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Bandhigga caalamiga ah ee buugaagta hargeysa is an annual cultural event in the republic of somaliland. A 41yearold nigerian author, cheluchi onyemelukweonoubia, has clinched the award for best fiction writer at the ongoing sharjah international book fair, in the united arab emirates. It creates a platform for interface and networking among the stakeholders within the book and knowledge industry in nigeria. This topic was the theme of the th edition of the international conference of the nigeria international book fair which was very well handled by the keynote speaker and registrar, librarians. The zimbabwe international book fair opens this week for its 27th year, a national. International publishers association nigeria international book fair. Iran celebrated its national book week from 15 to 22 november this year with the slogan the great joy of reading. All arrangements have been concluded for nigeria book fair trust nbft to host the world to the 18th edition of nigeria international book fair which has been scheduled to hold from the 6th to 11th of may, 2019.
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It attracts foreign participation from across the world. How is nigeria international book fair nigeria publishers association abbreviated. Ghana book publishers association is the organizer of the 17th edition of ghana international book fair which is scheduled to hold at accra international conference centre, accra ghana from 29th august 1st september 2019 from 9 am 7 pm the fourday event will aim to create a marketplace for publishers. The book week is the second major book related event in iran after tehran international book fair that is held in may every year. The nigeria international book fair nibf is presently the largest book event in the west african subregion. The executive secretary, nigerian book fair trust, organisers of the event mr.
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