You are cordially invited to the launch of How I Write: Writers on Their Craft edited by Sonia Faleiro. 

How I Write is not any ordinary book. It is a landmark collection featuring intimate interviews with poets, novelists, translators and nonfiction writers. It is a book filled with generous wisdom from writers we love from South Asia on the craft of writing, how they transformed their passion for books into thriving careers, the obstacles they encountered along the way, the lessons they learned and the intricacies of their creative processes. 

Inspiring and insightful, this volume is a must-read for anyone curious about the art of writing and the lives of those who practice it. 

We are thrilled to announce that writers Manjushree Thapa and Roman Gautam, who are both in the book, will be in Nepal and in conversation for the launch. We will be joined by writer and translator, Dinesh Kafle, who was the 2024 South Asia Speaks Fellow.

FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2025
3 PM
TARAGAON NEXT AMPHITHEATER, BOUDHA

Please come celebrate with us! 

Manjushree Thapa is the author of eight books of literary fiction and non-fiction centered on social and political subjects in Nepal. She also translated Nepali-language literature into English.

Roman Gautam is the Editor of Himal Southasian, an independent regional magazine based in Colombo. He was earlier a Senior Editor at The Caravan in Delhi.

Dinesh Kafle is an assistant professor at the School of the Arts, Kathmandu University. He translates between English and Nepali and writes a column in The Kathmandu Post.

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