ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR PRESS RELEASE AFRICAN IMPACT A Celebration of Africa's 100 Best Books The Zimbabwe International Book Fair invites you to be part of an historic celebration of African writing, publishing and research. Celebrations will reach their climax with the announcement of Africa's 100 best books at ZIBF2000. We would like you to nominate the books which you consider to have had the most powerful influence on you or your society. NOMINATION CRITERIA - nominated titles must have been published in the twentieth century whether they are still in print or not - titles must have been written by an African defined for the purpose of this project as "someone who was either born in Africa or who became a citizen of an African country." Books can be nominated in the following four categories: * Fiction (including poetry and drama) in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic and Afrikaans * Fiction (including poetry and drama) in an African language (including poetry and drama) * Non-fiction in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic and Afrikaans * Non-fiction in an African language Each title must be accompanied by a rationale of a minimum of 50 words which may be written in French, English and Portuguese. The ZIBF appreciates that any finite list of 100 titles will only be as good as the books nominated. For this reason we are inviting writers, academics, researchers, teachers, professionals in the book trade and interested individuals to participate in this exercise. Every nomination counts. We hope that each African country, relevant institutions and associations will form their own discussion groups to put forward joint nominations. We anticipate that this exercise will give rise to debate and discussion about books and writing, history, literature, science, etc. From the end of March, the we will publicise the nominations that we have received to date on our website (www.zibf.org) and in the media throughout Africa. We encourage everyone who will participate to follow the development of the list and engage in this important discussion. * Your contribution will help to deepen and broaden the initial list of Africa's best books. * The discussion that is generated, and the focus on significant titles will bring books by Africa's best authors to the attention of a much wider public. * We hope that the list will act as a stimulus so that more books will be read, bought, printed and reprinted. * The final list, which we intend to update every year to coincide the book fair, will be a celebration of African writing and scholarship. * We need your contributions. Help us to make the list a truly fine and representative as possible. * PLEASE pass the information, and the nomination on, to everyone you know whom you consider would want to participate in this exciting discussion. ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH APNET, PABA, AFRICA WRITERS ASSOCIATIONS, BOOK DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMICS. AFRICAN IMPACT AFRICA'S BEST BOOKS Nomination Form Name:__________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ E-mail: _________________________ Fax: ____________________ Profession_______________________________________________ Institute to which you are affiliated_________________________ _______________________________________________________ Nationality:______________________________________________ NOMINATION Name of Book:_______________________________________ First Name of Author:_____________________________________ Surname of Author: ______________________________________ Name of Publisher:_______________________________________ Year Published: __________________________________________ Nationality of Author (if known): ___________________________ Category:__________________ Language:___________________ Rational for submission:____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________ (please feel free to attach additional paper if space is not adequate.) Each nomination must be made on a separate form. Please send nominations to: Africa's Best 100 Books, Zimbabwe International Book Fair, P. O. Box CY1179, Causeway, Harare, ZIMBABWE Fax: 263 4 702129 or E-mail: [log in to unmask] zw The first list will be on the web page (www.zibf.org) at the end of March. Make sure your choice is on it. Closing date: 30 June 2000 HOW TO MAKE YOUR NOMINATION * You can nominate by e-mail, fax or letter. * Nominations can represent the views of an individual or of a group. * All participants of the group must be listed either as individuals or as participating organisations. * Nominations will not be accepted unless they are accompanied by a (minimum) 50-word rationale. * The first nominations will be put up on the website at the end of March and publicised through the media. ZIBF's country representatives are; Margaret Ling/David Brine (UK, Europe, North America and the The Caribbean), Monica Seeber (South Africa), Thomas Kamugisha (East Africa), Woeli Dekutsey (West Africa) and Vikas Ghai (India). Contact details: David Brine/Margaret Ling ZIBF (UK) P. O. Box 21303 London, WC2E 8PH,UK Tel/Fax: 44 20 7836 8501 E-mail: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Monica Seeber P. O. Box 31134 Braamfontein 2017, R.S.A. Tel: 27 11 622 6937 Fax: 27 11 622 6800 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Thomas Kamugisha P. O. Box 22638 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Tel: 255 51 1148 76 Fax: 255 51 112434 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Woeli Dekutsey Woeli Publishing Services P. O. Box K601 Accra New Town, Ghana E-mail: [log in to unmask] Vikas Ghai Sterling House L-10 Green Park Extension New Delhi - 110 016, India Tel: 91 11 619 1784 Fax: 91 11 619 0028 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Zimbabwe International Book Fair Harare Gardens P.O. Box CY1179 Causeway Harare, Zimbabwe Tel: 263 4 702104, 702108, 707352, 705729, 704112 Fax: 263 4 702129 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://zibf.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + Zimbabwe International Book Fair (UK) Ltd (Agent for the ZIBF in Europe, North America & the Caribbean) Mailing address: P O Box 21303, London WC2E 8PH Tel +44 (0)20 7836 8501 Fax +44 (0)20 7836 8501 Email <[log in to unmask]> http://www.zibf.org ZIBF2000, 28 July-5 August 2000, Harare Theme: Celebrating African Books Country of focus: Ghana + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + ___________________________________________________________________ Get smart - get your FREE email at http://email.looksmart.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------