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Bangalore Lit Fest
Dec
14
11:00 am11:00
Appearances

Bangalore Lit Fest

  • Saturday 14 December 2024
  • 11:00 am 12:00 pm 11:00 12:00
  • Hotel LaLit Ashok (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Past is a Country: Families in Fiction

Amit Chaudhuri, Kiran Desai, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Romesh Gunesekera with Raghav Rao

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Bangalore Lit Fest (Copy)
Dec
8
4:00 pm16:00
Appearances

Bangalore Lit Fest (Copy)

  • Sunday 8 December 2024
  • 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 16:00 17:00
  • Hotel LaLit Ashok (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Suncatcher and Other Stories

Romesh Gunesekara with Saikat Majumdar

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Aug
30
to 1 Sept
Appearances

Le livre sur les quais

  • Fri, 30 Aug 2024 4:00 pm 16:00 Sun, 1 Sept 2024 5:00 pm 17:00
  • Morges Switzerland (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
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Aug
16
4:00 pm16:00
Appearances

International Booker Prize 2024: The Act of Translation

  • Friday 16 August 2024
  • 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 16:00 17:00
  • EFI Courtyard Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Panel discussion with Michael Hofmann and Fiammetta Rocco.

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Arvon Writing Course: The Hurst
Jun
24
to 29 Jun
teaching

Arvon Writing Course: The Hurst

  • Mon, 24 Jun 2024 4:30 pm 16:30 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 10:30 am 10:30
  • Arvon (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Telling Stories in Poetry and Prose: residential course with Romesh Gunesekera and Cecilia Knapp. Guest writer: Jane Sanderson

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Hay Festival
May
25
7:00 pm19:00
Appearances

Hay Festival

  • Saturday 25 May 2024
  • 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 19:00 20:00
  • Hay Festival (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

International Booker Prize Winner

the Winner and the Translator AND ROMESH GUNESEKERA talk to Gaby Wood

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Galle Literary Festival
Jan
25
to 28 Jan
Appearances

Galle Literary Festival

  • Thu, 25 Jan 2024 4:30 pm 16:30 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 5:30 pm 17:30
  • GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Galle Literary Festival

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Arvon Course: Fanning the Flame
Jun
26
to 1 Jul
Appearances

Arvon Course: Fanning the Flame

  • Mon, 26 Jun 2023 5:00 pm 17:00 Sat, 1 Jul 2023 10:00 am 10:00
  • Lumb Road Hebden Bridge, England, HX7 United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

One week residential course in Yorkshire on writing with Romesh Gunesekera and Jennifer Wong. Guest writer Jo Clement.

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Arvon Course: Fanning the Flame
Apr
11
to 16 Apr
Appearances

Arvon Course: Fanning the Flame

  • Mon, 11 Apr 2022 7:30 pm 19:30 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 9:30 am 09:30
  • Totleigh Barton (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A one week residential course in Devon on writing fiction. Tutors: Romesh Gunesekera and Caroline Brothers.

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Mar
29
4:00 pm16:00
Appearances

Oxford Literary Festival

  • Tuesday 29 March 2022
  • 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 16:00 17:00
  • Oxford Martin School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh Gunesekera interviewing Alastair Niven on a Life in Arts and Education

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Feb
3
10:10 am10:10
Appearances

Technische Universitat Dresden

  • Thursday 3 February 2022
  • 10:10 am 11:10 am 10:10 11:10
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Zoom talk with students

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Ecoimaginings 2021
Dec
11
10:30 am10:30
Appearances

Ecoimaginings 2021

  • Saturday 11 December 2021
  • 10:30 am 11:30 am 10:30 11:30
  • NTU (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh Gunesekera will be doing a reading for this conference on zoom.

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Brighton Festival
May
27
7:30 pm19:30

Brighton Festival

  • Thursday 27 May 2021
  • 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 19:30 20:30
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Travelling Traditions with Olivia Sudjic, Preti Taneja and George Szirtes.

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Goldsmiths Writers' Centre
Jan
13
5:00 pm17:00
Appearances

Goldsmiths Writers' Centre

  • Wednesday 13 January 2021
  • 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 17:00 18:00
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh will be talking with Shiromi Pinto about Suncatcher and Plastic Emotions, together with Erica Wagner.

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Jan
7
11:45 am11:45
Appearances

Technische Universitat Dresden

  • Thursday 7 January 2021
  • 11:45 am 12:45 pm 11:45 12:45
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Zoom talk to students

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Dec
23
1:00 pm13:00
Appearances

University of Central Punjab

  • Wednesday 23 December 2020
  • 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 13:00 14:00
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Zoom event for students

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Nov
8
4:00 pm16:00
Appearances

Hong Kong International Literary Festival

  • Sunday 8 November 2020
  • 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 16:00 17:00
  • London UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Interviewed by Nury Vittachi

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Liverpool Literary Festival
Oct
10
10:00 am10:00
Appearances

Liverpool Literary Festival

  • Saturday 10 October 2020
  • 10:00 am 11:00 am 10:00 11:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Journey from the Centre of the Universe with Romesh Gunesekera.

The Influence of Liverpool on Romesh Gunesekera’s writing.

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Brooklyn Book Festival
Oct
4
2:00 pm14:00
Appearances

Brooklyn Book Festival

  • Sunday 4 October 2020
  • 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 14:00 15:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

‘Coming of Age in Challenging Times’ a digital panel discussion with Suneeta Peres da Costa and Ivan Vladislavić, chaired by Eric Banks. Time is EST.

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BIC Streams: Suncatcher
Oct
3
6:00 pm18:00
Appearances

BIC Streams: Suncatcher

  • Saturday 3 October 2020
  • 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 18:00 19:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

A conversation with Salil Tripathi about Suncatcher for the Bangalore Literature Festival. Start time as in India.

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Author Talk
Aug
20
7:00 pm19:00

Author Talk

  • Thursday 20 August 2020
  • 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 19:00 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Author talk and Q&A hosted by the wonderful North Harrow Community Library on-line.

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Jul
26
2:00 pm14:00
Appearances

Sri Lanka Literary Society

  • Sunday 26 July 2020
  • 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 14:00 15:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Zoom meeting with SLLS UK.

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Jun
5
3:00 pm15:00
Appearances

Lahore Lit Fest Digital

  • Friday 5 June 2020
  • 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 15:00 16:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

A conversation with Eman Omar on Suncatcher and the Lockdown.

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May
26
10:00 pm22:00
Appearances

BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking

  • Tuesday 26 May 2020
  • 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 22:00 23:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

A conversation between Romesh and Children’s Laureate Anne Fine on writing. Available as a BBC podcast

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May
22
1:30 pm13:30
Appearances

Bloomsbury Book Club on-line

  • Friday 22 May 2020
  • 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 13:30 14:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Book club hosted by Bloomsbury India. q & a on Suncatcher.

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May
3
3:30 pm15:30
Appearances

BookBound 2020

  • Sunday 3 May 2020
  • 3:30 pm 4:30 pm 15:30 16:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

On-line festival where Romesh chairs a conversation with poet Jennifer Wong and novelist Soniah Kamal.

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Mar
23
to 31 May

Cancellations due to Corona Virus

  • Mon, 23 Mar 2020 7:00 pm 19:00 Sun, 31 May 2020 8:00 pm 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Sadly, due to the current situation with Covid-19 a number of events at Brighton, Geneva, Cardiff and Norwich between now and end of May 2020 have had to be cancelled. Please check here again for later dates.

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Mar
13
to 15 Mar

King's Lynn Festival of Fiction

  • Fri, 13 Mar 2020 3:00 pm 15:00 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 6:00 pm 18:00
  • King's Lynn England (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh will be talking to Professor Christopher Bigsby about Suncatcher.

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Feb
21
to 23 Feb

Lahore Literary Festival

  • Fri, 21 Feb 2020 3:00 pm 15:00 Sun, 23 Feb 2020 6:00 pm 18:00
  • Lahore Pakistan (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh will be talking to Maarya Rehman about Suncatcher.

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Jan
30
to 2 Feb
Appearances

Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters

  • Thu, 30 Jan 2020 9:00 pm 21:00 Sun, 2 Feb 2020 10:00 pm 22:00
  • MBIFL (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Romesh will talking about Suncatcher and also appearing on a panel on Sri Lankan writing.

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