DSC South Asian Literature Festival(SALF)

What? The South Asian Literature Festival (SALF) joins an emerging landscape of literature festivals located in South Asia including Jaipur, Hay Festival Kerala, Galle and Karachi Literature Festivals but is UK based and is apparently the only one to have the remit of focusing on South Asian writing exclusively. 
 
Reflecting the diverse nature of South Asian culture, SALF is a multi-dimensional festival and will explore the politics, languages and literature of the region through music, spoken word, visual arts and literary performance.

Who? 2012 TBA

When? October

Where? London arts venues Kings Place (King's Cross), Rich Mix (Shoreditch) and Free Word Centre (Clerkenwell) and prestigious establishments such as the British Library and British Museum, as well as bookshops across the capital.

How much? Some events free others £5 up

Festival website? www.dscsouthasianlitfest.com

New Festival -New Approach 2011 Festival

Readings, performances, lectures and talks by writers and musicians including Nengi Ilagha, author of Mantids, Derek Sellen, author of The Arch and its Shadow, Amanda Sington-Williams, author of The Eloquence of Desire, Osita Okagbue, author of Culture and Identity in African and Caribbean Theatre, Andy Willoughby, author of Tough, Miles Cain, author of The Border, Tinashe Mushakavanhu, editor of Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Terence Frisby, author of Kisses on a Postcard, Monica Clarke, author of They call me Hottentot Venus, Peter Olorunisomo (a.k.a Pete Godismo), author of A Snake in the King's Palace, Christie Watson, author of Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, Graham Burchell, author of Vermeer's Corner, N. Quentin Woolf, author of The Writer's Notebook, and "Tequila Secrets" writer Adura Ojo.

The Festival has partnered with the Reading Agency to build a parallel programme of multiple author-led events which will take place in libraries across Outer London. The festival will also travel to key cities across the UK and partner with local arts organisations after the inaugural series of London events.

The DSC South Asian Literature Festival is founded by publishing colleagues Jon Slack and Bhavit Mehta, who have set up a not-for-profit company called Amphora Arts to administer the Festival. It will be principally sponsored by DSC Limited, one of India's leading infrastructure companies, which has a global reputation and a presence across four continents. As creators of a new prize for South Asian writing, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, worth US$50,000 to the winner, the Festival is a natural alliance for the company in the areas of literature and the arts.