Malaysia’s leading celebration of stories returns for its 15th edition! This year’s George Town Literary Festival explores Urban Myths and Memories through panels, readings, performances, and workshops featuring 37 writers and artists from 13 countries.

George Town Literary Festival 2025 

Malaysia’s leading celebration of stories returns for its 15th edition! This year’s George Town Literary Festival explores Urban Myths and Memories through panels, readings, performances, and workshops featuring 37 writers and artists from 13 countries.

Join us in Penang’s heritage heart for three days of conversation, creativity, and discovery. Admission is free with a Festival Pass, except for workshops and select events.

Explore the full programme breakdown on the official George Town Literary Festival website.

Programme at a glance:

29 November

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Panel: She Who Remembers, She Who Rewrites

Location

UAB Hall

Women writers have long reclaimed myth and memory to resist erasure and shape new narratives of identity. This panel explores how stories handed down through culture can be unsettled, reimagined, and rewritten, challenging patriarchal traditions while illuminating the intimate bonds of memory and belonging.

Speakers: Ramayda Akmal, Lize Spit
Moderator/Host: Bernice Chauly