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Abantu Book Festival
September 1, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Eyethu Lifestyle Centre & Soweto Theatre, Soweto, South Africa
Dates: Thursday, December 6, 2018 to Sunday, December 9, 2018
Website: Abantu Book Festival
Email: molweni@abantubookfestival.co.za
Description:
Abantu Book Festival is an annual literary event held in Soweto, South African’s artistic heartland, featuring authors from South Africa, Africa, and the diaspora. Abantu is the Nguni word for people, which makes this the people’s festival. Our vision is simple—We see a Soweto with a vibrant culture of reading.
Learn more about Abantu Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Open Book Cape Town
The Fugard Theatre , Capetown, South Africa
Date: September 2019 – Dates to be Announced
Website: Open Book Cape Town
Description:
Open Book Festival at The Fugard Theatre is an annual literary festival, the first of which happened in 2011.
When Mervyn Sloman and Ben Williams started talking about creating a festival, they had in mind around 60 literary events over 5 days featuring about 15 top international as well as some of the best South Africans writing today. Due to the incredible support Open Book received, that quickly grew into a festival that now includes over 100 events, featuring over 100 authors.
Learn more about Open Book Cape Town on AALBC.com.