March 13-29: The Bookworm Literary Festival 2015
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Tickets on Sale Now! The Bookworm’s 9th Annual Literary Festival: March 13-29
After a long, quiet winter, March is the month that electrifies us awake and reminds us what an exciting and eclectic city Beijing is to live in. One of the most anticipated annual events is The Bookworm’s Annual Literary Festival (BLF), a celebration of literature and ideas that includes 300+ events across eight cities in China. A 16 day festival that shines a spotlight on over 120 Chinese and international writers, thinkers and artists, this is an incredible, mind-expanding program of book talks, panel discussions, writing workshops and performances.
Not only is this a rare opportunity to get introduced to a carefully selected collection of great books that you should start adding to your home library, this is also a chance to meet your favorite authors, sign up for some useful writing workshops, and also a chance to get your kids excited about writing and reading with The Bookworm’s Kid’s Programs.
A program as diverse as ever, this festival’s eclectic range of events will certainly please people of all ages, backgrounds and interests. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, theater, comedy, and trivia are all represented across subjects ranging from journalism to history to art to environment.
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