The second edition of Panchkula literature Festival, ‘Get Booked!’ will be held on December 20 and 21. The two-day festival with over 40 personalities from the literati world is being organised by Rumour Books in collaboration with Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula, which also happens to be the venue of the festival.A feature of the festival is participation of school children from across the region and is being moderated by two youngsters from the city.
Reekrit Serai, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Rumour Books India and Founding Director of the festival said PlF 2013 had been a great success and as last year this year also the PlF 2014 is not confined to young writers, but also reaches out to everyone who relates with the concept of the event, which is ‘the art storytelling’— be it entrepreneurs, educationists, bloggers, actors, artists, etc. Serai himself happens to be a writer, having authored several books including ‘As I turn Twenty’ and ‘Impulse— Short Stories’
Radhika Panickar, Founder of Rumour Books and Founding Director of the festival said, “This year, one whole day will be dedicated towards promoting the reading and writing habit amongst young adults and Children. There will be special activities and sessions for children,” she said, adding that this year participants from over 100 of the top schools across the Northern region, totalling 2,000 select school children are expected to be a part of the lit Fest.