Three weeks, 85 writers, and 17 countries. The 2011 Shanghai International Literary Festival encompasses three weeks of readings, discussions, debates, workshops, literary lunches, even a literary walk. As one of the sponsors of the "Literary Festival", Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund hosts the most influential writers from all over the world. Megan Stack, Young-ha Kim, and Emma Donoghue recently stayed at the hotel and were welcomed by general manager Bruce Ryde and his management team.