Aké Arts and Book Festival is a yearly event that brings like-minded people from all over Nigeria, africa and beyond, together in an atmosphere charged with thrilling creativity.

The 6th edition has been announced again, bigger and better this year, 2018.

Aké Arts & Book Festival is five days of cultural immersion. As is always the case, Aké Arts and Book Festival aims to showcase the very best of contemporary African literature, poetry, music, art, film and theatre. It’s interesting to note that this year’s festival ( sixth edition) will take place for the very first time in Lagos!
Date: October 25th-28th
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos
Theme for this year: ‘Fantastical Futures’
Conversations will center on a “re-imagined African future.” Aké Arts and Book Festival preserves, promotes, develops, and celebrates diverse forms of creativity in Africa.
Features you don’t want to miss: book chats, art exhibition, a stage play, school visits, panel discussions, film & documentary screenings, a musical concert, a night of poetry performance, and others. Book lovers are not left out, as they’ll get to purchase books at affordable prices at the Aké Festival Bookstore.

https://bookclubs.com.ng/ake-arts-book-festival-2018/

Who's attending?

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Mobizone.ng is hosting a monthly debate competition.
Last month's topic was: Are Federal Universities Really Better Than Private?

Now, this month's topic is: Sex for marks: does the victim have a part to play?

Who can compete?
Students of any university.

Cash prize: 25,000N

How to win: Write on the topic, submit your entry, and get your friends to vote for you. No word limit. Contestant with the highest votes win.

Mode of entry: simply send in your entries to 08120120224 on Whatsapp. Kindly include your name and school with a picture of you in the message.

Closing date: Entries will close on the 30th of July.

Start writing now. SEX FOR MARKS: DOES THE VICTIM HAVE A PART TO PLAY?
submit on Whatsapp: 08120120224

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We'll be promoting a lot of writers this period through Facebook and Instagram ads.

Here's how you can get you and/or your work promoted:
Post a review of your book, short stories, writing tips or anything related to writing here: http:///bookclubsng

If it's kickass or interesting then it gets promoted on Facebook and Instagram for 48 hours. Just make sure it's worth the read.

Thank you.

Aké Arts and Book Festival 2017 Starts on The the 14th of November!
Who's excited??

Find out where the name "Aké " originated from and other things about the festival here:

It will hold it’s 5th edition at the Arts and Cultural Centre also known as June 12 Center in Kuto, Abeokuta, away from all the distractions and buzz of the big cities like Lagos and Abuja, from the 14th to 18th of November, 2017.
Over 80 guests from around the world will be present at this year’s edition! Isn’t that awesome?
We’re excited!
You already know that Abeokuta, in Yoruba, means ”under the rock” or “refuge among rocks” right?
If you didn’t, well now you’re in the know.
Why all the rocky talk? The rocks in Abeokuta are revered because they played a major role in protecting the indigenes who were fleeing slave hunters from Dahomey and Ibadan in the early 18th century. Hence it’s appeal to tourists all over the world!
Now, here are one or two… ooops, actually five things you should know about #AkéFest.
1. “Ake” is a Yoruba word which translates to “He who owns” (the region of) in English.
Ake is a region in Abeokuta, where the traditional ruler ‘The Alake of Abeokuta’ or
‘Alake of Egbaland’ resides here in Nigeria.

Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria.

2. Ake Festival has grown to be the biggest cultural and literary event in the whole of Africa!

3. “Aké” also has literary resonance, as it is a title of the first book in the series of memoirs written by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka.


4. The Ake Festival bookstore stocks over 4,000 books, mostly on Africa and about Africa. Categories range from cookery, graphics, poetry, novels, academic to fiction at discounted prices.


5. Every year, Aké Festival usually features book reviews, chats, concert, art exhibitions, drama,school visits, film, palm wine & poetry night, dance and other activities to keep you entertained. All you have to do is register and purchase tickets online before the event or at the venue, with flexible options to suit your wallet.


https://bookclubs.com.ng/ake-arts-book-festival-5-facts-you-should-know/

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