Reading Africa: readers, libraries and African publishing

 Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies and Southern African Book Development Education Trust (http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/sabdet/index.htm) will hold a one-day conference on Saturday, 30th October 2004 at Headington Hill Hall to evaluate and take forward the Reading Africa programme that was launched at London Book Fair 2004. The Reading Africa programme covers Reading Promotion - directing readers to selected titles by African writers, linking parallel activities in the UK and Africa Literary Festivals and Book Fairs – encouraging and facilitating literary festivals and book fairs to include African writers and African-authored books in their programmes Media and PR – raising awareness of Reading Africa, African writing and publishing Seminars and Conferences – to develop professional awareness of Reading Africa For more information contact Paul Westlake.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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