Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2: May 5th-7th 2022
Theme: Emancipation
Venue: Close The Gap Hub at Ratna Square, Mombasa
Embassies
- The Belgian Embassy in Kenya – Nairobi, Kenya
Keynote Speaker
2. Petina Gappah, Author & Award winning Author – Zimbabwe/Ghana
Bookstore
3. Soma Nami Books – Kenya
Book Publicists
4. Nyiko Mthembi, Tivisa Publicity – South Africa
Anglophone, Francophone & Lusophone Publishers
5. Okenna Nzelu, Bright Lights Books – UK/Nigeria
6. Johary Ravaloson, éditions Dodo vole – Madagascar
7. Fiston Mudacumura, Mudacumura Publishing House – Rwanda
8. Médiatrice Mujawamariya, Éditions Little Africans – Belgium
9. Sandra Tamele, Editora Trinta Zero Nove – Mozambique
10. Kadija George, Peepal Tree Press – UK
Educational/Literary Entities for Children
11. Dr. Xolisa Guzula, Puku Books – South Africa
12. Paukwa Kids – Kenya
Children Book Authors
13. Leine Daini, Author and Founder of African Folktales Podcast – UK
14. Lorato Trok, Author, Rosina Sedibane Modiba: A Dream Denied – South Africa
15. Ulrich Talla Wamba, Author, Why Does Panther Have Spots? – Cameroon
16. Wambui Mathenge, Author, The Amani Series – Kenya
17. Ekiuwa Aire, Author, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba – Canada
Kiswahili language Experts and Writers
18. Georgina Makini, Writer, Teacher and PhD student in Kiswahili – Kenya
19. Ally Abdallah Baharoon, Writer, Mimi sio wa hapa – Tanzania
Poets
20. Bene Lu, Author, It is What it Is – South Africa
21. Sakina Taki, Author, My Little Yellow Book – Kenya
22. Albert Mwamburi, Poetry, It Tolls For Thee: The Frere People and The Historic Kengeleni Bell – Kenya
Nonfiction Authors
23. Patrick Byiringiro, Author, Quoi Encore? – Kenya/Rwanda
24. Pindiwe Mgijima Mabhena, Author, Echoes Of The Mountains: The Unspoken Champions – South Africa
25. Sylvia Wynter, Author, We Must Learn to Sit Together and Talk About a Little Culture: Decolonizing Essays 1967-1984 – Jamaica
Fiction Authors
26. Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Author, The House Of Rust – Kenya
27. J.D. Kizza, Author, The Journals Of He: The Beginning – South Africa