Galle Literary Festival announces more speakers for February 2025

The Galle Literary Festival announced its second batch of speakers for 2025.

From February 6–9, the Festival will welcome a high-profile cast of local and international authors to Galle Fort. Joining the line-up are prize-winning fiction writers, historians, broadcasters and illustrators.

Today’s list of speakers complements the first set of names announced in August. Among the speakers announced today are winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, V.V. Ganeshananthan; broadcaster and radio interviewer, Nihal Arthanayake; author and columnist, Ben Macintyre; National Geographic photographer, Catherine Karnow; and historian, Aanchal Malhotra.

Galle Literary Festival director, Giselle Harding, said: “Today’s second speaker reveal builds on the superb response to our first author announcement in August. Our aim for the next edition of Galle Literary Festival is to champion a diverse catalogue of voices, and to provide a platform for a real range of topics and genres. 2025 will see something for everyone.”

One of South Asia’s largest cultural and literary events, Galle Literary Festival in 2025 will host an enriching programme of conversations, workshops and events, including live music, standup comedy, theatre and dance, as well as immersive culinary evenings.

The Festival’s full line-up for 2025 can now be found at galleliteraryfestival.com, including biographies and reading list recommendations for every speaker.

Tickets will go on sale in December, through the Festival website.