For the second year running, Calabash International Literary Festival has been cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 driven global health crisis. It will now…
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Category: Festivals
Where we cover African and Black literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them.
Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 set for July.
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 is set to happen at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, Hargeisa, Somaliland from July 24-29, 2021. The Hargeysa International Book…
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Inaugural Heroe Book Fair kicks off today March 22
The Heroe Book Fair will be happening concurrently in Mombasa, Kenya, and online from March 22-26, 2021. The festival theme is belonging. Heroe Book Fair,…
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The Time of the Writer 2021 kicks off on March 15.
The Time of the Writer 2021, one of the continent’s longest-running literary festivals, broadcasts from Durban, South Africa from March 15-21, 2021. The festival theme…
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Swahili Literary Festival 2021, celebrating women, kicks off in Mombasa.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2021 which happens at the Kilindini Cultural Centre, Mombasa kicked off today and runs until March 8, 2021. The festival theme…
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African Writers Festival runs online from February 26-27.
The African Writers Festival, hosted by Georgia College & State University, runs online from February 26-27, 2021. The festival theme is ‘connections and illumination.’ Contemporary…
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African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” streams January 28-29
The African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” from Berlin-based InterKontinental, curated by Kalaf Epalanga, will be streaming live from Munich and Leipzig, Germany from…
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Literary Festivals and Book Fairs in African and Black Literature in 2020.
The story of literary festivals and book fairs around African and Black Literature in 2020. Literary festivals and book fairs are a hugely important part…
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Festivals: African Book Festival, Heroe Book Festival, Cairo International Book Fair.
We bring you updates on the African Book Festival in Germany, the Heroe Book Festival in Kenya, and the Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt.…
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Breaking: Abantu Book Festival 2020 cancelled on funding concerns.
The Abantu Book Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to issues with raising funds in an announcement dated November 30, 2020. The Abantu Book Festival…
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Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2020 starts today, November 9.
The Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2020 runs in the commercial hub of the West African country from November 9 – 15, 2020. Its theme…
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African Writers Awards 2020 winners announced in Lusaka.
The winners for the African Writers Awards 2020 were announced at the African Writers Conference in Lusaka, Zambia on November 7, 2020. The African Writers…
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A snapshot of the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
The Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition featured the seven languages of Kiswahili, Ewe, Lingala, Hausa, Zulu, Amharic, Yoruba, and Shona from October 26 –…
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Shona Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Shona was the featured language on the last day of the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Monday, November 2, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières,…
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Yoruba Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Yoruba was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
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