He’s a curated list of literary festivals you shouldn’t miss this year, as prepared by Ifeoluwa Adeyemo.
AKE Arts and Books Festival
The Association of Nigerian Authors Convention. Ake Arts and Book Festival has brought over 400 artists, writers, poets, musicians, dancers, and thinkers together in Abeokuta and now in Lagos State, Nigeria. The primary goals of the festival are to promote, develop and celebrate creativity on the African continent through book fairs, stage play, drama, film, and writing. Some of their events have featured the likes of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Ayobami Adebayo, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and many others.
ALitFest
The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival started two years ago in Abuja. The fest is aimed at using art to change the world and be a socially conscious tool in Nigeria. Its master classes involve workshops, panel discussions, book readings, concerts, and a festival bar. It also circles around discussions on political reportage, press freedom. ALitFest is directed by Buchi Onyegbule. It also holds for four days in the month of July.
Port Harcourt Book festival
The Garden city festival which is now the Port Harcourt Book festival was initiated by Governor Amaechi of Rivers State. It is organized every year by the Rainbow Book club in Port Harcourt. It’s a six-day event that makes up of book fairs, writers workshops, literary forums, symposiums, and cultural displays. Guest authors in the past have included Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate), Chinua Achebe. As part of the fest, children are involved in special workshops where they visit the book fair and also showcase their talents.
The Kaduna Book and Arts Festival (KABAFEST)
It’s arguably the biggest creatives gathering in the northern part of the country. The literary fest features; book chats, workshops, performances, art exhibitions, film screenings. It’s a four-day event that holds in September. It brings together creative thinkers of both the local and international sphere. Also, discussions revolved around rape, feminism, and religion among others. The Kaduna state government is also an active part of this event.
The Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF)
This fest is a place for publishers, literary activists, book lovers, and artists. It features reading sessions, conversations around books and ideas, book exhibitions, arts and crafts, creative workshops, music, and dance. It was put together by the Committee of Relevant Arts (CORA). It usually runs in November. It is set to hold it’s 20th edition this year and we shouldn’t miss it for anything.
These festivals have unique ways of impacting each and every attendee. Let’s make it a date to attend these interesting ones.
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