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AlhanIslam @Alhan_islam (Maryam Bukar Hassan) is a Nigerian poet, storyteller, and communications strategist whose works blends art with advocacy. She has performed on global stages including the UN General Assembly and COP28 and in 2025, was appointed
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Adania Shibli (Palestine, 1974) has written novels, plays, short stories and narrative essays. She has twice been awarded with the Qattan Young Writer's Award-Palestine in 2001 and in 2003. Her latest is the novel Tafsil Thanawi (Al-Adab, 2017, translated
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Andie Davis @AndieDavis18 is a novelist, essayist, and short story writer whose work explores Black identity, global citizenship, and self-determination. Winner of the 2024 Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Award for fiction, she is the author of
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Hosting and producing the two-time APVA comedy podcast of the year with unmatched flair and wit, Adebayo Oduwole @oduwolebayo is a certified voice actor and award-winning screenwriter who absolutely loves anime, and possesses a not-so-secret… a mechanical
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Adedapo Adeniyi @dapotheabstract is a writer, filmmaker and alternative arts and culture archivist from Kwara State, Nigeria. His literature travels through experimental speculative fiction, Africanfuturism, Surrealism and Abstractism, a term he coined
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Ayisha Osori is a lawyer, writer and advocate with experience in the public and private sectors.
As a public commentator she has written columns for years for Business Day, ThisDay and Leadership and her essays have been published in Africa Is a Country,
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Adesuwa O’man Nwokedi wears many hats, but she is a storyteller by heart. What began as scribbles shared with friends has grown into a love affair with romance writing, now spanning over 30 titles. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic and eternal daydreamer,
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Amyn Bawa-Allah @LipglossMAFFIA is a literary content creator, copy editor, and host of Something Bookish, a podcast that amplifies underrepresented voices in literature. With years of experience in content strategy and community building, she works across
Honored to have shared insights on Finding Freedom at #AkeFest24 alongside @karenattiah and @frau_cheliak. As President of @LesMiezi , our mission of cultural liberation through literature resonates deeply with the festival's theme. When we reclaim our narratives, we find our freedom. #FindingFreedom #AfricanLiterature
Privilège d'avoir partagé notre vision de la liberté à #AkeFest24 aux côtés de @karenattiah et @frau_cheliak. De Kinshasa à Lagos, nous avons exploré comment les espaces culturels et la littérature libèrent. Maîtriser nos récits, c'est trouver notre liberté. #FindingFreedom #LittératureAfricaine
Where were you this time last week?
At #AkeFest24, I hope!
It’s been a week, and we still can’t get over how amazing it was. Huge thanks to our sponsors, guests, attendees, crew, and vendors.
Aké Festival 2025 will be even better! Stay tuned.
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