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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 5 winding it down

The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 is winding down to the sadness of delegates, both local and international, who are interacting, learning and have become…

African Literary Festivals Eritrea Kenya Malawi Nigeria Somaliland

Hargeysa International Book Fair: Day 4 images and videos

Here are some images and videos from the fourth day of the Haregysa International Book Fair 2015 taken by my trusty camera phone. Maimouna Jallow,…

African Literary Festivals Kenya Nigeria Somaliland

Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 4 is getting hot in here

James Murua August 13, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Mary Harper Nimo Jirdeh

As the delegates from around the world get even more acclimatised to the land and people of Somaliland the festival gets better and better. August…

African Literary Festivals Kenya Malawi Nigeria Somaliland South Africa

Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 5 winding it down

James Murua August 6, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Dr Mpalive Msiska Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Joe Addo Jonny Steinberg Maimouna Jallow MpaliveMsiska Nadifa Mohamed Nanjala Nyabola Okey Ndibe Prof Niyi Osundare Sayid Ahmed

The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 is winding down to the sadness of delegates, both local and international, who are interacting, learning and have become…

African Literary Festivals Eritrea Kenya Malawi Nigeria Somaliland South Africa

Hargeysa International Book Fair: Day 4 images and videos

James Murua August 5, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Maimouna Jallow Nadifa Mohamed Okey Ndibe Prof Mpalive Msiska Prof Niyi Osundare

Here are some images and videos from the fourth day of the Haregysa International Book Fair 2015 taken by my trusty camera phone.

African Literary Festivals Kenya Nigeria Somaliland South Africa

Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015: Day 4 is getting hot in here

James Murua August 5, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Mary Harper Nimo Jirdeh

As the delegates from around the world get even more acclimatised to the land and people of Somaliland the festival gets better and better. August…

African Literary Festivals Kenya Nigeria Somaliland South Africa

The 8th Hargeysa International Book Fair is coming

James Murua July 20, 2015 No Comments Chuma Nwokolo Ciku Kimeria Hannah Pool Hargeysa International Book Fair Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 Jonny Steinberg Okey Ndibe Prof Osundaro Niyi Osundare

The eighth running of Somaliland’s premier literary shindig, the Hargeysa International Book Fair, will be happening from 1st – 6th August at the Gualid Hotel.…

Awards South Africa

Sunday Times Literature Prize 2015 shortlists out

James Murua May 17, 2015 No Comments A Man of Good Hope Arctic Summer Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-apartheid Struggle Damon Galgut DF Malan and the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism Elaine Proctor Imraan Coovadia Jacana Media Jacob Dlamini Jonathan Ball Publishers Jonny Steinberg Lindie Koorts Lost and Found in Johannesburg Maria Phalime Mark Gevisser October Postmortem: the Doctor Who Walked Away Quercus Sunday Times Literature Prize Sunday Times Literature Prize 2015 Tafelberg Tales of the Metric System The Reactive by Masande Ntshanga The Savage Hour Umuzi Zoë Wicomb

The Sunday Times Literary Awards are one of richest prizes for writers on the continent with winners in the two categories going home with R100…