Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra (17th -19th October 2025)
Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra is a three day literary arts festival featuring activities such as readings, panel discussions, performances, book launches, literary prize awards, art talks, art and literary exhibitions, film screenings , and many more.
The festival engages all literary forms -- fiction, poetry, spoken word, comic and graphic novels, creative non-fiction and literary blogging. The festival also offers booksellers, publishers and independent authors space to showcase and sell their books. Writers, poets, performers, academics, editors, illustrators, librarians, literary agents, bloggers and many other literary practitioners find a welcoming space to showcase their works and fraternise during the festival.
The festival is organised by the Writers Project of Ghana, Goethe-Institut Ghana and the Foundation for Contemporary Art-Ghana.
Major sponsors for this year are the EU Delegation to Ghana, Goethe-Institut Ghana, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ghana, the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria and Ghana, and Culture Ireland.
The festival also received support from Bravehearts Expeditions and C.Woermann Ghana Ltd, with extra location space provided by dot.ateliers and the Bulgarian Cultural Centre.
The festival acknowledges the media partnership of Citi FM and Channel 1 TV.
Pa Gya! is also proud to be a partner to Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, sponsored by the British Council.
Extra scheduling solutions were provided by Mergelabs.io .
Do join us to celebrate the ninth edition of the festival and enjoy an exciting and fulfilling time in Accra.
Contact:
Email: pagyafestival@gmail.com / info@writersprojectghana.com Telephone: 026 766 8890
