ZIBF calls for papers ahead of this year’s book fair

ZIMBABWE International Book Fair (ZIBF) interim chairman Jasper Maenzanise yesterday said this year’s edition of the book fete will present stakeholders an opportunity to celebrate the milestone achieved in the book industry despite a plethora of challenges it faced.

In a statement calling for papers to be presented at the book fair scheduled for July 29 to August 2 under the theme: Footprints of the Book: Milestone & Opportunities, Maenzanise said the tendency over the years has been to mourn over challenges afflicting the industry without celebrating the milestones.

“It is the association’s submission that a theme such as Footprints of the Book: Milestones & Opportunities, would give ZIBF an opportunity to look back and identify what stakeholders think are the milestones achieved so far, celebrate them as well as point out clearly how and where each milestone was achieved and what opportunities should be exploited to bring back the renaissance,” he said.

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