Tag: Nairobi International Book Fair
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The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2019 were announced by the Kenya Publishers Association on September 9, 2019. The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, considered the most prestigious literary award in Kenya, has been handed out by the Kenya Publishers’ Association since 1972. Writers are celebrated…
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Literary festivals across Africa you can attend in September 2019.
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…
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African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2019
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…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2018.
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2018 happened at the Sarit Centre, Nairobi from September 26-30, 2018. The fair which was in its 21st edition had the theme “books for nurturing skills.” It’s been going on for a very long time as last year the team organising the Nairobi International Book Fair celebrated its 20th anniversary.…
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Nairobi International Book Fair 2018 opening ceremony
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2018 opening ceremony was hosted at the Sarit Centre on September 27, 2018. The ceremony was attended by everyone who was everyone in the Kenyan publishing industry led by the Kenya Publishing Association chairperson Lawrence Njagi and Nairobi International Book Fair Chair Mary Maina. The guest of honour at the…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2017
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2017 was hosted at a series of venues in Nairobi from September 27 – October 1, 2017. The event theme was “Unity Through Books.” The Nairobi International Book Fair is the pioneer of the book fair industry in East Africa having been first hosted in Kenya in 1996. The fair…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2017
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…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2016
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…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015
The Sarit Centre in Nairobi was a bustle of activity last week as Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 the biggest literary show around rolled into town from 23rd to 27th September. Unlike the Storymoja Festival which happened earlier in the month that focused on writers and their ilk, this one was a showcase the Kenyan…
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Sights from the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015
So the Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 ended yesterday at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi. It was a few days of literary goodness. The fair is a fair. This one is dedicated to those who want to know what books are out there from our Kenyan publishers and those who come from further afield. Here…
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Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 is here!
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2015 will be hosted at the Sarit Centre from 23-27 September this year. September looks like literature month on the African literary scene with a rash of festivals and other activities all over our continent. Here in Kenya we have just come out of the Storymoja Festival and we are…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2015
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…
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Nairobi International Book Fair 2014 now on.
The Nairobi International Book Fair which was born in 1996 and is now officially an adult is currently running at the Sarit Centre with the events starting today until Saturday. The climax (stop sniggering!) will be on Saturday evening with a dinner with well-known Kenyan brands in literature like David Maillu, Prof Chris Wanjala, and…
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From the Nairobi International Book Fair 2013
It’s not easy to do a book fair. You have to find all these publishers and convince them to come together in one space and flog their ware. Those folks have enough on their plate what with convincing the government to get their book on the Ministry of Education approved list. Then there is the…