Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 Kicks Off With Its Delhi Preview

The Jaipur Literature Festival, presented by Vedanta, widely regarded as the “greatest literary show on earth,” will return for its 19th edition from January 15-19, 2026 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur. Ahead of the Festival, Teamwork Arts, the producers of the Festival, hosted the Delhi Preview on December 17th, 2025, at The Leela Palace, New Delhi, offering a glimpse of the Festival’s expansive programme and reaffirming its place as one of the world’s most influential platforms for ideas, dialogue, and cultural exchange.

The 19th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival will bring together an extraordinary range of voices from across the world, featuring eminent thinkers, writers, artists, policymakers, and cultural leaders, making it a truly global celebration of ideas, literature, and dialogue.

Inclusivity lies at the heart of the Jaipur Literature Festival’s ethos, reinforcing this commitment through sign language interpretation, ensuring wider accessibility and a truly inclusive experience for all audiences, in collaboration with Nupur Sansthan. Running alongside the Festival, Jaipur BookMark, South Asia’s leading publishing conclave, marks its 13th edition with a focus on Marathi Language, translations, emerging storytelling innovations, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in publishing, with The Royal Norwegian Embassy as its Country Partner. Jaipur BookMark continues its joint initiative with the British Council: the India – UK Publishing Fellowship, that aims to deepen professional collaboration and expand global exposure for independent publishers. The Tamil Nadu Textbook Bureau, Sage Publications, and The Department of Marathi Language, Government of Maharashtra, join Jaipur BookMark as Session Partners.

Speaking about the Festival, William Dalrymple, Co-Founder and Festival Co-Director, said, “From reimagined classics and urgent debates on geopolitics and AI, to luminous poetry, bold new fiction and groundbreaking developments in the humanities. Jaipur Literature Festival has always celebrated the many ways in which words shape our understanding of the world in all its diversity, and this year, more than ever, audiences will encounter the kind of breadth, depth, and wonder that has made the festival such a unique global phenomenon, universally acknowledged to be the greatest gathering of writers in the world.”

Namita Gokhale, Co-Founder and Festival Co-Director, added, “We live in a moment of liminal change, and our 2026 edition will explore our world through the lens and perspectives of the arts and the sciences, books and ideas, debate and dialogue, poetry and fiction, the creative imagination and the dreaming mind. “

While, Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, said, “The Jaipur Literature Festival has grown into a global platform rooted in openness and exchange. By bringing together voices from different disciplines, geographies, and perspectives, the Festival creates space for conversations that are both timely and timeless.”