{"id":1365,"date":"2023-04-29T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T19:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themerange.net\/wp\/conat\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:17:11","slug":"home-page-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/","title":{"rendered":"DESIblitz Literature Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1365\" class=\"elementor elementor-1365\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fef9745 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fef9745\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b662f05\" data-id=\"b662f05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f885a elementor-widget elementor-widget-conat_slider_v1\" data-id=\"f9f885a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"conat_slider_v1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \n        <!-- Slider One -->\n        <section class=\"slider-one\">\n            <div class=\"slider-one_pattern-two\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LitFest-Homepage-Band-3-scaled.webp)\"><\/div>            <div class=\"main-slider-carousel owl-carousel owl-theme\">\n            \t                <!-- Slide 03 -->\n                <div class=\"slider-one_slide\">\n                    <div class=\"slider-one_image-layer\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Homepage-Slide1-Events.png)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"slider-one_pattern\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pattern-1.png)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"auto-container\">\n                        <!-- Content Column -->\n                        <div class=\"slider-one_content\">\n                            <div class=\"slider-one_content-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"slider-one_title\"><\/div>                             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <h1 class=\"slider-one_heading\">Enjoy a great mix of literary events<\/h1>\n                                \n                                <div class=\"slider-one_buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/whats-on\/\" class=\"theme-btn btn-style-one\">\r\n\t\t<span class=\"btn-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-one\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-two\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- End Slide 03 -->\n                                <!-- Slide 03 -->\n                <div class=\"slider-one_slide\">\n                    <div class=\"slider-one_image-layer\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LitFest-Homepage-2024-f.jpg)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"slider-one_pattern\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pattern-1.png)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"auto-container\">\n                        <!-- Content Column -->\n                        <div class=\"slider-one_content\">\n                            <div class=\"slider-one_content-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"slider-one_title\"><\/div>                             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <h1 class=\"slider-one_heading\">Celebrating <\/br>British &amp; South Asian Authors<\/h1>\n                                \n                                <div class=\"slider-one_buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/whats-on\/\" class=\"theme-btn btn-style-one\">\r\n\t\t<span class=\"btn-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-one\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-two\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- End Slide 03 -->\n                                <!-- Slide 03 -->\n                <div class=\"slider-one_slide\">\n                    <div class=\"slider-one_image-layer\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Homepage-Slide3.png)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"slider-one_pattern\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pattern-1.png)\"><\/div>                    <div class=\"auto-container\">\n                        <!-- Content Column -->\n                        <div class=\"slider-one_content\">\n                            <div class=\"slider-one_content-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"slider-one_title\"><\/div>                             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <h1 class=\"slider-one_heading\">Workshops<br> for future writers and creatives<\/h1>\n                                \n                                <div class=\"slider-one_buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/whats-on\/\" class=\"theme-btn btn-style-one\">\r\n\t\t<span class=\"btn-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-one\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text-two\">What's On<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- End Slide 03 -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <!-- End Main Slider Section -->\n        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d3b93 elementor-section-full_width 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class=\"sec-title_title\">FESTIVAL AIMS<\/div>\r\n                                <h2 class=\"sec-title_heading\">DESIblitz Literature Festival<\/h2>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"about-one_bold-text\">A British and South Asian literature festival celebrating established and new authors.<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"about-one_text\">The DESIblitz Literature Festival is a British and South Asian literature centric event which annually spotlights existing and new literary works; as well as supporting new talent to flourish through the valuable guidance of authors and publishers, hence, aiding the landscape of British literature to become more diverse and inclusive.<\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                                                        <div class=\"row clearfix\">\r\n                            \t                                <!-- About One Block -->\r\n                                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elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cbfb34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1936265\" data-id=\"1936265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6e560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-fancy-animated-text\" data-id=\"2a6e560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-fancy-animated-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >            <p class=\"ekit-fancy-text letters rotate-3\" data-id=\"2a6e560\" data-animation-settings=\"{&quot;animationStyle&quot;:&quot;animated&quot;,&quot;animationDelay&quot;:2500,&quot;loadingBar&quot;:3800,&quot;lettersDelay&quot;:50,&quot;typeLettersDelay&quot;:150,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;revealDuration&quot;:600,&quot;revealAnimationDelay&quot;:1500}\">\n                                <span class=\"ekit-fancy-text-lists\">\n                                        <b class=\"ekit-fancy-text elementor-repeater-item-caece21 is-visible\">Thank you<\/b>\n                                        <b class=\"ekit-fancy-text elementor-repeater-item-3bf131b \">for your support<\/b>\n                                        <b class=\"ekit-fancy-text elementor-repeater-item-c6c39e8 \">our much-needed festival<\/b>\n                                    <\/span>\n                        <\/p>\n        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style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pattern-11.png)\"><\/div>            <div class=\"video-one_pattern-two\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/icon-3.png)\"><\/div>            <div class=\"video-one_pattern-three\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/icon-2.png)\"><\/div>            <div class=\"video-one_pattern-four\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/literaturefestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/icon-1.png)\"><\/div>            <div class=\"auto-container\">\r\n                <div class=\"sec-title title-anim light centered\">\r\n                    <div class=\"sec-title_title\">A DISTINCT LITERARY EVENT<\/div>\r\n                    <h2 class=\"sec-title_heading\">Join us to get valuable insights from British and South Asian authors, 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helped give an insight into the big scary world of publishing which is inaccessible to the BAME community.\"\n<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-xl\">PANEL DISCUSSION<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-54f99e2 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Bali Rai<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">\"Excellent for delving in depth for in emotional arcs. Really helped clear a few problems which I was having with my writing.\"\n<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-xl\">EMOTIONAL ARCS WORKSHOP<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1851380 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Imtiaz Dharker<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">\"Excellent for delving in depth for in emotional arcs. Really helped clear a few problems which I was having with my writing.\"\n<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-xl\">POETRY<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a674b1c swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Sarfraz Manzoor<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">\"The talk gave me lots of inspiration and ideas for re-starting my freelance writing. 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