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 Ibadan, Nigeria
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2 DAYS TO GO! 📚✨ We’re almost there! In just two days, IBAFEST 2026 begins with conversations, workshops, book chats, performances and more, all around The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 October 29–31, 2026 📍 Zoom & University of Ibadan
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Don’t miss out. Register through the link and join us for three days of stories, ideas and conversations. #IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢📢 We are pleased to welcome Joel Oyeleke, literary administrator, poet and essayist, to IBAFEST 2026. Joel Oyeleke is a literary administrator, poet, essayist and three-time co-curator of the ANA-OAU Books and Art Festival in Osun State, Nigeria. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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Author of a chapbook, God is a Poet (FGP, 2024), he was shortlisted for the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry. Joel is also a Fellow of Ken Saro Wiwa Int’l. Writers’ Residency, Ebedi Int'l Writers Residency, and Griots Lounge Publishing Mentorship. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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Join us as we explore the Stories we long to Tell 📅 30th of October 2026 📍 Zoom Time :9Am #IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #JoelOyeleke #AfricanPoetry #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢✨ We are pleased to welcome Tobiloba Afolayan, award-winning Nigerian author, ghostwriter, and narrative strategist, to IBAFEST 2026. She is the author of Shina, ODIDERE II: Echoes of Fate, and A Match – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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Unlikely. An alumna of the University of Ibadan, she combines her love for storytelling with expertise in digital media and content creation. Join us as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 31 October 2026 📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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#IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #TobilobaAfolayan #AfricanLiterature #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: TADE IPADEOLA 📚✨ We are pleased to welcome Tade Ipadeola, award-winning Nigerian poet, essayist, translator, and lawyer, to IBAFEST 2026. Author of The Sahara Testaments, which won the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature, he writes in Yoruba and – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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English and has translated works by notable writers across languages. He is also the founding librarian of the Kofi Awoonor Memorial Library in Ibadan. Join us as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 31st of October 2026 – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan #IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #TadeIpadeola #AfricanLiterature #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT📢📢 We are delighted to welcome Isaiah Adepoju, writer and cultural producer and director of three editions of the ANA-OAU Books and Arts Festival. He is also a fellow of several writing and arts residencies. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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Join us at IBAFEST 2026 as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 29–31 October 2026 📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan #IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #IsaiahAdepoju #AfricanLiterature #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢📢 We are pleased to welcome Tunde Adegbola, research scientist, consulting engineer, and culture activist, to IBAFEST 2026. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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He is the Executive Director of the African Languages Technology Initiative (Alt-i), where he leads research into the use of modern information and communication technologies to support African languages. Join us as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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📅 31 October 2026 📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan #IBAFEST2026 #TheStoriesWeLongToTell #TundeAdegbola #AfricanLanguages #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢✨ We are pleased to welcome Bolaji Olatunde, Nigerian writer and playwright based in Abuja, to IBAFEST 2026. He is the author of The Heptagon Revolt and A Person of Heft, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Association of Nigerian Authors Prose Prize. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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His works have also received recognition in the ANA Prose and Drama Prizes and the BBC International Playwriting Competition. Join us as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 31st of October 2026 📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan #IBAFEST2026 – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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#TheStoriesWeLongToTell #BolajiOlatunde #AfricanLiterature #IbadanBookAndArtsFestival – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢✨ We are pleased to welcome Tosin Gbogi, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, to IBAFEST 2026. His research explores African and African diaspora literature, hip-hop, poetry, and postcolonial studies. – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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He is the author of Nigerian Hip-Hop: Race, Knowledge, and the Poetics of Resistance, the focus of his panel session at the festival. Join us as we explore The Stories We Long to Tell. 📅 31 October 2026 📍 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan #IBAFEST2026 – at Odo Ona, Nigeria
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