The 2018 Accra International Book Festival will be held from 6-9 September, to coincide with the International Literacy Day on September 8. The festival theme is “Amplify,” which “emphasises the power of the writer to shape the destiny of his people by capturing their hurts, pains, and worries in their projects.” The programme is aimed at promoting a culture of reading and ideas in Ghana, inspiring writing, promoting authors’ books, and making books affordable and accessible to students.
The Festival has secured the participation of the iconic Ama Ata Aidoo as well as that of Haruna Ayesha Attah, author of The Hundred Wells of Salaga and former Miles Morland Scholar. Other guests include authors Nana Damoah Awere, Brooke C. Obie, and Chief Moomen, and actor Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku and Joy FM radio personality Manasseh Azure Awuni.
At the Festival’s launch last week, its West Africa Coordinator, Kwabena Brakopowers, stated, “We’re working with some writers and organisations to turn our literature into the next cocoa, gold, and oil for Ghana.”
The partners for the 2018 Accra International Book Festival are Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies (IAS), and the Tourism Ministry. The event’s Internet Sponsor is Busy Ghana.
Visit the Festival’s Website.
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