Tag: Lebo Mashile
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A snapshot of Poetry Africa 2018.
Poetry Africa 2018 was hosted at venues in Durban, South Africa from October 15-20, 2018. Here is a snapshot of events that went down on the South African coastal town. Poetry Africa, organised by the Centre for Creative Arts, is an international poetry festival held annually in Durban, South Africa. It has hosted some of…
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Abantu Book Festival 2018 artist line up unveiled.
The Abantu Book Festival 2018 artist line up was announced on the event’s social media platforms on October 23, 2018. The festival now in its third year is set for Soweto, South Africa from December 6-9, 2018. The Abantu Book Festival was founded in 2016 to build a space for black South African readers and…
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Lagos International Poetry Festival 2018 at end of October.
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2018 kicks off on October 31 and ends on November 4, 2018 at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. Founded in 2015, the Lagos International Poetry Festival has brought poets, writers, artists, and thinkers from across the world to Lagos for a week of conversations, readings, performances, workshops and adventure, establishing itself…
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A snapshot of the South African Book Fair 2017
The South African Book Fair 2017 was hosted in Johannesburg from September 8-10. The festival theme was #OURSTORIES. It was a lit few days as some of the best known authors and others in the literary scene converged on Johannesburg for the South African Book Fair 2017. The list of the people see and interact…
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South Africa National Book Week 2017 is on!
The South Africa National Book Week 2017 is happening in Johannesburg from September 4-10. The highlight will be the South Africa Book Fair 2017 from September 8-10. South Africa National Book Week is a reading promotion campaign implemented by the South African Book Development Council (SABDC) in partnership with the Department Of Arts and Culture.…
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African writers threaten City of Durban with lawsuit
Professionals in the literary industry are up in arms against the City of Durban for lack of payment for the ARTiculate Africa festival 2017. The group of mainly aggrieved writers come from all off the continent. In November 2016, the ARTiculate Africa literary festival was hosted in Durban, South Africa as part of the Essence…
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Abantu Book Festival 2016 opening ceremony #AbantuBookFest2016
The Abantu Book Festival 2016 opened with a moving opening ceremony in the Soweto Theatre in South Africa on December 8th 2016. The event emceed by Lebo Mashile was marked by song from Zuko Collective, a poem from Koleka Putuma and a keynote address by Gcina Mhlophe. It’s been a long time in the making…
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Abantu Book Festival 2016 announces confirmed guests
The Abantu Festival 2016 set for 06 – 10 December in Soweto, South Africa have announced some of their guests and the lineup is epic. The Abantu Book Festival with Thando Mgqolozana as director and Panashe Chigumadzi as curator is organised under the theme, Our Stories. The new festival celebrates African stories through written and…