In China, two international literary festivals run 1-17 March, organised by the M restaurant group: Shanghai International Literary Festival and in Beijing the Capital Literary Festival. Shanghai International Literary Festival presents 71 writers from 21 countries Check for latest programme information on Shanghai International Literary Festival on Facebook In Beijing, the Capital Literary Festival celebrates the best in fiction, literary non-fiction, journalism, the arts, poetry and more with a glorious mix of writers from around the world and at home in China. It runs over three weekends in March (March 1-17) and presents novelists, journalists, food writers, biographers, Sinologists, explorers, even screenwriters and rock stars discussing a richly diverse selection of genres in interactive forums and individual sessions. To see the full list of confirmed authors for Beijing's Capital Literary Festival, click here.