Panel Disscussion Session with Bibi Bakare, Emmanual Iduma, Racheal Zadok and Emma Shircliff titled: "Our Stories, Our Standards: Publishing in Africa" at Ake Arts & Book Festival 2015

Following the arrival of 'new age' publishing houses which have taken over from the colonial behemoths, the main criticism that they receive is that they largely publish books that they received a stamp of approval from the West. This is to say that not enough is being done to develop home grown talent. This panel explored the commercial environment that publishers have to contend with in Africa and how they deal with the explosion of digital age and social media. Panelists included; Bibi Bakare, Emmanual Iduma and Racheal Zadok. It was moderated by Emma Shircliff