Hyderabad Literary Festival invites Australians

Hyderabad: The 10th edition of HLF is set to invite Australians to showcase its literature, art, and culture is a unique feature of HLF. Australia will be in focus at HLF 2020. A large unit of several delegates including a former cricketer will be present at HLF to mark their participation in different literature events such as Panels, Stage Talks, Workshops, Poetry Sessions and presenting Films, at the HLF 2020, which is set to take place from 24th to 26th January.

Glen Phillips  
Glen Phillips was born in Western Australia at Southern Cross and graduated from the University of WA (MEd) and Edith Cowan University (Ph.D.). He was founding Assistant Director of Mt Lawley CAE (now part of ECU). Currently, he is Director of ECU’s International Centre for Landscape and Language and an Honorary Professor. Some 60 of his books (including 50 poetry collections) have been published. His poems have won prizes, are translated into several languages and appear in over 40 anthologies. His recent books include Poems of the Wheatbelt and In the Hollow of the Land, Collected Poems (1968-2018).  

Andrew Whitehead  

Andrew Whitehead, a journalist with BBC for 35 years, is an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham, England and a visiting professor at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. His book A Mission in Kashmir (2007) was the basis for his PhD from the University of Warwick.

John Zubrzycki  
John Zubrzycki is a Sydney-based author, journalist, and researcher, specializing in South Asia, in particular India.  His latest book is Jadoowallahs, Jugglers and Jinns: A Magical History of India (2018), a vibrant narrative on Indian magic from ancient times to the present day. He is the best-selling author of The Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond Merchant, Magician and Spy (2011) and The Last Nizam: An Indian Prince in the Australian Outback (2006).