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Saturday, March 16

BW16-1 - AI SUPERPOWERS - 12:00 PM

BW16-2 - BETRAYING BIG BROTHER - 2:00 PM

BW16-3 - SOJOURNERS TO CHINA - 4:00 PM

BW16-4 - IRISH MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCE - 7:30 PM

Sunday, March 17

BW17-1 - WHICH WAY FOR HUAWEI? - 12:00 PM

BW17-2 - GENDER EQUALITY IN CHINA - 2:00 PM

BW17-3 - WRITING CONTEMPORARY CHINA - 4:00 PM

BW17-4 - THE ART OF FACT - 6:00 PM

BW17-5 - UK AND EUROPEAN POETRY SLAM CHAMPION - 8:00 PM

Monday, March 18

BW18-1 - LAST BOAT OUT OF SHANGHAI - 6:00 PM

BW18-2 - SHORT AND COMPLETE - 8:00 PM

Tuesday, March 19

BW19-1 - BELT AND ROAD - 1:00 PM

BW19-2 - SHAM MARRIAGES - 6:00 PM

BW19-3 - THE GREAT SUCCESSOR - POSTPONED

Wednesday, March 20

BW20-1 - CHINA AND THE ENVIRONMENT - 1:00 PM

BW20-2 - GLOBAL SCRIBES, GENRES GALORE - 6:00 PM

BW20-3 - THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CHINESE HIP-HOP - 8:00 PM

Thursday, March 21

BW21-1 - STRANGER LANDS - 1:00 PM

BW21-2 - PARIS BY THE BOOK - 6:00 PM

BW21-3 - UNDER RED SKIES - 8:00 PM

Friday, March 22

BW22-1 - GINKGO - 6:00 PM

BW22-2 - ALCHEMICAL IMAGINATION - 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 23

BW23-1 - GREEN POEMS FOR A BLUE PLANET - 12:00 PM

BW23-2 - CREATIVE WRITING AND TRANSLATION IN SCI-FI AT A MACRO LEVEL - 2:00 PM

BW23-3 - COMMITTING JOURNALISM - 4:00 PM

BW23-4 - GRAFFITI SCRAWLED ON THE HEART - 6:00 PM

BW23-5 - SPITTUNES – A POETRY AND MUSIC COLLABORATION - 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 24

BW24-1 - CHINA SPORTS TALK, WITH STEPHON MARBURY - 12:00 PM

BW24-2 - THE TALE OF PING PONG PIG - 2:00 PM

BW24-3 - GRIEF WORKS - 4:00 PM

BW24-4 - POETRY x MUSIC - 6:00 PM

BW24-5 - THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE - 8:00 PM

Monday, March 25

BW25-1 - STRESS AND THE CITY - 6:00 PM

BW25-2 - BECOMING INSPECTOR CHEN - 8:00 PM

Tuesday, March 26

BW26-1 - BABIES TO BOOKWORMS - 6:00 PM

BW26-2 - THE DOOR OPENED: 1980s CHINA - 8:00 PM

Wednesday, March 27

BW27-1 - GEO SCI-FI - 6:00 PM

BW27-2 - THE MUSE WITHIN - 8:00 PM

Thursday, March 28

BW28-2 - MUSIC TALK WITH MARTIN KISZKO - 6:00 PM

BW28-1 - TRANSLATING CHINA’S THOMAS HARDY: JIA PINGWA - 8:00 PM

Friday, March 29

BW29-1 - THE FUTURE OF HANDWRITING - 6:00 PM

BW29-2 - INDIA: DEMOCRACY VS. DEVELOPMENT - 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 30

BW30-1 - DRAGONS IN SHALLOW WATERS - 2:00 PM

BW30-2 - THE DYSTOPIAN, PARANORMAL WORLD OF SAMANTHA SHANNON - 4:00 PM

BW30-3 - THE ART OF CREATING A COLLECTIVE - 6:00 PM

BW30-4 - SINICA PODCAST LIVE RECORDING WITH DASHAN - 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 31

BW31-1 - SCIENCE FICTION IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS - 12:00 PM

BW31-2 - JADE LIFE - 2:00 PM

BW31-3 - NüVOICES PODCAST LIVE RECORDING - 4:00 PM

BW31-4 - THE BOOKWORM LITERARY FESTIVAL QUIZ - 8:00 PM

Workshops

Each year at the Bookworm Literary Festival, guest authors and speakers hold workshops, sharing their expertise and helping our attendees expand their knowledge and skills. Space is limited, please buy your tickets in advance.

Sunday, March 17

OH17-1 - WRITING WORKSHOP: “BASED ON A TRUE STORY” - 2:00 PM

Saturday, March 23

OH23-1 - HOW TO GET PUBLISHED: THE AGENT’S VIEW - 12:00 PM