St. Paul – First Annual Oromo Literature Festival

African Light Book and Coffee Shop and author Teferi Tafa are pleased to announce the first annual Oromo Literature Festival, a community-centered literary event dedicated to celebrating Oromo literature, language, storytelling, and intellectual achievement.

The Oromo Literature Festival seeks to promote Oromo books and authors to the wider public, connect writers directly with readers and community members, create opportunities for literary dialogue and intellectual exchange, encourage reading and creative writing among youth and adults, celebrate excellence in Oromo literature through awards and recognition, strengthen the Oromo literary community and support local publishers, and to reserve and promote Oromo language, culture, and storytelling traditions.

The festival will include talks and presentations by authors, a live original poetry competition, recognition of the most outstanding Oromo book of 2025, a community book fair, and a networking opportunity for collaboration among writers, publishers, educators, students, researchers, and cultural organizations working to advance Oromo literature.

Registration

This event is free. All are welcome. Registration not required.