Angela Davis joins a raft of speakers like Lola Shoneyin, Zukiswa Wanner, and others for the Women of the World (WOW) Festival 2020 set to…
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Category: World Literary Festivals
Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre of world activities in the…
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Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on World, African literature.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc on literary communities around the world in recent weeks. The Coronavirus, according to Wikipedia, is a disease caused…
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Cheluchi Onyemelukwe wins at Sharjah International Book Fair 2019.
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe’s novel The Son of The House won the best international fiction prize at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2019 on October 30, 2019.…
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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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A snapshot of Afrolution 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
Afrolution 2019, a festival with a literary focus, was hosted in venues in Berlin, Germany from June 13-16, 2019. The festival theme was “Pan Africanism…
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Africa Writes Bristol 2019 festival to celebrate African writing.
Africa Writes Bristol 2019 is set to celebrate contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora from June 30 – July 4, 2019. Africa…
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A snapshot of the African Book Festival 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
The African Book Festival 2019 was hosted in Berlin, Germany from April 4-7, 2019. Writers from across Africa and its diaspora attended the first edition…
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Ben Okri keynote at the African Book Festival 2019 opening ceremony. #ABF2019
The keynote at the opening ceremony at the African Book Festival 2019 was given by festival headliner Ben Okri on April 4, 2019. The African…
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A snapshot of the “Membrane: African Literatures Festival 2019” in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Membrane: African Literatures Festival 2019 was hosted in Stuttgart, Germany from May 23-26, 2019. The Membrane: African Literatures Festival was a four-day international literature…
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eKitabu is Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 winner.
Kenya’s eKitabu was announced as an Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 winner for the best initiative at the London Book Fair 2019 on March…
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A snapshot of the Atlantide Festival 2019.
The Atlantide Festival 2019, curated by Alain Mabanckou, was hosted in Nantes, France from February 28 to March 3, 2019. The Atlantide Literature Festival, founded…
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Ben Okri to headline Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019.
Ben Okri will headline Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019. The festival with the theme “Transitioning from Migration“ is in its second year. In April, African…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: World Book Capital 2019 theme and logo launched.
The World Book Capital 2019 theme and logo were launched at the opening ceremony of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2018 on October 31, 2018.…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” now in Arabic.
The Arabic edition of Yaa Gyasi debut novel Homegoing was presented at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2018 on November 4, 2018. The translation of…
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