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Thabiso Mahlape is a trailblazing publisher who is the owner of Blackbird Books. Blackbird Books, a globally recognised publishing house, was founded in August 2015, the first black owned publishing imprint in South Africa. The launch of Blackbird Books transformed the South African literary landscape and since 2015, Blackbird has put an immense amount of effort in pioneering and establishing a home for new African narratives and stories that reflect the African experience. Publisher/writer/speaker/businesswoman Mahlape holds a Bachelor of Information Science degree specialising in publishing from the University of Pretoria.
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF), LitNet and Huisgenoot will soon host their fourth annual Kommadagga workshop on short story writing for magazines. The three-week residency takes place from 16 October to 5 […]
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF), LitNet and Huisgenoot welcome submissions for their fourth annual Kommadagga Workshop on short story writing for magazines. The three-week workshop / residency takes place from […]
Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting (JGS), in medewerking met LitNet en Huisgenoot verwelkom opkomende skrywers om aansoek te doen vir die vierde jaarlikse Kommadagga Slypskool vir kortverhaalskrywers. Die mentorskapskursus vind plaas […]