Category: Literary Festivals/ Book Fairs
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Inaugural Nanyuki Book Festival starts October 10
The first-ever Nanyuki Book Festival will be hosted by the bookshop and library Books & Bloom in the Central Kenya town from October 10 – 11, 2025. Books & Bloom is a bookshop and library dedicated to fostering a love for reading and supporting mental wellness, founded by Rose Akoth in 2025. It provides a…
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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 2025 starts September 5
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 2025, with the theme “Root & Remedy: Prescriptions for an Uncertain World,” will be held in Brooklyn, USA, from September 5 – 7, 2025. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet. Founded by…
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Poetry Africa 2025 for Durban starting October 6
Poetry Africa 2025, with the theme “Poetry: An Architecture For Social Justice,” will be held in Durban, South Africa, from October 6 – 11, 2025. Poetry Africa is an international poetry festival first hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa in 1996. Since then, Durban and…
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Mukoma wa Ngugi, Joke Silva to headline Quramo Festival of Words 2025
Mukoma wa Ngugi and Joke Silva will headline Quramo Festival of Words 2025 with the theme “A Brave New World,” in Lagos, Nigeria, from October 2 – 5, 2025. The Quramo Festival of Words was first hosted in West Africa’s biggest city by Quramo Publishing in 2017. Those who attended the then-new literary festival were…
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Grenada Book Festival 2025 starts October 3
The Grenada Book Festival 2025 will be held for the second consecutive year in Saint George’s, Grenada, from October 3 – 4, 2025. Grenadian Published Authors, Inc. was founded in the Caribbean nation in 2023 to provide professional support to Grenadian authors. It aimed to provide training on book writing and publishing, organize visits to…
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Prof Niyi Osundare stars at Ibadan Arts and Book Fair prelude event
Prof Niyi Osundare featured at an event on Saturday, August 16, leading up to the Ibadan Arts and Book Fair 2025 to be held from October 24–25, 2025. Nigerian town Ibadan, famous as one of the continent’s literary hubs, will be hosting its inaugural Ibadan Arts and Book Fair (IbaFest) this October. Founded and directed…
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Macondo Literary Festival 2025 program announced
The program for the Macondo Literary Festival 2025, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 19 – 21, has been announced. The Macondo Literary Festival, organised by the Macondo Book Society, initiated by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor and Anja Bengelstorff, has hosted panels, readings, performances of poetry and other art forms in Nairobi since…
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A snapshot of the Kampala Writes LitFest 2025
Here are the highlights from the Kampala Writes LitFest 2025 hosted at Makerere University from August 15 – 17, 2025. The Kampala Writes Literature Festival, also known as Kampala Writes LitFest, was established in 2024 to provide a platform for authors, writers, and literature enthusiasts to connect, support one another, and engage in vital conversations.…
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Black British Book Festival 2025 for London on October 19
The Black British Book Festival 2025, the fifth edition, will be held in London, UK, on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The Black British Book Festival brings together authors, readers, publishers, and book lovers across the UK, celebrating Black British literature since 2021. The event celebrates and highlights black authors across all genres of literature in…
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A snapshot of Soma Nami African Book Fair 2025
The Soma Nami African Book Fair 2025 was hosted at Maktaba Kuu in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 7 – 10, 2025. Here are some highlights from the four-day festival. The African Book Fair was hosted by Soma Nami Books at the Macmillan Library in Nairobi’s central business district in 2023 and 2024. It has given…
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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Literary Awards 2025 shortlists were announced on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literature Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet, executed as a series of readings of classic and contemporary stories, workshops, talks, and…
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Macondo Literary Festival 2025 launches theme in Nairobi
The Macondo Literary Festival 2025, to be held from September 19 – 21, 2025, in Nairobi, launched its theme, “Chronicles and Currents”, on Friday, August 9, 2025. The Macondo Literary Festival, organised by the Macondo Book Society, has hosted panels, readings, performances of poetry and other art forms in Nairobi since its first edition in…
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Salon du Livre Féminin de Dakar 2025 Literary Awards announced
Fatimé Reumonne Habré and Aminata Ly Ndiaye were conferred the inaugural Salon du Livre Féminin de Dakar 2025 literary awards at a ceremony in Dakar, Senegal, on July 24, 2025. Salon du Livre Féminin de Dakar (English: Dakar Women’s Book Fair), centering books and ideas that express the vision of African women, Senegalese women in…
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Writers of African descent to feature at Seattle Worldcon 2025
These are some of the writers of African descent who will feature at Seattle Worldcon 2025 in Seattle, Washington, USA, from August 13 – 17, 2025. The World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is a large annual gathering for science fiction and fantasy fans, professionals, and enthusiasts held annually since 1939 (except for the 1942 to…
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Ghana International Book Fair 2025 starts August 20
The Ghana International Book Fair 2025, with the theme “Inclusive Publishing: Celebrating Accessible Literature,” will be held in Accra from August 20 – 23, 2025. The Ghana International Book Fair brings together local and international book industry players like publishers, editors, authors/ writers, designers, illustrators, printers, librarians, booksellers, students, teachers, and a host of allied…