Discover the transformative power of theatre. Three playwrights talk about the arduous yet rewarding creative process of taking their ideas from script to stage. How does it feel to let it all go, and leave one’s text in the hands of directors and actors?

Join our acclaimed poets who have been involved in literary festivals as both organizers and invited, featured writers. They share their experiences, their poetry and talk about why festivals play an important role in the life of a community.

In this day and age, can writing bring the truth to light and give hope to the oppressed? Activist writers Marina Mahathir and Seno Gumira talk about the power of the written word in a discussion that is expected to be as provocative as the topic itself.

Uncover the magic behind creating laugh-out-loud spoofs. The geniuses that bring us the wildly popular TV show The Noose and the rollickingly nutty Chestnuts, come clean about parodies.