Tag: Ake Festival 2018
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A snapshot of a memorable Ake Festival 2018.
The Ake Festival 2018 was hosted at the Radisson Blu in Lagos, Nigeria from October 25 – 27, 2018. It was days of masterclasses and workshops, book chats, panels, poetry performances, film screenings, and more. The Ake Festival has quickly established itself as the go-to festival to attend in West Africa as one is guaranteed…
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Nommo Awards 2018 winners announced at Ake Festival 2018.
The Nommo Awards 2018 winners were announced at the opening ceremony for the Ake Festival 2018 on October 26. They are Tade Thompson, Kwabena Ofei, Setor Fiadzigbey, Wole Talabi, and Tochi Onyebuchi. The Nommo Awards were introduced by the African Speculative Fiction Society in 2017 to cast a much needed focus on “different” writing. This…
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Nuruddin Farah leads star studded guest list for Ake Festival 2018.
The Ake Festival 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria from October 25 – 27 will feature a battery of guests from across the African world of books and the arts led by festival headliner Nuruddin Farah. As earlier announced, the theme this year will be “fantastical futures.” The Ake Arts and Book Festival is organised by the Book…
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Ake Festival 2018 theme and dates announced. #AkeFest18
The Ake Festival 2018 theme and dates have been announced by the organisers. The festival will be happening in Lagos, Nigeria from October 24-27, 2018. The Ake Arts & Book Festival popularly known as the Ake Festival was born in 2012 as a production of the Lola Shoneyin led Bookbuzz Foundation in Abeokuta, Nigeria. From…