Qfest (Quramo Festival of Words) 2026: Day 3 Highlights

 

Qfest's 3rd & final day began with a Masterclass by South African writer Zukiswa Wanner, author of 

Men of the South, on Character Development & Language Assassination.

  Next was a panel on Loot: Britain & the Benin Bronzes, moderated by Ore Ogunbiyi, with British writer Barnaby Phillips, the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Olugbile Holloway & photographer and filmmaker, Aisha Adamu Augie.

 Then, the formal presentation of Quramo Publishing's new releases: The Inheritance of Days, by last year's QWP winner, Ms Hubaidat Ishola & What Dreams are Made of, by 2023 QWP winner, Chiziterem Chijioke, her second novel, followed by a book signing session. 

                                              

     

 The remaining events were a conversation with Chude Jideonwo on his book, How Depression Saved My Life, and finally, a book reading and discussion with Liberian-born writer Vamba Sherif, who read extracts from his 1st book, Land of My Fathers, and his new one, The Emperor's Son .