Zimbabwean Lawyer and Writer, Petina Gappah, is the keynote speaker at the Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2. Founded in November 2019 by Kenyan Writer and Children Book Author, Lorna Likiza, the 2nd Edition will take place from May 5th-7th, 2022 […]
Lorato Trok is an award winning South African Author and Managing Editor at Puku Children’s Literature Foundation. She will be reading from her book, Rosina Sedibane Modiba: A Dream Denied during the 2nd edition of Heroe Book Fair. The book […]
It has been a difficult past 2 years worldwide battling a virus that keeps mutating. As Heroe Book Fair, we have equally felt the impact logistics wise and financially. However, thanks to your love, support and participation, the 1st edition […]
The Heroe Book Fair is a yearly event held at The Alliance Française, Mombasa, bringing together Anglophone, Francophone and German speaking Writers, Poets, Publishers and Literary Enthusiasts from Kenya, the rest of Africa and the black diaspora, for a couple of days of exciting literary activities which include book sales, panel discussions, book launches and readings by select authors and poets.
On this page you find links to videos about the book fair and its contents. An Interview with Lorna Likiza about the Fair. There are more videos on the heroe youtube channel. Discover them! The videos below are not linked. […]
The 1st Edition of the Heroe Book Fair took place for the first time in Mombasa, Kenya at the Alliance Française from March 22-26, 2021. Culture Africa was not only partner of the book fair, but physically on site. The […]
SWAHILI LITERARY FESTIVAL 2021: CELEBRATING WOMEN The third edition of the Swahili Literary Festival kicked off from 5th to 8th of March 2021 at the Kilindini Cultural Center, Mama Ngina Waterfront, Mombasa. The emphasis was on women with an intention […]
by Lorna Likiza Themina Kader has an impressive résumé and it only keeps getting better. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Art Education specially, Cultural Anthropology. As a result, Kader is best described as an Artist, Poet, Cultural Anthropologist […]
