The Brahmaputra Literature Festival 2027 and the World Book Fair would commence on 27th January, 2027. Whilst, the festival would come to a close on 29th January while the World Book Fair would continue to enrich readers and thinkers till the 31st January, 2027.
This grand literary gathering is set to be hosted at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.
The three-day festival will feature parallel literary sessions and vibrant cultural programmes, spread across four venues within the USTM campus. bringing together writers, thinkers, artists, and readers. The festival is set to host 150+ Authors, Writers, Thinkers, Artists and Readers to join in the dedicated programmes exploring the many dimensions of sustainability—from ecological and environmental concerns to cultural heritage and community resilience. Through dialogue, storytelling, and shared imagination, these programmes will encourage participants to reflect on how literature and the arts can help us envision a more sustainable future.

Amid a global shift marked by climate change, cultural erosion, and biodiversity loss, one question stands out: How do we create a future that can endure? That question is Sustainability — meeting the needs of today without compromising tomorrow’s. More than an environmental goal, it is a philosophy of balance between growth and responsibility, progress and preservation. Through the theme, “Sustaining the Future: Earth. People. Memory. Meaning- Sustaining the World Within and Around Us” this edition, the Brahmaputra Literature Festival espouses this vision through the medium of Stories, Art, Dialogues and Imagination.