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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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The Time of the Writer 2017 opening ceremony

James Murua April 14, 2017 1 Comment EKM Dido Fred Khumalo Gcina Mhlophe Khethani Njoko Lidudumalingani Mqombothi Nkosinathi Sithole Nomsa Mdlalose Ralph Mathekga Sabata-mpho Mokae Sibongile Fisher Time of the Writer Time of the Writer 2017 Unathi Magubeni Zakes Mda

The 20th Time of the Writer International Festival took place in Durban, South Africa from 13 – 18 March 2017. The Festival theme was “The…

African Literary Festivals South Africa

Video from Time of the Writer 2017 #TOTW2017

James Murua April 12, 2017 No Comments EKM Dido Fred Khumalo Gcina Mhlophe Khethani Njoko Lidudumalingani Mqombothi Nkosinathi Sithole Nomsa Mdlalose Ralph Mathekga Sabata-mpho Mokae Sibongile Fisher Time of the Writer Time of the Writer 2017 Unathi Magubeni Zakes Mda

The 20th Time of the Writer International Festival set took place in Durban, South Africa from 13 – 18 March 2017. The Festival theme was…

African Literary 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.…

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Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 longlist announced

James Murua September 22, 2016 1 Comment Aba Asibon Anne Moraa Arja Salafranca Blaize Kaye Caleb Somtochukwu Okereke Derek Lubangakene Dzekashu MacViban Edwin Okolo Francis Aubee Fred Khumalo Gamu Chamisa Gratitude Fisher Helen Walne Idza L Karen Jennings Kathryn White Lauri Kubuitsile Liam Kruger Linda Daniels Mary Ononokpono Megan Ross Mignotte Mekuria Mirette Bahgat Eskaros Nyarsipi Odeph Okafor Tochukwu Pamela Zintatu Ntshanga Rodney Gariseb Short Story Day Africa Prize Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 Stacy Hardy TJ Benson Umar Turaki ZP Dala

Our good friends who run the Short Story Day Africa Prize have announced their longlist 2016. The twenty writers will have their stories judged by…