New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) Come November and Kerala could play host to the likes of Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, Sting or even Bill Clinton at the Hay Literature festival scheduled to be held in its capital Thiruvananthapuram.

The festival which is annually held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales in the UK and which organisers say attracts nearly one lakh visitors annually brings together authors, Nobel laureates, musicians, filmmakers and thinkers.

"We have identified the Palace in Thiruvanthapuram and the beach as the venues for the festival in November which will bring together 10 to 15 international authors, 10 leading Indian authors along with 15 local regional writers," Sanjoy K Roy, Teamwork Productions, which is organising the event told PTI.

The first edition of the three-day event commencing from November 12 this year is expected to host an estimated 40 leading authors who will lead discussions, readings and debates in the tranquil settings of Thiruvananthapuram.