Chigozie Obioma, Nnedi Okoroafor, Yewande Omotoso to attend South Africa's biggest book event

Chigozie Obioma, Nnedi Okoroafor, Yewande Omotoso, other award-winning local and international authors scheduled to attend South Africa's biggest book event.

Scheduled to hold from 7th to 11th of September 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa, the open book festival will feature more than 100 events.

“We are thrilled to be announcing the first group of authors for Open Book Festival 2016,” festival director Mervyn Sloman told Books Live South Africa.

“We have confirmed participants joining us from Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ghana, Holland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Reunion, United Kingdom and USA." She adds.

For more information about the sixth annual Open Book festival, festival tickets and authors attending visit the open festival website.

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