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Ake Arts &
Book Festival
20-23 November 2024
Now in its twelfth year, Ake Arts & Book Festival has brought over 1000 writers, poets, musicians, actors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers together to celebrate creativity. This year, the festival is back in Lagos with a fantastic programme of events that includes panel discussions, book chats, poetry and music. Join us for four days of cultural immersion!
Festival Books 2023
![Daughters in Exile by Bisi Adjapon Daughters in Exile by Bisi Adjapon](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Daughters-in-Exile-by-Bisi-Adjapon.jpg)
Daughters in Exile by Bisi Adjapon
![When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WHEN-WE-WERE-FIREFLIES-BY-ABUBAKAR-ADAM-IBRAHIM.jpg)
When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
![Days Come & Go by Hemley Boum Days Come & Go by Hemley Boum](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Days-Come-Go-by-Hemley-Boum.jpg)
Days Come & Go by Hemley Boum
![Shigidi by Wole Talabi (2) Shigidi by Wole Talabi](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Shigidi-by-Wole-Talabi-2.jpg)
Shigidi by Wole Talabi
![patience Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/patience.jpg)
Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji
![Africa_is_Not_A_Country_by_Dipo_Faloyin Africa Is Not a Country By Dipo Faloyin](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Africa_is_Not_A_Country_by_Dipo_Faloyin-.jpg)
Africa Is Not a Country By Dipo Faloyin
![Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Honey-Spice-by-Bolu-Babalola.jpg)
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
![When_We _Were_Birds_by_Ayanna_Lloyd_Banwo When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/When_We-_Were_Birds_by_Ayanna_Lloyd_Banwo.jpg)
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
![reclaiming Reclaiming the Jewel of Africa by Olusegun Aganga](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/reclaiming.jpg)
Reclaiming the Jewel of Africa by Olusegun Aganga
![Call_and_Response_by_Gothataone_Moeng Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Call_and_Response_by_Gothataone_Moeng.jpg)
Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng
![The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro (2) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Five-Sorrowful-Mysteries-of-Andy-Africa-by-Stephen-Buoro-2.jpg)
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro
![Jollof_Rice_and_Other_Revolutions_by_Omolola_Ijeoma_Ogunyemi Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi](https://akefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jollof_Rice_and_Other_Revolutions_by_Omolola_Ijeoma_Ogunyemi.jpg)
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
Watch on-demand
Panel Discussion | Navigating Vulnerability in a Macho World
From the 2022 Festival
Book Chat | Bisi Adjapon, Zukiswa Wanner
From the 2022 Festival
Panel Discussion | New Approaches to Publishing and Distribution in Africa
From the 2022 Festival
Interview | Chess in Slum
From the 2022 Festival