Muse India, the leading literary web-journal of the country, and OUCIP, the international face of Osmania University, jointly organized HLF 2010.

Never before had the Twin Cities seen an assemblage of such a large and diverse group of writers at a single event, reading from their work and sharing their insights into the creative process.

The Literary sessions were held at OUCIP along with a special Cultural Evening at the famous heritage site, Taramati Baradari, Golkonda.

The festival was held from 16 to 18 January 2012 at the impressive Taramati Baradari cultural complex located in the historic Golkonda area.

There was a performance of Ashthavadhanam, a unique and amazing genre of Telugu literature that demands exceptional scholarship, skills in composing poetry, memory power and presence of mind.

Muse India also carried a special feature on Contemporary German Literature in its Jan-Feb 2012 Issue to coincide with the festival.

A new feature that was being introduced at HLF 2013, was a special focus on the literature and culture of one Indian language at each edition of the Festival.

The festival took place in various venues off Literary Street : Ashiana, Kalpa School, Saptaprni, Kalakriti Art Gallery and Lamakaan.

The programme left one spoilt for choice with a packed schedule including literary sessions, several workshops that catered to all ages, competitions for children and youth, as well as evening cultural events on all three days.

The highlight of the cultural programme was the performance at the historical location of Taramati Baradari, by Irish groups "Mouth on Fire" and "Guthanna Binne Síoraí" that brought to life the work of Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett and the poetry of Irish Nobel Laureates Seamus Heaney and W. B. Yeats.

The 2019 literary festival is again being held in the premises of Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet from 25th through 27 January 2019 with China as the guest nation and Gujarati language as the one in focus with title sponsor as Karvy.

The 2023 literary festival is again being held in the premises of Vidyaranya High School from 27th through 29 January 2023 with Germany as the guest nation and Konkani language as the one in focus.