Éric Ntumba was announced the winner of the Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 at the closing ceremony of the Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020 in…
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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.
The Heroe Book Fair, Nakuru’s first major book fair, is set for July 23-25, 2020.
The Heroe Book Fair 2020, the first major book fair in Nakuru, Kenya, will run at the Player’s Theatre from July 23-25, 2020. While Nakuru,…
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Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, Pa Gya! Literary Festival announce dates.
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, and Pa Gya! Literary Festival have announced the dates they will happen in three different African cities across Africa.…
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José Eduardo Agualusa is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 headliner.
José Eduardo Agualusa was revealed as the headliner of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on Friday, February 14, 2020. In 2018, African writers met for…
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DR Congo’s Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020 kicks off on February 14.
Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020, the seventh edition of the festival, happens in venues around the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo from…
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Swahili Literary Festival 2020 theme announced in Mombasa.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2020 is set to happen at the SwahiliPot Hub in Mombasa from March 4-8, 2020. The festival theme is “Identity Politics…
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Ake Arts & Book Festival 2020 theme announced in Lagos.
“Black Magic,” the theme for Ake Arts & Book Festival 2020 to take place announced in Lagos, Nigeria from October 22-25, was announced on January…
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Time of the Writer 2020, to run in March, announces its first guests.
The Time of the Writer 2020, which runs in Durban, South Africa from March 16-21, announced its first guests on January 20, 2020. The Time…
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Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) 2020 dates and guests announced.
The guests who will feature at the Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) 2020, in Brussels, Belgium on February 27-28, were announced on January 14, 2020.…
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African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2020.
Covering the length and breadth of the African continent, here is a list of literary festivals you can attend in 2020. It is regularly updated…
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JamesMurua.com Outstanding African literary awards 2019.
We present to you the outstanding personalities, books and events for the past year in our annual JamesMurua.com Outstanding African Literary Awards 2019. In 2016,…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga: Feminist Survival in Conservative Society. (Feminart Arts and Book Festival keynote)
The Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 was hosted in venues around Lilongwe, Malawi from November 23-24, 2019. Here is the keynote by the festival…
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A snapshot of Malawi’s Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019. #Feminart19
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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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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