Workshops at Pa Gya! (2023)

We are happy to announce the opening of applications to the workshops at the 2023 edition of Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra. The workshops sessions are slated for 13th and 14th October. Click on the link for details of the workshops and how to sign up for them. On account of the limited spaces available, sign-up is required for the workshops. This list will be updated.

Writers Project of Ghana and Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra wish to acknowledge our partners, Goethe-Institut Ghana and the Foundation For Contemporary-Art Ghana, and acknowledge the sponsorship and support of Goethe-Institut Ghana, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ghana, the EU Delegation to Ghana, the British Council, Wintertuin Curaçao Festival, the Icelandic Literature Center, Hay Festival/Lviv Bookforum Series, Dakpabli and Associates, the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), and others

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