Literary advocate, publisher, executive producer, CEO, Quramo, and the convener of Quramo Festival of Words (QFest), Gbemi Shasore, has underscored the significance of the theme for this year’s edition of Quramo Festival of Words (QFest 2025). Held at the Eko Hotels and Suites and other venues, it features masterclasses, book discussions, film screenings, theatre, and the Quramo Writers’ Prize. Shasore, in a statement on QFest 2025, noted that a sense of possibility sits at the heart of this year’s theme. “Returning from Algiers — where Dear Zimi, our 2023 Quramo Writers’ Prize winner, was shortlisted for the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa — I came home with a renewed sense of responsibility. “That sense of possibility sits at the heart of this year’s theme: A Brave New World.