Paulet House

After our lunch at The Company’s Garden Restaurant on a windswept February afternoon earlier this year, a writer I looked up to greeted me with the words: “This is the […]

We are so excited to celebrate the release of Zubayr Charles’s first novel, Haram, which will be available at all bookstores at the end of January this year! Zubayr Charles […]

Paulet House writer Kgomotso Tsotetsi’s new short story, The clockmaker’s paradox, has been published by LitNet. This short story was completed during Kgomotso’s residency at Paulet House in KwaNojoli in […]

Lynthia Julius, wie deel was van die PEN dit Neer-skrywersprogram in 2019, het vanjaar by die ATKV-Woordveertjies die Prys vir Poësie vir haar reeds bekroonde digbundel, Kinderlê (uitgegee deur Quillerie). Die ATKV-Woordveertjies […]

Fourie Botha, een van ons bekwame mentors van die Kommadagga-slypskool by Paulet Huis, het so pas sy nuutste digbundel, Kolam, bekendgestel. Hy antwoord ’n paar vinnige vrae vir Paulet Huis […]

Frank Keizer en Frederik de Backer is laas maand by die Suid-Afrikaanse Sentrum vir Nederland en Vlaandere (SASNEV) Ontbytborrel verwelkom deur Nicolas Vandeviver van die Belgiese ambassade. Dié twee skrywers […]

It’s with great excitement that the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and M-Net Channels announce their chosen candidates for the Longhope TV Writing residency! Jesse Brown, Keenan Martin, Madelize de Lange, Marilise […]

“It is well with my soul,” sang Marlene Le Roux at the Artscape Women’s Day program in tribute to the late Elizabeth Schutter, a beloved friend and community arts and […]

Isn’t it mashallah that the dates for Heritage Month in South Africa and Moulood coincide with one another this year, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) […]

It’s with great excitement that the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and Passa Porta announce their chosen candidates for the Brussels to Karoo programme. Bibi Slippers, Naidene Lottering, Keletso Mopai and Alfred […]

Playwright, teacher, and now poet, Zubayr Charles continues to shock his audience into adoration with his stimulating, eye-opening, and intellectually provocative work. This year, Zubayr produced two plays that especially […]

Ons is verheug dat drie van ons skrywers, Danie Marais (Brussel tot Karoo 2023), Ryan Pedro (PEN dit Neer 2019) en Tiaan La Grange, ook Tiaan Booyens (Kommadagga 2024), die […]

Paulet House writers, Nadia Cassim (Bosberg Book Writing Residency 2023) and Tiaan Booyens (Kommadagga Writers’ Workshop 2024), recently appeared in a new publication from local independent, speculative fiction publisher Mirari […]

And this year’s Spring party is at Paulet House, where the garden is awash with blossoms and sweetness, and we’re ready to visit the schools again! The bakkie resembles a […]

Hol-la-dri-o-ha, hol-la-dri-o, dis lente! Paulet Huis se tuin is die ene bloeisels. En dis daardie tyd van die jaar: ons gaan skole toe! Die bakkie lyk soos ’n dieretuin gelaai […]

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation, Huisgenoot and LitNet proudly announce this year’s successful candidates, chosen to spend three weeks at Paulet House in KwaNojoli under the guidance of our mentor, Fourie Botha, to […]

Jane Mpholo, student entrepreneur and 2021 NATi Rising Stars residency participant, has been named the winner of the Fabulous Woman Gender-Based Violence Award at the 13th Annual Fabulous Woman Awards. […]

Faeed Amardien, onderwyser sowel as sokkerafrigter by Hoërskool Plumstead én voormalige deelnemer aan die Bosberg Boekskryfprojek (2023), se debuut-jeugroman Life is ’n biets is nuut op die rakke en maak […]

It’s 6 months now since Mamma’s janaaza, her funeral. “Do you miss her?” people ask. When you bury your mother, you don’t just miss her. There’s a part of me […]

Die grootste boekpryse in Afrikaans, die Netwerk24 kykNET Rapport-boekprys, se kortlys is aangekondig en sluit van vanjaar af ook ’n poësieprys ter nagedagtenis aan Breyten Breytenbach in. Die boekpryse gee […]

Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting, Suidoosterfees, Artscape en NATi kondig met trots aan die suksesvolle kandidate wat vanjaar gekies is om vir drie weke in Paulet Huis in KwaNojoli onder leiding […]

Reginald Julius Hufkie, ook bekend as Reggie Peace, wie aan die Bosberg Boekskryf-program in 2023 deelgeneem het, praat met ons oor die skryfproses van sy nuutste boek: Vredemaker. In die […]

Faeed Amardien, voormalige deelnemer aan die Bosberg-boekskryf-program in 2023, skryf vir LitNet oor sy ervaring met die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel en Afrikaans-kurrikulum as ’n Afrikaans-onderwyser van die Kaapse Vlakte. “Binne ’n […]

Geliefde skrywer Diana Ferrus is saam met een van Oude Leeskamer se inwonende skrywers, Miriam Telanie verwelkom in Jannie se Leeskamer op Woensdag, 3 Julie. Miriam het in diepte vertel oor die skryfproses van haar eerste […]