The HSBC Galle Literary Festival 2012 is delighted to announce that programme details can be found on www.galleliteraryfestival.com. This festival promises to have some lively sessions with an amazing collection of diverse writers from all over the world such as Joanne Trollope, Richard Dawkins, Tom Stoppard, D.B.C Pierre, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, John Boyne, Aminatta Forna, Romesh Gunasekera and Nayantara Sahgal. At the same time we are sorry to announce that for personal reasons Miss Meera Syal will not be able to attend the festival.
We welcome our new headline sponsor HSBC to the festival for the first time, also newcomers Magic and One Trust Sri Lanka the philanthropic arm of Cargills (Ceylon)PLC, Range Rover and Colombo Jewellery Stores. We warmly welcome back The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sri Lankan Airlines, The Royal Norwegian Embassy, the American Center, British Council, Jetwing Lighthouse Hotels, Amangalla, Printcare, MCN associates, ETV, Wijeya group and B Sharp.
Galle Literary Festival 2012 is able to achieve its mandate because of its sponsors’ generous support. This generosity also allows the Festival, through its Children’s Outreach Programme, to extend our programming to school children and teachers from all regions and cultural communities in Sri Lanka.
The confirmed programme will be on the site by 28th December and tickets will go on sale on 4th January 2012 at Barefoot in Colombo, Mama's Rooftop Cafe in Galle, and online.
The festival runs from January, 18th – 22nd 2012, further details can be found on our website.
Contact: Jane Conrad, Tel: +94 772312900
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