The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) is bringing back its annual literary festival, Gawbofest, after a break last year.
The 2025 edition promises to be bigger and better, celebrating Ghana’s literary arts with exciting activities, discussions, and workshops.
Gawbofest is a platform for writers, publishers, and other players in the literary space to meet, share ideas, explore business opportunities, and promote Ghanaian literature both locally and internationally. It also honours Ghanaian literary legends and highlights the contribution of the arts to national development.
This year’s event is in partnership with the Creative Arts Agency of Ghana, and runs from September 19 to 20, 2025, at the Accra Centre for National Culture (Arts Centre).
The festival will open with a panel discussion on the theme: “The Book Industry; a Fulcrum for National Development.” Panelists include the Managing Director of the Ghana Publishing Company, Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority, Executive Director of CopyGhana, and a representative from UNESCO Ghana. The opening will end with the announcement of the Literary Legend of Focus for the Year.
There will be a wide range of sessions across the two-day festival, including:
‘Yumvita Book Party with Mzbel’
‘Literary Dissection of I am Not Yvonne Nelson’
Through the Mind of an Author with Kafui Danku
Adwinsa Schools-Publisher Connect
Blast a Balloon & Read
Read to Play Video Game
From Writer to Author workshop
Author-Reader Connect with Gifty Anti
From Pages onto the Screen** – a conversation on book-to-film adaptations
Yumvita Read to Bounce X’perience
A podcast conversation on the role of books in preserving languages
Book show and exhibition
Other highlights include:
‘Up Girl Read & Converse’ with Kate Addo
Read with the Mayor
Read with the Gender Minister
‘Eat from Your Art’ conversation with CopyGhana
Read Aloud Challenge
Readings by young Ghanaian authors including Jacob Osae and Nana Yaa Konadu
Gawbofest 2025 is organized by the Ghana Association of Writers with support from partners such as Adwinsa Publications, the National Commission on Culture, Bureau of Ghana Languages, and more.
Participation in the festival is completely free.
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