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The Wayanad Literature festival seeks to provide\u00a0“the people of Wayanad and the adjoining areas with the extraordinary opportunity to enjoy a curated literature festival [while also offering] some of the best creative minds the opportunity to engage with the people of Wayanad.” The very first edition<\/a> of the festival took place in December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-day festival hosted over 100 writers, cultural artists and public intellectuals from all over the country as speakers and participants. Held in a village, the Wayanad Literature Festival hopes to offer a unique experience to participants and attendees alike. Some of the notable personalities who took part in the festival include Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, poet and Kerala Sahitya Academy President K Satchidanandan, novelist Paul Zacharia, critic and orator Sunil P Ilayidom, novelist Sheela Tomy and poet Joy Vazhayil.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival also included a three-day long film festival held in collaboration with the Kerala Chalachitra Academy, as well as a food festival run by Kudumbashree, a women’s self-help group in Kerala. It also included tribal band performances, heritage walks, campfire readings, poetry readings and musical performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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