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{{short description|Indian annual literary festival}}
{{Infobox recurring event
|name =Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters
|logo =MBIFL 2020 Logo.png
|organised =[[Mathrubhumi]]
|location =[[Kanakakkunnu Palace]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala, India
|first ={{start date and age|2018|02|02}}
|last =January 31 to February 3, 2019
|years_active ={{age|2018|02|02}}
|next =January 30 to February 2, 2020
|country =India|genre=[[Literary festival]]
|activity ={{plainlist|
* [[Panel discussion]]
* [[Keynote]]
* [[Interview]]
* [[Poetry reading]]
* Book reading
* [[Book signing]]
* [[Training workshop]]
}}
|website ={{URL|https://www.mbifl.com/
}}}}

The '''Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL)''' is an annual [[literary festival]] that takes place in the Indian city of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mathrubhumi-international-festival-of-letters-a-feast-for-literature-lovers-1.2545134|title=Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters: A feast for literature lovers|date= January 21, 2018|work=Mathrubhumi|access-date= 27 April 2019}}</ref> It was founded in 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mathrubhumi-international-festival-of-letters-a-feast-for-literature-lovers-1.2545134|title=Mathrubhumi international festival of letters from Feb 2|date= 25 January 2018|work=[[India Today]]|access-date= 27 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/mathrubhumi-intl-festival-of-letters-from-feb-2/states/news/1117290.html|title=Mathrubhumi Intl Festival of Letters from Feb 2|date=27 April 2019|work=United News Of India}}</ref> and is organised by the ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' newspaper group. The Festival Director is Sabin Iqbal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-sabin-iqbal/|title=NAW Interview with Sabin Iqbal|website=New Asian Writing|date=9 June 2020|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The inaugural edition of the festival happened over three days from 2 February to 4 February 2018. Owing to the good response, the second edition of the festival was extended by a day and it took place from 31 January to 3 February 2019.

In 2019 it was announced that a "Book of the Year" Literary Award "to honour and celebrate the best in Indian literature", would be 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.<ref>Harsimran Gill, [https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/mathrubhumi-group-book-of-the-year-literary-award-fiction-in-english_in_5da876b6e4b034f1d69e8206?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALp9lbrGXxJYyAfncX_sJ8lYvs9KaiqYjh3K-qOPkADk-dh_sKgiif0KUzBHHJ_v6xiSL_5E_c8cdF7MdKGGKLcB4PF8JO1BG0N-obA8ggq_2zmgmiPDOGhei9MDZQWdUJYqN7To4hv8vJERfScLTnXXSAAofYfq4vib6Oa-jyTb&_guc_consent_skip=1577535373 "Mathrubhumi Group Announces 'Book Of The Year' Literary Award"], ''HuffPost'' (India), 17 October 2019.</ref>

The third edition of the festival took place from 30 January to 2 February 2020,<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mathrubhumi-institutes-rs-5-lakh-book-of-the-year-award/1642886 "Mathrubhumi institutes Rs 5 lakh 'Book Of The Year' award"], ''Outlook'', 17 October 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://welcomekeralaonline.com/events/mathrubhumi-international-festival-letters-mbifl-2020|title=Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters MBIFL 2020|website=Kerala Online|date=2020}}</ref> with the theme "Shrinking Spaces, Transcending letters" and featuring some 350 speakers from India and around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/350-speakers-to-take-part-in-mathrubhumi-festival-of-letters/1719261|title=350 speakers to take part in Mathrubhumi Festival of Letters|website=Outlook India|date=27 January 2020|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Notable participants, representing leading Indian writers as well as some 40 names from abroad, included [[Lemn Sissay]], [[Margaret Busby]], [[Dean Atta]], [[Alexander McCall Smith]], [[Tatenda Taibu]], [[Romesh Gunesekera]], [[Shashi Tharoor]] and [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], with discussions taking place on a wide range of topics covering all aspects of arts and culture, gender, politics, sports, and other topics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/mathrubhumi-international-festival-of-letters-20-unveils-list-of-speakers-102292.html|title=Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters '20 unveils list of speakers|website=exchange4media|date=27 January 2020|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, the inaugural "Book of the Year" award was presented, the winner being [[Vinod Kumar Shukla]]'s ''Blue is Like Blue'', translated into English by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Sara Rai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/vinod-shukla-bags-first-mathrubhumi-book-of-the-year-award/article30719270.ece|title=Vinod Shukla bags first Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 February 2020}}</ref>

In the four days over which the 2020 edition of MBIFL was held, more than 6000 people attended the events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsexperts.in/mathrubhumi-international-festival-letters-2020-ends-high-note/|title=Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 2020 Ends on a High Note|website=News Experts|date=3 February 2020|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Literary festivals in India]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language literature]]
[[Category:Annual events in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Thiruvananthapuram]]

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