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The Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 longlist announced

James Murua April 3, 2018 1 Comment A Gap in The Hedge A Handful of Earth Accident Dawn Achmat Dangor Angela Makholwa Asylum B&N Barbara Boswell Bare Ground Bird-Monk Seding Blackbird Books Chwayita Ngamlana Clockwork Books Dancing The Death Drill Deep South Dikeledi Dominique Botha Fiona Melrose Fiona Snyckers Francois Smith Fred Khumalo Garisch Grace Human and Rousseau I Am Pandarus If I Stay Right Here Imitation Ingrid Winterbach Jacana Media Johan Vick Louw Johannesburg Jonathan Ball Publishers Leonhard Praeg Lesego Rampolokeng Little Brown Marcus Low Maxine Case MF Books Joburg Michael Heyns Micheil Hyens Modjadji Books Neil Sonnekus New Times Paige Nick Pan Macmillan Penguin Books Peter Harris Picador Africa Rehana Rossouw Selling LipService Simon Bruinders SJ Naude Softness of the Lime Son/Seun Spire Tafelberg Tammy Baikkie Thabiso Mofokeng The Blessed Girl The Camp Whore The Last Stop The Shallows The Third Reel UKZN Press Umuzi Unpresidented

The Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 longlist for the Barry Rouge Fiction Prize was announced on April 1, 2018. In 1989, South African newspaper The…

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Festivals Fiction Nonfiction Poetry South Africa

A snapshot of the South African Book Fair 2017

James Murua September 13, 2017 No Comments Angela Makholwa Athambile Masola Elinor Sisulu Gugulethu Mhlungu Hitman CEO Hugh Masekela Koleka Putuma Lebo Mashile Lidudumalingani Mqombothi Lorraine Sithole Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Loyiso Mkize Mbali Vilakazi Mukoma Wa Ngugi Natalia Molebatsi Niq Mhlongo Nthikeng Mohlele Sindiwe Magona South African Book Fair South African Book Fair 2017 Unathi Magubeni Yewande Omotoso

The South African Book Fair 2017 was hosted in Johannesburg from September 8-10. The festival theme was #OURSTORIES. It was a lit few days as…

Festivals South Africa

African writers threaten City of Durban with lawsuit

James Murua January 13, 2017 No Comments Angela Makholwa Angela Wachuka Ellen Banda-Aaku Goretti Kyomuhendo Karabo Kgoleng Lauri Kubuitsile Lebo Mashile Petina Gappah Salim Washington Shafinaaz Hassim Sindi Washington Sue Nyathi Thando Mgqolozana Unathi Magubane Yewande Omotoso Zukiswa Wanner

Professionals in the literary industry are up in arms against the City of Durban for lack of payment for the ARTiculate Africa festival 2017. The…

Festivals South Africa

Abantu Book Festival 2016 announces confirmed guests

James Murua October 19, 2016 No Comments Abantu Book Festival Abantu Book Festival 2016 Angela Makholwa Bheki Peterson Bongani Madondo Bontle Senne Chika Unigwe Dikeledi Deekay Sibanda Don Mattera Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso Elinor Sisulu Eusebius McKaiser Florence Masebe Fred Khumalo Gcina Mhlope HJ Golakai James Murua Khadija Patel Khaya Dlanga Khosi Xaba Koleka Putuma Lebo Mashile Lesego Rampolokeng Lidudumalingani Mqombothi Malaika wa Azania Mongane Wally Serote Natalia Molebatsi Ndumiso Ngcobo Niq Mhlongo Noviolet Bulawayo Nozizwe Jele Panashe Chigumadzi Percy Mabandu Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Pumla Dineo Gqola Redi Tlhabi Rehana Rossouw Sabata-mpho Mokae Sihle Khumalo Siphiwe Mpye Siphiwo Mahala Thabiso Mahlape Thandiswa Mazwai Thando Mgqolozana Thato Magano Unathi Kondile Unathi Magubeni Vangi Gantsho Xolisa Guzula Yewande Omotoso Zukiswa Wanner

The Abantu Festival 2016 set for 06 – 10 December in Soweto, South Africa have announced some of their guests and the lineup is epic.…

Book Reviews Fiction South Africa

A review of Angela Makhokwa’s Black Widow Society

James Murua March 4, 2014 2 Comments Angela Makholwa Black Widow Society Pan Macmillan The Thirtieth Candle

Book: Black Widow Society Author: Angela Makholwa Publisher: Pan Macmillan Year of Publication: 2013 Number of pages: 278 Buy your own copy of Black Widow…

Book Reviews Fiction South Africa

How Angela Makholwa nearly derailed my Seychelles Carnival plans

James Murua April 12, 2012 2 Comments Angela Makholwa Seychelles International Carnival The 30th Candle

Book: The Thirtieth Candle Author: Angela Makholwa Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Fiction Buy your own copy of The 30th Candle I recently got an opportunity…