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This is a list of notable literary festivals in India. (The list is non exhaustive)

==Andhra Pradesh==
* [[Guntur International Poetry Festival (GIPF)]] first held on 21st June 2008.
<ref>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/sep/22/Guntur-hosts-9th-International-Poetry-Festival-1522232.html]</ref><ref>https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=109515175&highlights=INTERNATIONAL%20POETRY%20FESTIVAL</ref>

==Arunachal Pradesh==
* Arunachal Literature and Art Festival first held on 4th and 5th August.<ref>[https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/08/04/art-literature-festival-starts-today/ 2018]</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/arunachal-pradesh/how-a-motley-crew-has-come-together-to-organise-arunachal-pradeshs-first-literature-festival-5255032/</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-world-according-to-abo-tani/article24714294.ece</ref>
*Arunachal Literature Festival Held in the last week of November since 2018.<ref>https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/11/29/arunachal-literature-fest-2018-begins/</ref>

==Assam==
* Brahmaputra Literary festival at [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/assam-s-first-literary-festival-blf-starts-tomorrow-in-guwahati/story-E7NfYSisLstU4aMWEFScNL.html |title=Assam's first lit fest, the Brahmaputra Literary Festival, starts tomorrow in Guwahati |date=Jan 27, 2017 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=Jun 20, 2019}}</ref>

==Delhi==
* [[Jashn-e-Rekhta]] (December), an Urdu festival, since 2015.
* Delhi Literature festival (February), since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/delhi-literature-festival-2018-is-back-with-a-diverse-list-of-speakers/story-Va3gX6t2apvQdJGbBzGeMJ.html |title=Delhi Literature Festival 2018 is back with a diverse list of speakers |date= February 16, 2018 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
*[https://rainbowliteraturefestival.com/ Rainbow Literature Festival] (November), since 2019.
*[https://www.bookaroo.in/about-us Bookaroo Festival of Children's Literature], since 2008.

==Goa==
*[[Goa Arts and Literature Festival]] (December), since 2010.

==Gujarat==
* [[Ahmedabad International Literature Festival]]
* [[Gujarat Literature Festival]]

==Kerala==
* [[Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters]], since 2018.
* [[Kerala Literature Festival]] (January/February), since 2016.

==Maharashtra==
* [[Gateway LitFest|Gateway Litfest]] (February/ March), since 2015.
*[https://tatalitlive.in/ Tata Literature Live] (November), since 2010.
*[https://timeslitfest.com/ Times Litfest] (December), since 2012.

==Odisha==
* [[Kalinga Literary Festival]], since 2013 at [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalinga Literary Festival, Mayfair Hotel, Bhubaneswar (2020)|url=http://www.findglocal.com/IN/Bhubaneswar/214664122056338/Kalinga-Literary-Festival|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.findglocal.com}}</ref>

==Tamil Nadu==
* [[Lit for Life]] (January), since 2010.
* Chennai Literary Festival (January), since 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/040117/chennai-literary-fest-to-raise-toast-to-tamil-writers.html |title=Chennai Literary Fest to raise toast to Tamil writers |date=January 4, 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Queer Lit Fest, Chennai]] (July), since 2018, at Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2018/07/02001443/1078204/Queer-lit-fest-in-city-to-promote-Tamil-writing.vpf |title=Queer lit fest in city to promote Tamil writing |date=Jul 2, 2018 |work=Daily Thanthi |access-date=Jul 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Telangana==
* [[Hyderabad Literary Festival]] (January), since 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hyderabad-literary-festival-from-january-26/article22406528.ece|title=Hyderabad Literary Festival from January 26|date=January 9, 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

==Uttar Pradesh==
* [[Lucknow Literary Festival]]  (February), since 2013.
* [[AMU Literary Festival]] (March), since 2015.
* [[Gorakhpur Literary Fest]], since 2018.
* [[Purvanchal Literary Festival]], since 2018.
  Bundelkhand Literature Festival, since 2020,

==Uttarakhand==
* [https://valleyofwords.org Valley of Words] [https://valleyofwords.org](November), since 2017. Also has a phygital, virtual experience since [https://valleyofwords2020.com 2020].
*[[Dehradun Literature Festival]] (August), since 2016.

==West Bengal==
* [http://www.aklf.in/ Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival], since 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/60-speakers-to-attend-apeejay-kolkata-lit-fest-in-jan-118121201104_1.html |title=60 speakers to attend Apeejay Kolkata Lit Fest in Jan |date=December 12, 2018 |work=The Business Standard |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
* Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob, since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/tag/apeejay-bangla-sahitya-utsav/|title=Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News {{!}} Read Latest Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News, Breaking News - News18 Bengali|website=bengali.news18.com|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref> 

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