Venue

: The Wyncote NW Forum
: 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States + Google Map

Note: ASL interpretation and Live Captioning are available for this event.

Banner for the first edition of JLF USA in Seattle from September 20th to 22nd, featuring festival dates, social media handles, and the event website, with illustrations of people reading books and the Seattle skyline in the background.

Arts & Culture

In February 2024, the 17th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival took place in the Pink City of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Now you can experience the energy of the Jaipur Festival as it makes its debut in Seattle this year. Spanning over two days, with presentations from literary greats, food vendors, and artists, this literary festival is not to be missed!

JLF International takes place across several countries including the US, UK, Spain, the Maldives, Australia, and the Middle East, merging the multilingual literary traditions of South Asia.

Tickets are $15 for partial-day sessions, or $30 for the full festival. Town Hall Members receive a 20% discount on festival passes (no other discounts are applicable).

View the Saturday PM schedule below.

Note: Speakers and sessions are subject to change. Click here for the latest information on the festival lineup.

Saturday Afternoon Session | Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 2:00 to 5:45 PM

2:00 to 2:45 PM | Court on Trial
Sital Kalantry, William H. J. Hubbard, Andrew Siegal and Pallavi Mehta Wahi in conversation with Judge Ketu Shah
Presented by ZEAN LLC
3:00 to 3:45 PM | When We Talk About Rape
Sohaila Abdulali in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy
4:00 to 4:45 PM | Culture: A New World History
Martin Puchner in conversation with Anand A. Yang
Presented by AARP
5:00 to 5:45 PM | Irrepressible Shobhaa
Shobhaa De in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy
Presented by ZEAN LLC

Speakers and sessions are subject to change. Click here for the latest information on the festival lineup.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Jaipur Literature Festival.

Upcoming Events

Town Hall Seattle and Jaipur Literature Festival present

JLF Seattle – Full Festival Weekend

Celebrating a Festival of Books, Ideas, Debate, and Discussion

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Saturday, September 21 | 10:00 am - Sunday, September 22 | 2:45 pm PDT

Town Hall Seattle and Jaipur Literature Festival present