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ZIBF conducts outreach programme
Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF)
June 22, 2004

ZIBF has just come from yet another exciting outreach programme which was held in Chinhoyi on Monday 21 June. High School students from 20 schools in Mashonaland West Province took part in the one day long Skills Sharing Workshop held at Chinhoyi High School. Most of the schools were represented by an average of 10 Students each.

It was interesting to note that some schools came as far as Bindura (204km from the venue) to attend this workshop. Our resource persons, Virginia Phiri and Shimmer Chinodya delivered sterling presentations to the pupils who seemed quite fascinated by the fact that they actually got to meet the people who write some of their set books. They were taken through a practical session on how to write a passage that would bring out all the things that they had learnt about e.g What is a theme, What is a plot etc. Virginia and Shimmer made such a wonderful team.

Now we are preparing for the main Book Fair which promises to be an exciting one as we continue to receive entries almost on a daily basis. So far 272 stands have been taken up and if exhibitors continue to take them up at this rate, the stands will be fully subscribed by the time the Book Fair begins.

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