Written by Yewande Omotoso I remember being about 15, I was in high school and we had to do the Special Author Project. I chose Toni Morrison as my author. I’d initially chosen Mariama Ba and her beautiful work ‘So...
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Dear Friends, 2018 was a challenging, exhilarating, sometimes disheartening and often inspiring year for PEN South Africa. Those who work for and within the realm of freedom of expression have been deeply troubled and frightened both by the global assault...
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PEN South Africa and the Institute for Creative Arts present the 2018 Day of the Imprisoned Writer, on which writers will give readings and presentations in solidarity with jailed artists around the world. This year’s event will be hosted on...
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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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Johannesburg’s Kingsmead College is hosting its seventh annual Book Fair on Saturday 12 May 2018, from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Taking place at the school’s Rosebank campus, this small but jam-packed festival has line-ups for teens and children alongside their...
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