary screenings. Moreover, around 9 books are planned to be launched this year which will be a treat for book lovers.

The ILF's programme has been curated by an Advisory board comprising prominent literary figures such as Muneeza Shamsie, Harris Khalique, Iftikhar Arif, Mujahid Barelvi, Salman Tarik Kureshi, and Tahmina Aziz Ayub.

The OUP Managing Director Arshad Saeed Husain, has invited the people of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and the entire region to attend ILF and join the festivities.

Arshad Husain said that Navid Shahzad and Haseena Moin would be the keynote speakers at the ILF inauguration ceremony while the closing ceremony would be addressed by Ishrat Husain and Anwar Maqsood on September 29.

There would be more than 50 sessions with speakers from around eight countries including UK, USA, France, Russia, Sri Lanka, Iran, Germany, and China,"he added.