Sokoto Book And Arts Festival

Introducing the curators of #SOBAFest2025 Theme: Intersections 🔹 Zainab Abdulrasaq – Curator 🔹 Fasasi Ridwan – Co-curator Two dynamic minds shaping this year’s festival at the crossroads of art, language, and culture. #Intersections #Literature #Art

I was live on Channel Africa yesterday morning to discuss @soba_fest 2025 which I'm co-curating alongside Zaynab Abdulrazaq. I also get to shed light on "AI and Creative Writing: Incompatible". Click the link below to watch the full interview: m.youtube.com/watch?v=SIk9wc…

Day 3 at #SOBAFest25 is a journey through time 11am: Museum Tour 5pm: Panel – Writing Home Away From Home 6pm: Night of Performance From heritage to rhythm, Sokoto’s alive today #SOBAFest25 #MuseumTour #WritingPanel #NightOfPerformance #SokotoFestival

Congratulations to the talented writers on the shortlist for the Queen Amina Short Story Prize (Fourth Edition)! #sobafest25 #queenaminahshortstory #literarycreatives

Day 2 of #SOBAFest25 was stacked! Open Mic Book Chat w/ Adamu Yahuza Book Fashion Exhibition Literary Panel Art by JCIN UDUS & Project Green Poetry Slam Sokoto’s creative heartbeat was LOUD yesterday 💜 #SOBAFest25 #PoetrySlam #OpenMic #BookChat #ArtExhibition

@SOBAFdn @salimpotter 4:30pm: Book Chat w/ Nana Sule Books, brains & vibes. Sokoto’s got it all today Register here; bit.ly/sobafest_nana_… Don't forget to get your ticket also for tomorrow's event; selar.com/sobafest25

11am: Panel on AI & Writing Register here: bit.ly/sobafest_ai_wr… And get your ticket here: selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFest25 #BookChat #AIandWriting #SokotoEvents #Nigerian

Day 1 of #SOBAFest25 is here! 10am: Book Chat w/ Taofeek Ayeeyemi 11am: Panel on AI & Writing 4:30pm: Book Chat w/ Nana Sule Books, brains & vibes. Sokoto’s got it all today tickets: selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFest25 #BookChat #AIandWriting #SokotoEvents #Nigerian

The caliphate summons & we shall answer. I'm incredibly honored to be on a panel with friends I look up to: Haneefa, @saidsaadwrites & @HarounMuhammed for @soba_fest to discuss a topic that's dear to my heart.

Here are answers to your questions. We hope you've found the clarity you needed. Ready to secure your tickets? Call/Whatsapp: 0814 461 8900 for your tickets if you're in Sokoto or click the selar link now to purchase! selar.com/sobafest25 See you at the festival! #sobafest25

I am so excited to be curating and moderating this @soba_fest 25 panel premised on @iamToluDaniel ‘s arguments on rethinking authenticity in African fiction and the implications of its pursuit on the African immigrant creative. 📆: 24/08/2025 | 5PMWAT Reg: bit.ly/sobafest_home_…

Have you read @izesule’s debut, Not So Terrible People (@masobebooks, 2025) or are you looking for reasons to? Then, join this @soba_fest book chat with her moderated by @Mubarak_AMT. 📆: This Friday, 22-08-2025 | 4:30PM WAT. 📍Zoom. Meeting details: bit.ly/sobafest_nana_….

Everyone’s asking… where can I get tickets for Sobafest25? Our Curator will be answering some of our FAQ... Be nice and clap for her. 😁 Selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFest2025 #sobafest #WhatsTheHype #sobafest25

Day 3 at #SOBAFest25 is a journey through time. 11am: Museum Tour 5pm: Panel – Writing Home Away From Home 6pm: Night of Performance From heritage to rhythm, Sokoto’s alive today Ticket: selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFest25 #MuseumTour #WritingPanel #NightOfPerformance

Day 2 of #SOBAFest25 is stacked! Open Mic Book Chat w/ Adamu Yahuza Boyskido panel + music Book Fashion Exhibition Literary Panel Art by JCIN UDUS & Project Green Poetry Slam Sokoto’s creative heartbeat is LOUD today #SOBAFest25 #PoetrySlam #OpenMic

Day 1 of #SOBAFest25 is here! 10am: Book Chat w/ Taofeek Ayeeyemi 11am: Panel on AI & Writing 4:30pm: Book Chat w/ Nana Sule Books, brains & vibes. Sokoto’s got it all today tickets: selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFest25 #BookChat #AIandWriting #SokotoEvents #Nigerian

Khadija Ibrahim Haruna is joining the panel at #SOBAFEST25 Let’s talk stories, culture & intersections of identity 🗓️ Aug 22–24 | 📍 UDUS Auditorium 🎟️ Tickets 👉 selar.com/sobafest25 #BookFestival #PanelDiscussion #KhadijaHaruna #Intersections2025 #LitCulture

Abdulbasit Abubakar is joining the panel at #SOBAFEST25 Let’s talk stories, culture & ideas at INTERSECTIONS 🗓️ Aug 22–24 | 📍 UDUS Auditorium 🎟️ Tickets 👉 selar.com/sobafest25 SokotoEvents #BookFestival #PanelDiscussion #Intersections2025 #LitCulture

@izesule @SOBAFdn @Mubarak_AMT here's the link to register for her book chat bit.ly/sobafest_nana_…

Excited to join @SOBAFdn virtually to chat about Not So Terrible People with my friend, @Mubarak_AMT Really looking foward to this conversation because Ahmad is such a cruise!

Can African lit survive in colonial languages? Let’s talk Engausa, translation & creativity at SOBAFEST’s Language at the Margin 📚 🗓️ Aug 23 | ⏰ 11AM | 📍 UDUS Auditorium 🎟️ Tickets 👉 selar.com/sobafest25 #SOBAFEST2025 #Engausa #AfricanLiterature #SokotoEvents