Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters
| Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters | |
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| Genre | Literary festival |
| Location(s) | Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Country | India |
| Years active | 6 |
| Inaugurated | February 2, 2018 |
| Most recent | January 31 to February 3, 2019 |
| Next event | January 30 to February 2, 2020 |
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| Organised by | Mathrubhumi |
| Website | www |
The Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL) is an annual literary festival that takes place in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1] It was founded in 2018[2][3] and is organised by the Mathrubhumi newspaper group. The inaugural edition of the festival happened over three days from February 2 to February 4, 2018. Owing to the good response, the second edition of the festival was extended by a day and it took place from January 31 to February 3, 2019. The third edition of the festival is scheduled to commence on January 30, 2020.[4]
In 2019 it was announced that a "Book of the Year" Literary Award "to honour and celebrate the best in Indian literature", would presented for the first time at the 2020 festival, with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh being given to the best work of fiction published in English.[5]
References
- ^ "Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters: A feast for literature lovers". Mathrubhumi. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi international festival of letters from Feb 2". India Today. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi Intl Festival of Letters from Feb 2". United News Of India. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi institutes Rs 5 lakh 'Book Of The Year' award", Outlook, 17 October 2019.
- ^ Harsimran Gill, "Mathrubhumi Group Announces 'Book Of The Year' Literary Award", HuffPost (India), 17 October 2019.
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