Calicut be ready as the fifth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF 2020) in association with Kerala Tourism is set to be held from January 16 to 19, 2020. Well as per the news, this time it will be the largest cultural gathering in South India and the fastest-growing literature festival on the continent with over four lakh attendees. Set along the shores of the Arabian Sea by the beaches of Calicut, the festival will bring readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion.
This time theme for KLF 2020 will be environment and climate change. Where the “Kerala Literary Festival is different from every other literary festival in the world as this is entirely a people’s festival. The Guest Country this time is going to be Spain represented by a team of twenty artists, writers and journalists. The Indian language in focus is Tamil with 10 writers. Ravi Deecee, Chief Facilitator said that, “We have five participants from China and many from Great Britain, Slovenia, Egypt, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and of course India.”
The fifth edition of KLF will also see independent publishing consultant Hemali Sodhi join the organisers in the capacity of Festival Advisor. Over the years, KLF has seen unparalleled growth amongst literature festivals in the continent and this edition promises to be the grandest of all with the introduction of two new initiatives: The KLF Literature Awards in the categories of Fiction, Non Fiction, Popular Science, Travel and a grand prize for the Best Book in Malayalam and the announcement of the Vagamon Residency, a fully supported residency for writers and artists.
Well, KLF 2020 programme introduces new formats like debates, straight talk, book discussions and reader’s sessions besides this 10 minutes slots for the audience to introduce an original idea. The festival offers talks, debates and discussions on a variety of themes ranging from literature, history, science and journalism to cinema and environment.
