Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2027
Hong Kong, Hong Kong · 24–28 Feb 2027 · T3 Niche
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival is an international literary festival held annually in Hong Kong. The first festival was held in 2001. The 19th Annual Hong Kong International Literary Festival was held between 1 November and 10 November 2019.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- general lit
- Format
- in-person
- Duration (days)
- 5
- Next edition
- 24–28 Feb 2027
- Author participation
- Programme invitations; tickets when announced
- Audience
- In 2023, the Hong Kong International Literary Festival combined with the Young Readers Festival and held a streamlined festival in March, featuring both adult, youth and young reader literature.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Past guests
- Seamus Heaney, Jung Chang, Louis de Bernières, Junot Díaz, Colm Tóibín, Yann Martell, Margaret Atwood, André Brink, John Banville, Hanif Kureishi, Amitav Ghosh, Ian McEwan
- Past editions
- 2000, 2001, 2012, 2019, 2023, 2024