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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Category: Festivals
Where we cover African and Black literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them.
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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African and Black Literature events for November 2020.
We give you a list of events across the African and Black Literature world you can attend in November 2020. Send us your event to…
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Amharic Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Amharic was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
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Zulu Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Zulu was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Friday, October 30, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
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Hausa Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Hausa was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
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Lingala Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Lingala was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 28, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
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Ewe Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Ewe was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 27, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
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FEMRITE’s Week of Literary Activities starts today, October 26.
FEMRITE, the Ugandan literary advocacy organization, has a week of literary activities running from October 26 – 31, 2020. FEMRITE , the Uganda Women Writers’…
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Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition: Program announced.
The program for the African Languages Edition of Afrolit Sans Frontières which runs from October 26 – November 2, 2020 has been announced. Afrolit Sans…
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Maryse Condé headlines Ake Festival 2020 that kicks off on October 22.
Maryse Condé is the headliner for the Ake Festival 2020 that runs out of Lagos, Nigeria from October 22 – 25, 2020. The Ake Arts…
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Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2020 kicks off in Accra on October 16.
Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2020 runs both in-person and virtually in Accra, Ghana from October 16-18, then again on October 29, 2020. In 2017,…
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