The old world town of Galle, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka with it’s perfectly preserved 90 acre Dutch Fort was declared The Capital City of the Indian Ocean.

Why do people go to Lit. Fests?
Literary festivals offer you events where the hair stands up on the back of your neck during a spellbinding reading; where you roar with laughter or struggle to control your tears as writers get to the bottom of what makes them do what they do; where you suddenly see what a book has meant to or for a particular reader.

The Use of English
The importance of learning the English Language … a note from festival founder Geoffrey Dobbs