Vizag Junior Literary Fest: Sessions filling up fast ahead of November 21 launch

A session with puppets at the previous edition of Vizag Junior Literary Fest at Hawa Mahal in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak The countdown has begun for the fifth edition of the Vizag Junior Literary Fest, which returns to Hawa Mahal on Beach Road on November 21 and 22, bringing together a vibrant line-up of authors, illustrators and storytellers for two days of literary adventures for children.Bulk bookingsRegistrations are currently open at three locations in the city: Tanishq showroom on VIP Road, Pages Bookstore and BookMagic Library. While entry to the festival is free, select sessions with limited seating require prior registration. Individual session tickets are priced at ₹250. Schools can, however, coordinate directly with the organisers for bulk bookings at a discounted rate of ₹150 per student. They can also reserve seating for large groups of students at the open sessions free of charge.The two-day festival will feature around 100 sessions for children aged four to 16 with some sessions for adults as well.The festival will bring together authors Shweta Taneja, Samina Mishra, Varsha Seshan, Sanjay Arora, Anushka Ravishankar and Vikas Joshi for interactive sessions that introduce children to different facets of literature, storytelling and creative writing.Illustrators Canato Jimo, Sonal Gupta Vaswani and Monica Tata will offer insights into visual storytelling and the art of illustration. Storytelling sessions by Akanksha Datta, Vinita Zutshi, Vanita Shah, Neha Singh, Lopamudra Mohanty and Shyama Pannikar will add zing to the programme.Other highlights include workshops on emotional well-being by Ayisha Begum, mime and clown performances by Kunal Motling and Rahul Joshi and Telugu storytelling sessions by Padmini Rangarajan. The sessions are categorised into three age groups to ensure age-appropriate engagement.The festival will also feature a curated bookstore with over 1,000 titles from Indian publishers. Evening performances on both days will be open to all visitors.For details, contact 9985122022, 9866628484 or 9849117400. Published - November 06, 2026 08:49 am IST