25APR
Day 3 · Community DaySaturday 25 April 2026
Community, Children & Future Readers Day
The fair's last day opened its doors widest: masterclasses in editing and children's books, the debate between the page and the feed, the book launches, and the closing ceremony with a keynote from H.E. Ms. Chileshe Kapwepwe.
- Date
- Saturday 25 April 2026
- Programme hours
- 08:30 – 15:30
- Sessions
- 8 scheduled sessions
- Venue
- Alliance Française de Lusaka
08:30Doors open 09:00Presentation Managing Creative Enterprises & Distribution
- SpeakerYoweli Chungu
Children's Corner: Kubelenga Library · ZLS activities · Room 6
10:00Masterclass Editing & Publishing
- SpeakerShadreck Chikoti, Malawi
Children's Corner: ZLS activities
11:00Masterclass Children's Book Creation
- Led by Kulanda House
Children's Corner: Kubelenga Library (read-aloud with Anna Zgambo) · ZLS activities · Room 6 (Copper Monstera storytelling)
11:45Debate Thematic Debate: Reading Books vs Social Media
Children's Corner: Kubelenga Library (Family Reading Hour — Wila Wane Store) · ZLS activities · Room 6
12:45Conversation Conversations on the Governance of Arts Associations
Children's Corner: Kubelenga Library · ZLS activities · Room 6
13:10 Lunch break
13:50Celebration Book Launches & Author Signings
Children's Corner: Kubelenga Library (Natubelenge Library) · ZLS activities
14:35Grand finale Closing Ceremony & Awards
- KeynoteH.E. Ms. Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary General, COMESA
- Communiqué: the future of reading in Zambia
- Awards and recognition for authors, publishers and literacy champions
15:30Farewell Close of the Book Fair