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Black Book Festival


18 Oct 2025, 11:00am - 6:00pm

Great Hall, Ground Floor, Richard Hoggart Building

Event overview

Cost £0-12.00 / Book here
Department Media, Communications and Cultural Studies , English and Creative Writing , Library
Contact A.Bonds(@gold.ac.uk)

The event showcases African Caribbean writers, publishers and booksellers. 45 stalls, book launches, seminars, workshops, food in Cafe 35 and much more.

The festival is the home of Africentric books and a place to attend seminars and workshops on literature and education. Entry to the exhibition is free. There is a small charge to enter the seminar. Cafe 35 will be open from 11am - 5pm serving hot food and drinks.

This grassroots festival is aimed at the African Diaspora and is a platform to showcase the books, services and initiatives that the Black community is making in the book industry throughout the world.

Free entry to book expo with 45 stalls.
Paid entrance to seminar presentations and book expo.
Paid ticket holders to go to the front of the queue and book seminars, which will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Exhibitions (free to all):

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18 Oct 2025 11:00am - 6:00pm
Cafe 35 will be open from 11h00 - 16h00
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