Alka Kurian organizes South Asian Literary Festival (TSAL)

south asian literary festival

IAS faculty member Alka Kurian organized the nascent South Asian Literary Festival (TSAL) hosted by Tasveer in Seattle from January 11 – 20. The festival brought together a large number of award-winning South Asian American writers who engaged in book readings, panels, workshops, and Q&As. This free event took place at Hugo House, Eliott Bay Book company, and Seattle Art Museum and was attended by nearly 1,200 people.

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