Book fair writing

Book fairs and literary festivals are held throughout South Africa each year to promote literacy among children and adults.
A country's literacy rate is often a key social indicator of development.
In 2005, UNESCO Institute for Statistics reported a literacy rate of 94.37% among the population aged 15 years and older.
The literacy rate among the male population in this age group was 95.4% and 93.41 for female counterparts.
According to Statistics South Africa, functional illiteracy among those aged 20 years or older, was recorded at 15.4% in 2005.
This has improved from 2002's 27.3%.\nWomen are more likely to be functionally illiterate across all age groups, apart from those aged between 20 and 39 years old.

The South African Book Fair is an international book fair in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It is one of many similar events around the country.
The fair started through a joint venture between the Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA) and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
It was established in 2006 partially in response to the discontinuation of previous literary events, such as the Harare Book Fair and the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
The South African Book Fair features events including authors’ readings, book launches, panel discussions and seminars.

The Hargeisa International Book Fair (HIBF) is an annual cultural event in the republic of Somaliland.
It is one of the largest public book fairs in the Horn of Africa.
Every summer, HIBF brings writers, poets, artists and thinkers from Somaliland and from all over the world gather to share and discuss their art and literary productions with a wider audience.
The main goal of the festival is to promote a culture of reading and writing in the region by producing and publishing high quality Somali literature and translating international classical literature into Somali.
Organized by the Redsea Online Culture Foundation, the event aims to enable young people to access a range of cultural heritages, with the intention of stimulating the revival of all forms of art and human expression, including painting, poetry reciting, story-telling, drama composition and writing.

Havana’s International Book Fair is an annual public festival to promote Cuban government sanctioned books and writing that spans between February and March.
The festival begins in Havana at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, an 18th-century Spanish construction, and spreads east and west of the capital to all provinces and many municipalities.
The book fair ends in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
The fair first took place in 1982, and occurred every two years until 2000 when it became an annual tradition.
The festival consists of book vendors, poetry readings, children’s activities, art exhibitions, and concerts in the evenings.
It is considered Cuba’s premier cultural event, as well as the event with the highest attendance in Havana.
The 18th annual International Book Fair in 2009 had approximately 600,000 visitors.

The London Book Fair (LBF) is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England.
LBF is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.

The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) is an annual book fair in Saudi Arabia.
It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors.
The fair is used to showcase Saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government.
Hundreds of publishers sell pre-approved books, and some black-market books.
Writers take part in literary events.
Invited speakers and the public discuss intellectual and social issues.
Disagreements sometimes go beyond the bounds of debate, with speakers being shouted down and surrounded by protestors, and arrests of speakers and protestors; physical assaults are rare but not unknown.

Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is an 11-day international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Its debut edition was launched in 1982 under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Dr.
Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Having built itself a formidable reputation in its past 35 editions, SIBF today is recognized as one of the world's top publishing events, and is the largest in the Arab world.
SIBF 2018 has been one of the fair's most successful editions to date.
It hosted 1,874 publishing houses from 77 countries, with 1.6 million titles on display, including 80,000 new titles.
The fair welcomed 2.23 million visitors, who had access to 20 million books, all under one roof.

Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.

Book fairs and literary festivals are held throughout South Africa each year to promote literacy among children and adults.
A country's literacy rate is often a key social indicator of development.
In 2005, UNESCO Institute for Statistics reported a literacy rate of 94.37% among the population aged 15 years and older.
The literacy rate among the male population in this age group was 95.4% and 93.41 for female counterparts.
According to Statistics South Africa, functional illiteracy among those aged 20 years or older, was recorded at 15.4% in 2005.
This has improved from 2002's 27.3%.\nWomen are more likely to be functionally illiterate across all age groups, apart from those aged between 20 and 39 years old.

The South African Book Fair is an international book fair in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It is one of many similar events around the country.
The fair started through a joint venture between the Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA) and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
It was established in 2006 partially in response to the discontinuation of previous literary events, such as the Harare Book Fair and the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
The South African Book Fair features events including authors’ readings, book launches, panel discussions and seminars.

The Hargeisa International Book Fair (HIBF) is an annual cultural event in the republic of Somaliland.
It is one of the largest public book fairs in the Horn of Africa.
Every summer, HIBF brings writers, poets, artists and thinkers from Somaliland and from all over the world gather to share and discuss their art and literary productions with a wider audience.
The main goal of the festival is to promote a culture of reading and writing in the region by producing and publishing high quality Somali literature and translating international classical literature into Somali.
Organized by the Redsea Online Culture Foundation, the event aims to enable young people to access a range of cultural heritages, with the intention of stimulating the revival of all forms of art and human expression, including painting, poetry reciting, story-telling, drama composition and writing.

Havana’s International Book Fair is an annual public festival to promote Cuban government sanctioned books and writing that spans between February and March.
The festival begins in Havana at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, an 18th-century Spanish construction, and spreads east and west of the capital to all provinces and many municipalities.
The book fair ends in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
The fair first took place in 1982, and occurred every two years until 2000 when it became an annual tradition.
The festival consists of book vendors, poetry readings, children’s activities, art exhibitions, and concerts in the evenings.
It is considered Cuba’s premier cultural event, as well as the event with the highest attendance in Havana.
The 18th annual International Book Fair in 2009 had approximately 600,000 visitors.

The London Book Fair (LBF) is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England.
LBF is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.

The Miami Book Fair is an annual street fair and literary festival organized by Miami Dade College.
The weeklong gathering attracts more than 300 national and international authors every years and features pavilions for comics, children, and young adults, among others.

The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) is an annual book fair in Saudi Arabia.
It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors.
The fair is used to showcase Saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government.
Hundreds of publishers sell pre-approved books, and some black-market books.
Writers take part in literary events.
Invited speakers and the public discuss intellectual and social issues.
Disagreements sometimes go beyond the bounds of debate, with speakers being shouted down and surrounded by protestors, and arrests of speakers and protestors; physical assaults are rare but not unknown.

Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is an 11-day international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Its debut edition was launched in 1982 under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Dr.
Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Having built itself a formidable reputation in its past 35 editions, SIBF today is recognized as one of the world's top publishing events, and is the largest in the Arab world.
SIBF 2018 has been one of the fair's most successful editions to date.
It hosted 1,874 publishing houses from 77 countries, with 1.6 million titles on display, including 80,000 new titles.
The fair welcomed 2.23 million visitors, who had access to 20 million books, all under one roof.

Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.