The Gaborone Book Festival 2020 which happens annually in Botswana’s capital runs from September 17-19, 2020. In 2018, the Gaborone Book Festival, a new literary…
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Category: Festivals
Where we cover African and Black literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them.
Battle of the Book Clubs for South Africa Book Fair 2020 (Book Clubs sought).
Books clubs are invited to participate in the forthcoming “Battle of the Book Clubs” at the South Africa Book Fair 2020. The South African Book…
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Ake Arts and Book Festival 2020 guests announced.
The guests featuring at the Ake Arts and Book Festival 2020, which runs from October 22-25, have been announced today, August 24, 2020. The Ake…
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The South African Book Fair 2020 programme has been announced.
The programme for the South African Book Fair 2020, which takes place online from September 11-13, 2020 was announced on August 19, 2020. The South…
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Covid-19: Salon International Du Livre d’Alger set to move online.
Salon International Du Livre d’Alger, also known as the International Book Fair of Algiers, is set to move online in an announcement made on August…
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Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2020 starts today!
The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2020, with the theme “The Art of Empathy,” is set to run from August 13-15, 2020. The Abuja Literary…
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Covid-19: Hargeysa Book Fair cancelled, Abantu Book Fair seeks donations
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to affect the African literary calendar, Hargeysa International Book Fair 2020 has been cancelled while Abantu Book Fair 2020 seeks…
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A snapshot of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5, the final season.
Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5, the final season for 2020, had writers of African origin streaming in from cities around the world from July 27…
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Margaret Busby wraps up Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Margaret Busby was the final guest of Season 5 of Afrolit Sans Frontières streaming from London, UK on Monday, August 3, 2020. She was hosted…
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Makanaka Mavengere at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Makanaka Mavengere featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday, August 3, 2020. She was hosted by Zukiswa Wanner. Afrolit…
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Helon Habila at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Helon Habila featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Centreville, USA on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was hosted by Tolu Daniel. Afrolit Sans…
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Ashley Hickson-Lovence at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Ashley Hickson-Lovence featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from London, UK on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was moderated by Troy Onyango. Afrolit Sans…
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Rodrigo França at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Rodrigo França featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, August 1, 2020. He was moderated by Mariana Evaristo.…
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Ondjaki talks Lusophone literature at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Ondjaki spoke about writing in Portuguese at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Luanda, Angola on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual…
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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, July 31, 2020. She was hosted by Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda. Afrolit…
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