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Discover the Literary Port • POSTPONED - Watch this space for updates.

21/02/2026

✨ Looking Ahead to Galle Literary Festival 2027 ✨

We’re delighted to share that the Galle Literary Festival will return in 2027. Official dates and programme details will be announced soon.

🎟️ Members: Your GLF Membership remains valid for the 2027 edition. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].

Thank you for your continued support - we look forward to welcoming you back to Galle very soon. 📚✨

07/11/2025

We know this isn’t the news many were hoping for, and trust us, we feel the same.

The 2026 edition of the Galle Literary Festival will be postponed as we take time to review and strengthen our organisational structure to secure a sustainable path forward.

Since 2007, GLF has celebrated stories, ideas, and creative exchange, and this pause will help us continue doing just that with renewed purpose.

We remain committed to bringing together readers, writers, and thinkers and we look forward to returning in 2027 with fresh energy and ideas.

01/11/2025

From the Galle Fort to Galle’s streets — the Art Trail, in collaboration with ARTRA Magazine , is back this 22 January – 1 February 2026. Expect a series of art exhibitions, conversations, workshops and surprises along the way. 🎨🌴

31/10/2025

Some things you just feel when you’re here — the sea breeze, the sound of pages turning, and that quiet magic that makes Galle more than a dot on the map. ✨

29/10/2025

GLF 2026 speaker reveal 📣

Across oceans and generations, stories find their way home. 🌊

From Barbados-born opera singer and artist Peter Brathwaite, who reimagines forgotten histories through performance and portraiture, to Sri Lankan–Koryo Saram writer romesh dissanayake, whose words trace identity, migration, and the flavours of belonging — both bridge worlds through art that listens as much as it speaks.

Support one of the world’s most loved literary festivals — enjoy early access, exclusive perks and more by becoming a member.
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Galle Literary Festival | 22–25 January 2026

28/10/2025

Wondering why now’s the moment to become a GLF member?
Pull up a chair — we’ve got a little something to share. ☺✨

Galle Literary Festival | 22–25 January 2026

23/10/2025

We’re not saying you should start packing yet… but in three months, you just might be in Galle. 👀🌴

Hold the dot and scroll — your festival countdown starts here.

22/10/2025

GLF 2026 speaker reveal 📣

Islands have a way of shaping stories, of giving them rhythm, heat, and heart. 🌴

From Trinidad and Tobago’s Claire Adam, whose novels Golden Child and Love Forms explore family and fate, to Mauritius’s Priya Hein, who writes of home, resilience, and belonging in Riambel and Tamarin, and Hong Kong’s Dorothy Tse, whose surreal worlds twist reality into dream — these voices remind us that islands hold vast worlds within them.

Support one of the world’s most loved literary festivals — enjoy early access, exclusive perks and more by becoming a member.

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Galle Literary Festival | 22–25 January 2026

19/10/2025

When Tom Parker Bowles describes something as “magical,” we’ll happily take it — but maybe it’s because Galle has a way of casting spells. 🌊

It’s the stories told under sun-bleached skies, the late-night laughter, and the feeling that you’ve stepped into a book you don’t want to end. 📖✨

17/10/2025

Cobblestone lanes, sea breeze, and stories at every corner. 🌴

From the scent of salt in the air to the chatter spilling out of cafés — this is Galle, where past and present walk side by side.

A place where every wall has a tale, every turn a new adventure and come January, it all comes alive once more. ✨

The countdown to GLF 2026 has begun — what are you most looking forward to? 👀

16/10/2025

GLF 2026 speaker reveal 📣

From Singapore to the world, Theseus Chan turns every page into a little adventure. From playful experiments with printing to bold, unexpected materials, his work invites you to see books and stories in a whole new light.

Catch his session at GLF 2026, in collaboration with Kala South Asia, and step into the world where publishing meets provocation. ✨📖

Support one of the world’s most loved literary festivals — enjoy early access, exclusive perks and more by becoming a member.

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Galle Literary Festival | 22–25 January 2026

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