Intriguing question. I think because narrative non-fiction (which requires both a writer's skill and a journalist's eye) has become tremendously popular in the last 10-20 years? If you're talking just fiction, you won't find too many journalists, but the non-fiction field is dominated by current and former journalists.
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 2:12 PM Meera <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why are literary festivals in India less about literature and more about > > journalism? That gets them the popularity of course, but where do writers > > congregate? What do you all think? > > > > Gets whom popularity? The journalists? The organizers? > > Having never been to a literary festival in India (or anywhere for that > matter) I have no useful answers. > > Thaths > -- H R Venkatesh ICFJ Knight Fellow Founder, NetaData <http://www.netadata.in> Co-organiser, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi Ph: +91 9811824503 Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
