Aké Arts and Book Festival
aké art book festival literary artistic event held annually nigeria founded lola shoneyin nigerian writer poet abeokuta feature new established writer across world primary focus promote develop celebrate creativity african writer poet artist aké art book festival described african continent biggest annual gathering literary writer editor critic reader festival official website dedicated magazine known aké review lola shoneyin founded festival according wanted place intellectual thinker come together talk african issue african soil festival named aké town abeokuta ogun state africa first nobel laureate literature wole soyinka born first edition festival held cultural centre kuto abeokuta – november theme festival shadow memory one major highlight event four nigerian age opportunity quiz nobel laureate wole soyinka life second edition festival held november november theme bridge pathway festival themed engaging fringe held november november year writer visual performing artiste researcher scholar around world attendance official opening ceremony held november featured speech executive governor ogun state ibikunle amosun european union ambassador nigeria ecowas michel arrion well baji nyam marine platform festival headlined poet niyi osundare also cover year edition aké review notable writer festival included helon habila binyavanga wainaina mona elthahawy chris abani véronique tadjo pierre cherruau e c osondu taiye selasi novuyo rosa tshuma nnedi okorafor edition featured exhibition photograph titled margin marginalisation andrew esiebo shadow dream tyna adebowale hear word play directed ifeoma fafunwa also performed event theme edition held – november beneath skin festival headlined kenyan writer ngũgĩ wa thiongo featured several art exhibition including cultural dysmorphia ayobola kekereekun bit borno fatima abubakar also featured play iyalode eti adapted stage debo oluwatuminu directed moji kareem femi elufowoju jr play inspired john webster masterpiece duchess malfi also musical concert brymo adunni nefretiti falana performing stage event festival film hissène habré chadian tragedy mahamatsaleh haroun screening followed interview clément abaifouta president chadian victim association fought bring hissène habré justice abaifouta arrested habres notorious political police force suspected link opposition president theme edition held – november fword headliner ghanaian novelist poet ama ata aidoo edition featured several event including launch saraba magazine inaugural print issue presentation prize nommo award theme edition fantastical future focused event conversation ideal future africa first time since ake festival held lagos – october radisson blu hotel ikeja festival celebrated africa art photography art exhibition young african artist like abdulkareem baba eloghosa osunde ismail shomala roye okupe seventh edition themed black body grey matter featured guest attendee seventeen panel discussion twelve book chat one art exhibition eat book launch waterbird lakeshore african young adult anthology goetheinstitut published ouida book eighth edition festival themed african time took place lagos – october held online due covid pandemic festival featured wana udobong nigerian poet included performance talented poet south africa nigeria ghana senegal jamaica united kingdom uganda senegal sudan kenya algeria poet attendance edition include jubir malick vanessa kissule titilope sonuga dbi young anitafrika samira negrouche ndukwe onuoha sitawa nawahe yomi sode poetra asantawa vangile gantsho afura kan ola elhassan festival documentary shown honor maryse condé titled wondrous life maryse condé condé author numerous novel distinguished academic retired columbia university professor french language also taught university california berkeley ucla also panel discussion centered around responsibility medium tackle disinformation panel chaired yinka adegoke member yemisi akinbobola wale lawal chude jideonwo spoke medium duty africa youth theme ninth festival generational discordance took place – october aké review official publication festival published three official language english yorùbá french review coedited oyebade dosunmu lola shoneyin review coedited kola tubosun kolade arogundade edition feature series question answered aké festival guest addition publication interview short fiction poetry photography art edition aké review indepth interview poet teacher niyi osundare also appeared cover well interview caine prizewinner namwali serpell review edited molara wood cover featured famous kenyan writer ngũgĩ thiongo also headliner festival included interview ngugi conducted mọlara wood mahamat saleh haroun odafe atogun conducted lola shoneyin review edited molara wood headliner year event ama ata aidoo cover included three interview diane awerbuck interviewed geoff ryman ama ata aidoo interviewed molara wood ayobami adebayo interviewed kola tubosun also uncredited interview jude kelly artistic director london southbank centre founder woman world festival wow review edited molara wood featured year festival headliner nuruddin farah cover review edited molara wood tsitsi dangarembga cover also included interview tsitsi dangarembga headliner year aké festival website aké review web page