Peshawar Literary Festival – Season 01 was planned in first week of February 2023, followed by the launch ceremony on January 03, 2023. It was a two day event, which brought together authors, writers, poets, and literature lovers from Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The event was mainly supported by the US Embassy Pakistan, through Alumni Small Grants by Pakistan US Alumni Network, whereas the directorate of Youth Affairs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also joined in as partner, mainly by sponsoring costs of workshop for students of Newly Merged Districts.