2017 Fairway Galle Literary Festival – Day 3 – Galle Literary Festival

Friday, January 13th 2017

Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
Festival Map: Download
Programme Summary: Download

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

EXCURSION: Channa Daswatte on Lunuganga: A Crucible of Architectural Experiment.

Departs from Amangalla Hotel inside the Galle Fort at 9 a.m. Includes lunch at Lunuganga.

Participant: Channa Daswatte.
Location: Lunuganga, Bentota.
Duration: 5 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Somini Sengupta on The End of Karma – Hope and Fury Among India’s Young.

Participant: Somini Sengupta.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Kate Tempest on Let Them Eat Chaos.

Participant: Kate Tempest
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Katherine Boo on Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.

Participant: Katherine Boo
Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

FAIRWAY CELEBRATION OF SRI LANKA SERIES: The Fairway National Literary Award English Shortlist.

Free Event.

Participants: Shyam Dissanyake, Quintus G. Fernando, Theena Kumaragurunathan, Nanda Pethiyagoda.
Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: FREE.

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

COOKERY CLASS, FOLLOWED BY A SAMPLING OF PASTRIES: The Art of the Tart by Jason Licker.

Participant: Chef Jason Licker.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

WORKSHOP: Alison Wearing on Memoir.

Participant: Alison Wearing.
Location: No 5 Middle Street, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

COOKERY CLASS, FOLLOWED BY LUNCH: The Fort Ladies on Galle Cuisine.

Participant: The Fort Ladies.
Location: 69 Lighthouse Street, Galle Fort.
Duration: 4 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

IN CONVERSATION: Colm Tóibín on The Master and All a Novelist Needs.

Participant: Colm Tóibín
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

IN CONVERSATION: Anjan Sundaram on Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship.

Participant: Anjan Sundaram
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

IN CONVERSATION: Cathy Marie Buchanan on The Day the Falls Stood Still and The Painted Girls.

Participant: Cathy Marie Buchanan
Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

DUET: Anita Nair on Idris: Keeper of the Light and Ananth Padmanabhan on Play with Me.

Free Event.

Participants: Anita Nair and Ananth Padmanabhan.
Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: FREE.

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

LUNCHTIME ILLUMINATIONS: Coexistence in Post-War Sri Lanka: Dealing with the Past.

Free Event.

Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort
Duration: 1:15 hrs.
Access: FREE.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

THE EDWARD LEAR PRIZE FOR POETRY AWARD CEREMONY

Limited FREE Booked Passes. Refreshments will be served.

Location: Owl and the Pussycat, Talpe.
Duration: 2:30 hrs.
Access: FREE Booked Pass.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LITERARY LUNCH: Philippa Gregory on The Taming of the Queen.

Participant: Philippa Gregory.
Location: Galle Fort Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LITERARY LUNCH: Katherine Boo and Fuchsia Dunlop on Exploring Other Worlds.

Participants: Katherine Boo and Fuchsia Dunlop.
Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PRIVATE AFFAIR! Brigid Keenan.

Participant: Brigid Keenan.
Location: It’s Private … Shhh.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PRIVATE AFFAIR! John Gimlette.

Participant: John Gimlette.
Location: It’s Private … Shhh.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PRIVATE AFFAIR! Sara Wheeler and Alison Wearing.

Participants: Sara Wheeler and Alison Wearing;
Location: It’s Private … Shhh.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

THE DEEP READ: Lesley Hazleton on The First Muslim and Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto.

With an opening poetry reading by Afdhel Aziz.

Participants: Lesley Hazleton and Afdhel Aziz.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

FAIRWAY CELEBRATION OF SRI LANKA SERIES: The Fairway National Literary Award Tamil Shortlist.

FREE EVENT. In Tamil with simultaneous English translation.

Participants: M. Sivalingam, J. Wahabdeen, N. Yohendranathan.
Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: FREE

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Sunila Galappatti on A Long Watch: War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka.

Participant: Sunila Galappatti.
Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP: Sunjeev Sahota on The Art of Good Dialogue.

Participant: Sunjeev Sahota.
Location: Galle Fort Library, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LIPTON TEA AND POETRY-POETRY READING: Luke Wright and Anita Nair.

With pastries by master pastry chef Jason Licker, and a selection of teas by Lipton.

Participants: Luke Wright, Anita Nair, Chef Jason Licker.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Afdhel Aziz on Good is the New Cool: Market Like You Give a Damn.

Participant: Afdhel Aziz.
Location: Scout’s Headquarters, Galle Fort
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

POETRY PERFORMANCE: Michael Fehr Performs his Poetry.

Free Event.

Participant: Michael Fehr.
Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: FREE.

4:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.

Thinking Out Loud: N. Ram on Free Speech Deficits – Reflections on the fraught state of freedom of expression in India and Sri Lanka.

Free Event.

Participant: N. Ram
Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: FREE

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

THE DEEP READ: Philippa Gregory on Three Sisters, Three Queens, The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen.

With an opening poetry reading by Jemima Foxtrot.

Participants: Philippa Gregory, Jemima Foxtrot.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

THE FAIRWAY NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD CEREMONY.

Limited FREE Booked Passes.

Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: FREE Booked Pass.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

WINE TASTING.

Limited Tickets.

Location: To Be Announced.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

GIN MASTER CLASS: Geraldine Coates on Adventures in Gin

Participant: Geraldine Coates.
Location: The Sun House, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: Nayanjot Lahiri on The Emperor Ashoka.

Participant: Nayanjot Lahiri.
Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: Kristina Taylor on Women Garden Designers in History.

Participant: Kristina Taylor.
Location: No 5 Middle Street, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Luke Wright on What I Learned from Johnny Bevan.

Participant: Luke Wright.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

FESTIVAL PARTY AND BBQ: With Festival Authors & Music by Out of Time.

Limited Tickets.

Participants: Festival Authors, Out of Time.
Location: Talpe Beach Club, Galle.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: Colm Tóibín on A Guest at the Feast.

Participant: Colm Tóibín.
Location: The Fort Printers, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: KATE TEMPEST on Brand New Ancients.

Participants: Kate Tempest.
Location: Tamarind Hill, Galle.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: An Evening with John Gimlette & Christina Lamb.

Participants: John Gimlette, Christina Lamb.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel and Spa, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

9:30 p.m. Onwards.

MAYHEM PAST MIDNIGHT: Ramsay & Jemima Foxtrot.

Participants: Ramsay and Jemima Foxtrot.
Location: The Sun House, Galle Fort.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

Friday, January 13th 2017

Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort Festival Map: Download Programme Summary: Download

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Free Event.

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Free Event.

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With an opening poetry reading by Jemima Foxtrot.

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Limited FREE Booked Passes.

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Limited Tickets.

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9:30 p.m. Onwards.

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Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
Festival Map: Download
Programme Summary: Download