The Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 was hosted in venues around Lilongwe, Malawi from November 23-24, 2019. The festival theme was “the pursuit of…
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Category: African Literary Festivals
Where we cover African literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them. Check out the festivals you can attend in 2018.
Sierra Leone National Book Fair to kick off on December 5.
The Sierra Leone National Book Fair is set to run in Freetown, Sierra Leone from December 5 – 7, 2019. The fair theme is “Read…
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The Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 opening ceremony. #Feminarts19
The Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 officially kicked off at the Crossroads Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi on November 23, 2019. The festival theme is “The…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga to headline Malawi’s Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019.
Tsitsi Dangarembga is the headline artist at the Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 to be hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi from November 23-24. Early in…
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Abantu Book Festival 2019 guests revealed. #AbantuBookFest
The guests attending the Abantu Book Festival 2019, happening in Soweto, South Africa from December 5-8, were announced on November 14, 2019. The Abantu Book…
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Nommo Awards 2019 winners announced at Ake Festival 2019.
The winners of the African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 were announced at the opening ceremony of the Ake Festival 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria on…
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A snapshot of the Salon Du Livre De Mayotte 2019.
The Salon Du Livre De Mayotte 2019, the book fair of the French department of Mayotte, happened in Mamoudzou, Mayotte from October 17-20, 2019. Mayotte…
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A snapshot of the Macondo Literary Festival 2019.
The Macondo Literary Festival 2019 happened at the Kenya Cultural Centre in Nairobi from September 27-29, 2019. The festival theme was “Re-imagining Africa’s histories through…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2019.
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2019 was hosted at the Sarit Centre, Nairobi from September 25-29, 2019. The Nairobi International Book Fair, organised by the…
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Goethe-Institut’s AfroYoungAdult anthology to launch at Ake Book Festival 2019.
The AfroYoungAdult anthology from the Goethe-Institut will launch at the Ake Book Festival 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria which happens on October 24-27, 2019. In September…
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Literary festivals across Africa you can attend in October 2019.
We share with you a list of literary festivals you can attend across Africa in October 2019. September was a very activity-filled month of the…
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Nairobi International Book Fair 2019 officially kicks off.
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2019 officially kicked off at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi on Thursday, September 26, 2019. The fair ends on Sunday,…
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Kalaf Epalanga is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 curator.
Kalaf Epalanga was announced as the curator for Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on September 23, 2019. The festival runs from April 17-19, 2020 with…
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The busiest week in Kenyan literature in 2019 is upon us.
The busiest week in Kenyan literature in 2019 is upon us with the Nairobi International Book Fair 2019, Macondo Literary Festival 2019, the African Writers…
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Novuyo Rosa Tsuma to tour Nairobi in late September 2019.
Novuyo Rosa Tsuma will be making appearances at the Goethe-Institut, Macondo Literary Festival and a Meet The Readers session in Nairobi on September 26th and…
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