i) What is IIUM Writers & Literary Festival?
IIUM Writers & Literary Festival, previously known as BENL Writers’ Festival, is an annual event with a goal to unleash creativity of the students in literary works based on literary studies as well as in linguistics studies. Apart from promoting creativity, this festival also helps to enhance thinking skills through writing which will prepare students in shaping better minds and be great writers in the future. This year, the Writers and Literary Festival wishes to serve as a platform for both students and local organisations to cooperate in order to create a productive and proactive relation between educational institution and working industry.
ii) Objectives
To give insight on literature and its current issues through intellectual talks by qualified speakers.
To give students the opportunity and platform to show and share their literary works among IIUM community.
To inspire participants with writers’ experience through writing in different forms, styles and genres.
IIUM Writers & Literary Festival, previously known as BENL Writers’ Festival, is an annual event with a goal to unleash creativity of the students in literary works based on literary studies as well as in linguistics studies. Apart from promoting creativity, this festival also helps to enhance thinking skills through writing which will prepare students in shaping better minds and be great writers in the future. This year, the Writers and Literary Festival wishes to serve as a platform for both students and local organisations to cooperate in order to create a productive and proactive relation between educational institution and working industry.
ii) Objectives
To give insight on literature and its current issues through intellectual talks by qualified speakers.
To give students the opportunity and platform to show and share their literary works among IIUM community.
To inspire participants with writers’ experience through writing in different forms, styles and genres.