Readbug LitFest, the primary kids’s literary competition in Abuja devoted to nurturing a love of studying and storytelling amongst younger Nigerians, is about to carry collectively kids, dad and mom, educators, authors and literary fanatics for its 2026 version.
Themed “Stories That Build Worlds”,
The competition goals to create an interesting area the place kids can uncover the ability of books, discover their imaginations and develop the arrogance to precise themselves via studying, writing and different artistic actions.
Building on its inaugural version in 2025, Readbug LitFest continues its dedication to creating studying an thrilling and accessible expertise for kids. Through interactive literary actions, instructional engagements (such because the Readbug litfest spelling bee), and alternatives to attach with writers and different artistic professionals.
This yr’s version is tomorrow, October 17, on the Merry Makers Event Centre, Wuse 2, in Abuja.
With Stories That Build Worlds as its guiding theme, Readbug LitFest 2026 celebrates the position of literature in shaping younger minds, inspiring creativity and serving to kids make sense of themselves and the world round them.
According to the organisers, a key function of this yr’s programme is a studying spelling bee competitors designed to encourage vocabulary improvement, language proficiency and wholesome tutorial competitors amongst schoolchildren. The initiative will interact pupils on the main and junior secondary ranges, offering a platform for them to exhibit their expertise and have fun the enjoyment of studying.
Speaking concerning the imaginative and prescient behind the competition, Aysha Abdullahi, Festival Organiser, stated, “Children deserve opportunities to encounter stories that expand their understanding of the world and help them imagine what is possible. With Readbug LitFest, we want to make reading something children look forward to, not simply something they are required to do in school. We also want to bring together the people and organisations who share our belief in the importance of raising a generation of readers.”
Beyond the competition itself, Readbug LitFest seeks to construct stronger connections between colleges, households, publishers, literacy advocates and organisations considering supporting kids’s training and improvement.
The occasion, which seeks to nurture a era of curious, assured and imaginative younger readers, welcomes participation from colleges, dad and mom, authors, publishers, literacy organisations and potential sponsors considering supporting the competition and its wider mission.
The organisers are notably considering partnerships with companies, foundations, instructional establishments and company organisations dedicated to literacy, youth improvement and entry to books.
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