It’s that time of year again when the streets of Stellenbosch are transformed into a wonderworld of art, performances, poetry, discussion and debate. That’s right – it’s US Woordfees time! This year’s festival runs from 1 – 10 March and...
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The first fortnight of September sees a number of book festivals in South Africa’s two largest cities. Most exciting are the South African Book Fair (7–9 September) taking place in Johannesburg, and Cape Town’s best bookish gathering, the Open Book Festival (5–9...
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South Africans often are deeply polarised in our perspectives of the present and the past. Our ‘ways of seeing’ are fraught with division, and we fail to understand the complexities when we do not see what lies beneath the surface....
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The Open Book Festival 2016 is being held next week from 7 – 11 September. See which PEN SA members are taking part this year – click on their photographs to see the events they’ll be taking part in. There...
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Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events, classes and workshops happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let...
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