HSBC Galle Literary Festival canceled

Ruwini Jayawardana

The HSBC Galle Literary Festival (GLF) has been canceled for 2013. This is due to a number of unforeseeable cancellations and the rigid time constraints of organizing the event. The GLF is held annually at the beginning of the year.

The GLF organizing committee is taking the break to work on creating a stimulating and inspirational programme for GLF 2014. This is the first time that the festival had been canceled after running annually for five consecutive years.

Speaking to the Daily News GLF Founder Geoffrey Dobbs stated, "We are planning a different format for 2014 programme for the 2014 festival by including an exciting list of authors on the list. Our intention to move the event by one year was to make it even better for its patrons and to bring forth a list of participants visiting from all over the globe as well as closer to home. We promise yet another outstanding event that will showcase the biggest names in the literary circuit as well as continue to feature its much loved readings, tea and poetry series, gourmet lunches and dinners, lunchtime concerts and much more in 2014".