The Open Book Festival 2022, after a mini-edition in March, returns to Cape Town, South Africa from September 2-4, 2022. The Open Book Festival is a literary festival held annually in Cape Town, South Africa since 2011. It has in the past included over 150 literary events, featuring over 100 authors over 5 days. It […]
The Open Book Festival 2022 returns to Cape Town, South Africa from March 26-27, 2022. It is sponsored by the South African Department of Arts and Culture and Heinrich Böll Stiftung. The Open Book Festival, first hosted in 2011, is a literary festival held annually in Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on South […]
We share with you a list of literary festivals you can attend across Africa in September 2019. September might be the most hectic month on the African literary calendar this year with festivals hosted in many of the regions. In West Africa, bibliophiles can look forward to the Kaduna Book and Arts Festival 2019, also […]
Cape Town’s Open Book Festival 2019, which happens from September 4-8 this year, announced its featured guests on August 1, 2019. The Open Book Festival, founded by Mervyn Sloman and Ben Williams, is an annual literary festival based in Cape Town, South Africa. It has hosted some of the most prominent writers in South Africa, […]
Covering the length and breadth of the continent, here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2019. This list is regularly updated as and when information becomes available. 2018 was a very literary festival filled year for Africa. East Africa had a variety of festivals including the Hargeysa International Book Fair, […]
The Open Book Festival 2017 kicked off today in Cape Town, South Africa. The festival will run from September 6-10, 2017. The Open Book Festival is an annual literary festival held in Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on South African literature in an international context. The event, first held in 2011, includes over […]
Here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2017. 2016 promised and delivered to literary feast of festivals in all corners of the continent. Writers and readers met and interacted in many different venues in many types of environments. Some like Abantu Book Festival were new while the older ones like […]
What a year 2015 was where African literary festivals were concerned. A record number showcased some of the coolest people and their writing in various spaces around on this rock that we live on. It looks like it’s not letting up as there are very many events for this year. Here are some of the […]
The Open Book Festival, one of the fastest growing literary festivals on the planet, will be happening in 9-13 September in Cape Town, South Africa. This year the festival is turning five and its organisers have decided to give possible attendees a rare treat. In partnership with the Fugard Theatre and Lauren Beukes they have […]
2014 was a great year for Africa’s literature and a slew of festivals across the continent. So with the new year still upon us I figured that for planning purposes some of you would like to join in on the fun. Here is a list of events that will be happening in the next twelve […]
