The Gujarat Literature Festival (abbreviated as GLF), also known as Gujarati Sahitya Mahotsav, is a literary festival which takes place annually in the Indian city Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The festival is held generally in December–January. The main aim of the festival is to promote and popularize Gujarati literature through the method of debates, discussions, and workshops. The festival was founded by Shyam Parekh, Samkit Shah, and Jumana Shah. Other members of the festival includes Paras Jha, filmmaker Abhishek Jain, writer Raam Mori, and poet Rajendra Patel. Started with philosophy that literature is not bound between the covers of book, GLF brings together multiple forms of narratives including theatre, screenplay, documentary films, music, journalism, social media, and oral tradition. Overview The Gujarat Literature Festival is the first literary festival and one of the largest literary events in Gujarat. It is also known as Gujarati Sahitya Mahotsav. The main aim of the festival is to promote and popularize Gujarati literature through the method of debates, discussions, and workshops. Officially a three-days event, it also includes two days of pre-inauguration events such as workshops and competition. Started with philosophy that literature is not bound between the covers of book, GLF brings together multiple forms of narratives including theatre, screenplay, documentary films, music, journalism, social media, and oral tradition. Shyam Parekh and Samkit Shah are the directors and producers of the festival, while Paras Jha serves as the programming director. Poet Rajendra Patel and filmmaker Abhishek Jain is the member of the festival. Other team members include Aditi Desai, Niharka Shah, Bhargav Purohit, RJ Aarti And RJ Devaki . GLF is sponsored by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL); Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC); Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (HCCB) and Gujarat State Handloom & Handicraft Corporation (GSHHDC). The Gujarat University and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation function as the partner of the festival. Timeline First edition The first edition of the GLF was held on 3, 4, and 5 January 2014. It was sponsored by Vodafone. Second edition The second edition of GLF was launched in 2015. The festival was held at Kanoria Centre, Ahmedabad from 28 to 31 January and 1 February. A workshop and a debate were arranged on the first two days about film critique. It had about 40 sessions, featuring about 125 speakers. Third edition The third edition of the festival was launched in 2015, from 8 January