{"id":23211,"date":"2022-10-08T16:59:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/?page_id=23211"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:23:43","slug":"new-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23211\" class=\"elementor elementor-23211\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd4685 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd4685\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231d71f\" data-id=\"231d71f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f50c8e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f50c8e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385d7e0\" data-id=\"385d7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ce2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd6ce2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo.png 1500w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo-250x119.png 250w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AABF_Logo-768x367.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d626fa\" data-id=\"3d626fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dafbbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dafbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">AKE ARTS &amp; BOOK FESTIVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eaa554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eaa554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">24-26 November 2022<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812da04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"812da04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now in its tenth year, Ake Arts &amp; Book Festival has brought over a 1000 writers, poets, musicians, actors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers together to\u00a0 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 three days of cultural immersion!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f1617 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9f1617\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a3915e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3a3915e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3361319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3361319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2nd Global Association of Literary <\/span> Festivals Conference <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430cf0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"430cf0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1st outing of GAOLF was convened by Isobel Abulhoul of the Emirates Festival of Literature. Many festival directors felt like they had finally found their tribe. It was comforting to discover that there were others who derived the same sense of gratification from curating engaging book discussions, and lively debates. Colleagues who also understood the lows that come with the more frustrating aspects of festival organisation such as fundraising or arranging travel. Whenever one of us was talking, half of the room was nodding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9362aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9362aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/festival\/gaolf-conference\/2nd-gaolf-conference\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43eb1469 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"43eb1469\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f720e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f720e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/conf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/conf.jpg 750w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/conf-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/conf-250x227.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4010ed7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4010ed7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ced66b3\" data-id=\"ced66b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2a60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe2a60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022 Festival Books<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f967d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f967d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lshowcase-clear-both\">&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"lshowcase-logos \"><div style='display:none;' class='lshowcase-wrap-carousel-0' ><div data-entry-id=\"24077\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='The Havoc of Choice &#8211; Wanjiru Koinange' data-entry-id='24077' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wajiri-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='The Havoc of Choice &#8211; Wanjiru Koinange' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">The Havoc of Choice &#8211; Wanjiru Koinange<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"24079\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='The House of Rust &#8211; Khadija Bajaber' data-entry-id='24079' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hose_rust-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='The House of Rust &#8211; Khadija Bajaber' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">The House of Rust &#8211; Khadija Bajaber<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"24351\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='The Daughters of Nandi' data-entry-id='24351' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/the_daughters_of_nandi-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='The Daughters of Nandi' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">The Daughters of Nandi<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"24352\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='LAGOS Supernatural City' data-entry-id='24352' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lagos_superna-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='LAGOS Supernatural City' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">LAGOS Supernatural City<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"24613\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='What Happened to Janet Uzor' data-entry-id='24613' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/what_happened-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='What Happened to Janet Uzor' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">What Happened to Janet Uzor<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"22312\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='The Teller of Secrets' data-entry-id='22312' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/teller_secrets2-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='The Teller of Secrets' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">The Teller of Secrets<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"24616\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='The Deep Blue Between' data-entry-id='24616' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the_deep_ble-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='The Deep Blue Between' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">The Deep Blue Between<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"23964\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='Prince of Monkeys &#8211; Nnamdi Ehirim' data-entry-id='23964' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/prince_of-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='Prince of Monkeys &#8211; Nnamdi Ehirim' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">Prince of Monkeys &#8211; Nnamdi Ehirim<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"23975\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='Jailed for Life &#8211; Kunle Ajibade' data-entry-id='23975' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/knle_ajibade-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='Jailed for Life &#8211; Kunle Ajibade' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">Jailed for Life &#8211; Kunle Ajibade<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"23976\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='Sex Lives of African Women &#8211; 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by Celeste Mohammed' data-entry-id='23724' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pleasant_view-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='Pleasant View &#8211; by Celeste Mohammed' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">Pleasant View &#8211; by Celeste Mohammed<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"23980\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='In The Company of Men &#8211; Veronique Tadjo' data-entry-id='23980' src='https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/veroniqe_-250x350.jpg'  width='250'  height = '350'  alt='In The Company of Men &#8211; Veronique Tadjo' title='' class='lshowcase-thumb'  \/><div class=\"lshowcase-description lshowcase-description-hover\">In The Company of Men &#8211; Veronique Tadjo<\/div><\/div><div data-entry-id=\"23725\" class=\"lshowcase-slide lshowcase-horizontal-slide lshowcase-thumb lshowcase-container-hover\"><img data-original-title='Even When Your Voice Shakes &#8211; 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