Book Fest Kochi

Founded in 1997, Book Fest Kochi is a charity based in Kochi, India working on arts & culture, education.

Book Fest Kochi is run by Antharashtra Pusthakotsava Samithy, a registered non-profit charity formed in 1997 in Kochi, Kerala, India. It organises the Kochi International Book Festival, one of the largest book festivals in India and the largest in Kerala, which brings together publishers, booksellers, authors and readers, with a focus on supporting small and marginal publishers. The organisation also runs the Kochi Literature Festival, which features writers in all Indian languages, and a children's book festival programme in schools that has operated since 2006. It provides literary workshops, seminars and competitions for aspiring writers and children, supports school and village libraries, and has set up libraries in orphanages. It presents the Balamani Amma Award for literature, the Leela Menon Award for journalists and a Best Publisher Award. Its work is focused on promoting reading and encouraging writing in the state of Kerala.