Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters

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]

Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters
GenreLiterary festival
Location(s)Kanakakkunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
CountryIndia
Years active2
InauguratedFebruary 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)
Most recentJanuary 31 to February 3, 2019
Next eventJanuary 30 to February 2, 2020
Activity
Organised byMathrubhumi
Websitewww.mbifl.com

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
  1. "Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters: A feast for literature lovers". Mathrubhumi. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "Mathrubhumi international festival of letters from Feb 2". India Today. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "Mathrubhumi Intl Festival of Letters from Feb 2". United News Of India. 27 April 2019.
  4. "Mathrubhumi institutes Rs 5 lakh 'Book Of The Year' award", Outlook, 17 October 2019.
  5. Harsimran Gill, "Mathrubhumi Group Announces 'Book Of The Year' Literary Award", HuffPost (India), 17 October 2019.


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