JLF Soneva Fushi is returning to the Baa Atoll with a captivating new line-up of award-winning authors and an even more vibrant festival programme spread across ten days and two weekends.
Set on Soneva Fushi’s pristine shores, each weekend programme will once again be dedicated to keynote addresses, gala dinners on the sand, live music performances, and film screenings at the open-air Cinema Paradiso, accompanied by specially curated menus from our award-winning Soneva chefs.
Throughout the week at JLF Soneva Fushi, guests will find endless opportunities to embrace the Slow Life while reconnecting with the joys of literature. Every morning, the festival begins with a choice of enlightening sessions that promise to expand your horizons
before breakfast, followed by close-knit sessions, author discussions and a range of engaging workshops taking place each afternoon.
Global Line-Up of Speakers
The 2023 edition will see a new line-up of world-renowned authors including Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson; Sahitya Akademi awardee Namita Gokhale; British historian and television presenter Simon Sebag Montefiore; Yale professor in the departments of astronomy and physics Priyamvada Natarajan and best selling historian Willian Dalrymple.