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FGLF Day 5 - HOME FIRE: KAMILA SHAMSIE
Kamila Shamsie’s book Home Fire was the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction of 2018. It takes the shape of its story from Sophocles’ ancient
FGLF Day 4 - LANDSCAPES AT SUNSET: SIR DON MCCULLIN
Sir Don McCullin is the world’s greatest photojournalist and there is no doubt about it! At this session, he spoke about his most recen
FGLF 2019 - Behind the Scenes
Were you at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival? Here’s a small BTS video of what took place.
FGLF Day 4 - POETRY PERFORMANCE: NICOLE MAY
Nicole May is a new upcoming performance poet from the UK. She read a few of her poetry pieces and spoke about her youth and her writing process and
FGLF Day 4 - REEF TURNS 25: ROMESH GUNESEKERA
Romesh Gunesekera’s first novel ‘Reef’ which won the Booker Prize in 1994 celebrates 25 years! A book that has been read and admired by many for
FGLF Day 4 - YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: SENTHURAN VARATHARAJAH
Senthuran Varatharajah is an award-winning German novelist of Sri Lankan origin. His debut novel Vor der Zunahme der Zeichen won several awards. In h
FGLF Day 4 - A LIFE ON STAGE: SIMON WILLIAMS
Simon Williams’ is one of UK’s most renowned actors whose had an extensive acting career both on stage and in film. His recent films are Viceroy
FGLF Day 3 - VOICE AND SPACE: KAMILA SHAMSIE AND TISHANI DOSHI
Does gender bias remain? Two celebrated writers, Kamila Shamsie and Tishani Doshi discussed the nature, scopeand impact of gender bias in contemporary
FGLF Day 3 - TRIGGER MORTIS: ANTHONY HOROWITZ
“You first priority should be to never upset the people who love your characters!” As one of the most prolific and successful writers in the UK,
FGLF Day 3 - MY MOTHER’S WEDDING DRESS: JUSTINE PICARDIE
“Don’t buy clothes that make you feel bad about yourself. Don’t buy clothes thinking you’ll wear it when you lose weight. Don’t keep those c
FGLF Day 3 - KATHMANDU: THOMAS BELL
In this solo performance, Thomas Bell spoke about his highly acclaimed book ‘Kathmandu: The Biography of a City” and the backstory leading to the
FGLF Day 3 - MAPPILLAI: CARLO PIZZATI
“Someone called me a reverse coconut; white on the outside, brown on the inside!” said Carlo Pizzati as he spoke about his book ‘Mappillai’ wh
FGLF Day 3 - THE TEA PLANTER’S WIFE: DINAH JEFFERIES
The Tea Planter’s Wife is set in 1920’s Ceylon and follows the story of 19 year old Gwendolyn Hooper as she steps into Sri Lanka to join her new h
FGLF 2019 - IS THIS A DAGGER? : ANTHONY HOROWITZ AND CHARLES CUMMING
Anthony Horowitz and Charles Cumming are two masters of the detective and espionage genre and in this duet, they spoke extensively about their work an
FGLF 2019 - THE PLAY’S THE THING – SIR DAVID HARE
David Hare is one of Britain’s best-known screenwriters and playwrights, with over 30 plays and 25 screenplays for film and television to his name.
FGLF 2019 - JUST LIKE US: TASSIE SENEVIRATNE AND SARAH KABIR
Two writers, Tassie Seneviratne and Sarah Kabir discussed their work in an engaging duet.
FGLF 2019 - THE GIRLS ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODS – TISHANI DOSHI
Indian poet, writer and dancer, Tishani Doshi at her session conversed openly about her childhood, her influences, women and poetry and performed a fe
FGLF 2019 - THE JURY IS OUT : BACHI KARKARIA
Bachi Karkaria’s book ‘In Hot Blood’ is the first non-fiction account of the 1959 murder case that shook India when naval commander Kawas Nanava
FGLF 2019 - MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS: NANDANA SEN, ANNE ENRIGHT AND RACHEL JOHNSON
Anne Enright’s ‘Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood’ meets Rachel Johnson’s ‘The Mummy Diaries’ along with advocate for child rights,
The FGLF 2019 Begins!
The much-awaited Fairway Galle Literary Festival (FGLF) 2019 kicked off its 4-day Festival on the 16th of January 2019 at the Fairway Pavilion among a
FGLF 2019- Megan Dhakshini
Megan Dhakshini is the author of her debut collection of poetry titled ‘Poison Apple’. Here she talks about her poetry, her style of writing and h
Dine with your Favourite Author at FGLF 2019
With the Fairway Galle Literary Festival a day away, the excitement is palpable. The bibliophiles are set to gather in Galle to welcome their favourit
FGLF 2019: Sinhala Day
Fairway Galle Literary Festival, for the third consecutive time this year, has a full day Sinhala programme on the 19th of January at the Jetw
FGLF 2019 Festival Curator - Jill McDonald
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019 is weeks away and we are super excited! Festival Curator, Jill McDonald chats with us about FGLF’s 10th ann
FGLF 2019: In Conversation with Ramya Jirasinghe
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019 is weeks away and we are super excited! We caught up with local author and poet, Ramya Jirasinghe to talk abo
FGLF 2019: Tishani Doshi
Tishani Doshi is a poet, writer and dancer based in India. Doshi’s poetry books have won several awards including the Forward Prize, the Eric Gregor
FGLF 2019: Megan Dhakshini
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival is set to take place from the 16th to the 20th of January 2019 at the Galle Fort.