Free Student Pass

Watch this space for details on how you can grab a Free Student Pass to experience the best of the Ceylon Literary Festival. Don’t miss out!

Unlock the opportunity to experience the Ceylon Literary Festival for free! Students can now apply for a Free Student Pass by simply registering below.

How It Works:

  1. Complete the registration form and upload a valid student ID for verification.
  2. Eligible students will be selected based on the information provided.
  3. Passes will be emailed every two weeks to the selected students.

Upcoming Pass Dispatch Dates:

  • 17th January 2025
  • 18th January 2025
  • 19th January 2025

Keep an eye on your inbox for an email with your free pass if you’re selected! Don’t miss your chance to join this incredible celebration of literature and creativity.

Register now and be part of something extraordinary!








    9:45 am – 10:25 am Stories We Live: Fiction Meets Reality10:30 am – 11:10 am Where Worlds Collide11:15 am – 11:55 am Legends in Lace and Steel12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Own Your Language12:50 pm – 1:30 pm Wild Encounters: A Journey into Nature’s Heart2:05 pm – 2:45 pm Spies, Lies, and Soufflés2:50 pm – 3:30 pm A Wednesday Every Decade3:35 pm – 4:20 pm Islanded and Connected4:25 pm – 5:05 pm Gods and Gold: Myths that Moved Markets5:10 pm – 5:40 pm Louder Than Silence


    9:45 am – 10:25 am Diversity Reckoning10:30 am – 11:10 am People, Places, and Pilgrimages11:15 am – 12:00 pm Globetrotters’ Tales12:05 pm – 12:45 pm Desperately Seeking Asia12:50 pm – 1:30 pm Lipstick, Laughs, Life in the Spotlight2:05 pm – 2:50 pm Ink and Insight: Navigating the Writer’s Path2:55 pm – 3:35 pm Not All Heroes Wear Capes3:40 pm – 4:20 pm Eco-Echoes: History Through Nature’s Lens4:00 pm – 5:30 pm The Mirror and the Mask: Cinema and Theatre’s Hidden Truths4:25 pm – 5:05 pm Hakuna Matata Pays the Electricity Bill5:10 pm – 5:40 pm The Beauty and Struggle of Reconciliation: Lessons from Sri Lanka


    9:45 am – 10:25 pm Talk the Talk10:30 am – 11:10 am Museums, Memory, and Storytelling11:15 am – 12:00 pm Grins in the Gloom12:05 pm – 12:50 pm From Frangipani Gardens to Battlegrounds12:55 pm – 1:35 pm Science Under Siege2:10 pm – 2:50 pm Many Loves, From the Greeks2:55 pm – 3:40 pm The Interplay of Politics and Trade: Insights into Sri Lanka’s Policies3:45 pm – 4:25 pm The Storyteller’s Palette4:30 pm – 5:10 pm Ghosts of Legacy5:15 pm – 5:45 pm A Suitable Recitation

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