A diverse range of writers representing 15 languages along with Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi award winners will participate in the LIC Gateway LitFest that begins in Mumbai on Saturday.

The second edition of the festival, being held at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in south Mumbai, will see writers from over 15 languages, including nearly half a dozen from the Northeast, speaking about their works and also the current state of regional literature.