Festival Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Official Bookshop Partner
Official Creative Partner & Fine Art Print Supplier
Art Trail Partner
Premium Hospitality
Session sponsors
Hospitality partners
Partnership
The Galle Literary Festival provides an exceptional opportunity for sponsors to engage with a wide-ranging and influential audience, including renowned authors, passionate readers, literary critics, and cultural enthusiasts from all corners of the globe.
By partnering with us, your brand will be positioned at the heart of this vibrant community. Sponsorship of the festival aligns your brand with the values of creativity, intellectual curiosity, and global cultural dialogue, offering you a meaningful platform to promote your products or services while contributing to the enrichment of the literary landscape.
Objectives
Create awareness of the depth and diversity of Sri Lankan writing in English
The last 5 years saw Sri Lankan authors hitting the international stage in a big way; from Booker Prize to Thriller Awards to ST Bestsellers. The Festival provides a platform to nurture the writing culture in Sri Lanka and offered opportunity for new writers to be recognised as alongside internationally acclaimed names.
Promote South Sri Lanka as a key tourist destination
Conde Nast Traveller, The Times UK, South China Morning Post and the The Hindustan Times, among many other publications, have covered the Festival and its location extensively and extremely favourably. The Festival increased its reach globally and each year more Festival enthusiasts seek to attend the event.
Drive creativity and inspire literary excellence
The Festival is a forum where some of the literary world’s most celebrated writers share ideas, participate in healthy debate and exchange experiences with a unique intimacy in format that allows its audiences inspiring encounters with writers.
Demographic
Primary
- Cultural Tourists
- 30 – 65 Years
- Educated, high income professionals who value cultural experiences.
This group includes both local and international people that travel for cultural events and hold interest in exploring cultural heritage of Galle
Secondary
- Students & Educators
- Local & International
- Dreamers, achievers and adventurers, currently in school or university with a passion for books and blog
They represent the future of Sri Lanka and the people who teach them
Media
- Journalists
- Local & International
International travel & literary media send news stories to the rest of the world gaining Sri Lanka positive publicity. Local media play an important role in taking the Festival to a wide local audience
Authors
- Local & International
This group acts in an ambassadorial role, carrying with them their experiences of the Festival, Galle and Sri Lanka. The incredible line-up year on year at GLF is due to recommendation and word of mouth by past and new authors
2025 topics of interest…
A few early iterations of topics we are looking to explore next year
Books in Translation
Female Writers
Empire & Impact
Travels in Sri Lanka
International Cricket
Individual &
Collective Identities
Historical Fiction
Migration
Nature Writing
Biography & Memoir
Travels in Sri Lanka
Economics
International Cricket
Individual & Collective
Identities
Crime Writing
Museum Collections
Indian & Pacific Ocean Art
Wildlife Conservation
Should one of these resound with your brand, its worth considering session sponsorship.
Contact us for more info info@galleliteraryfestival.com
Sponsorship Opportunities
Festival Co-Partner
As a Festival Co-partner, you will commit to a partnership spanning 3 to 5 years, establishing a long-term association with one of the most renowned literary events in South Asia. This sustained partnership ensures consistent brand visibility, deepened connections with a culturally engaged audience, and a significant role in shaping the future of the festival.
- Title Sponsor Recognition
- Custom Sponsorship Packages
- Exclusive Access and Privileges
Headline Partner
As a Headline Partner of the Galle Literary Festival, your brand will enjoy premium visibility and exclusive benefits, ensuring a high level of engagement with our diverse and influential audience. By aligning with the Galle Literary Festival as a Headline Partner, your brand will be integrated into the heart of this prestigious event, gaining maximum exposure and engagement with our culturally engaged and intellectually curious audience.
- Prominent Brand Presence
- Exclusive Access to Authors and Speakers
- Press Release Mentions
Opening Event Partner
As the Opening Event Partner, your brand will take center stage at the highly anticipated kick-off to the Galle Literary Festival. This exclusive partnership ensures that your brand is closely associated with one of the festival’s most high-profile moments, where excitement is at its peak and media attention is highest.
Session Partner
As a Session Partner, your brand will be directly connected to one of the engaging discussions, workshops, or panels at the festival. This partnership allows you to align your brand with a specific session that resonates with your audience or business values.
Cricket Match Partner
The Cricket Match Partner allows your brand to be associated with the festival’s signature cricket match—a lighthearted and popular event that brings together authors, festival participants, and attendees in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
Tailor made partnership
Partnerships can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your company or brand and may include contributions such as providing air miles, covering speaker fees, or offering recognition through the sponsorship of participants or events.