The brother and sister were trapped in the burning vehicle. Tracy was sitting on top of her brother, trying to stop the flames from burning him. Her doll, held up to her tiny 7 year old face, as an attempt to shield herself.
Our Programmes
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The residency programmes of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation are presented at our writers’ house, Paulet House, in Somerset East in the Eastern Cape.
Each programme has a separate application process. If your application is accepted, the following costs will be covered:
• your travel costs to and from Somerset East
• your accommodation, which includes three meals a day, in Paulet House
• the fees for the skilled mentors presenting your programme.
Note that you will not be accepted for more than one programme in any one year. To apply for any of the programmes below, or to get involved in a project, please contact Theo Kemp at theo@jgf.org.za.
“Around the table at a beautiful old house in Somerset East are four aspiring writers with big dreams.” Read the article in Daily Maverick.
Make room
Give space
Give love
In retrospect I can only lovingly think back to the Paulet Huis like a grandmother happily welcoming us into her midst
She should probably go back to the house. It was clear that there was no anniversary lunch or dinner happening.
A poem from you to You.
Dis die dag toe jy verdwyn / op my mind sal jy bly
Ek het daar en dan ’n epiphany! Hoeveel horisonne kan ons oorbrug deur te lees.
My grandmother pulled me out of bed. My eyes were still half shut as I sleepily scrambled on the floor in search of my slippers.
Mannetjie is ’n seun wat sy tienerjare in ’n kinderhuis probeer oorleef. Hy is die stem van so baie kinders in die land (en seker wêreldwyd ook) wat die traumatiese gebeure van seksuele misbruik beleef het.
Especially — when they weep so artlessly; that’s when you as
parent laugh and cry in chorus, mos, from under your
parenthoody.
“My ma gie dié.” Nana se kin staan by my voodee met ’n koevertjie, my naam is in fancy kursief daaop geskryf.
His father was killed in this club, Victor thought as he stared at the half-faded sign reading “The Zulu Club” […]
Taboe, was dit eers om van ’n persoon se fisiese voorkoms ghai te maak. Veral as dit jou en jou nageslag raak.
From the outside, Langa and Sindiswa’s marriage looks perfect. But inside, Langa is unhappy, and cheating on his wife. Will he settle down with his mistress, or finally find the courage to set his life on a better path?
Life is a journey we share. We are all busy and distracted. The world is a scary place, but it’s also beautiful.
Trek twie-duisend rand
betaal my skuldtjies.
Vier-hon’it vir “Edgars”
Tebello Mzamo is one of the 20 contributors to the anthology Incredible Journey. Read an interview on Sunday Times Books Live, 30 Nov. 2015.
Julie 2020 was ’n besige en produktiewe maand by Paulet Huis met Andre Trantraal, Olivia M Coetzee, Jeremeo le Cordeur, Veronique Jephtas en Khadija Tracey Heeger wat aan hulle nuutste manuskripte kom werk het.
Ek het geleer om werklik te luister. Dit was eindelik ’n skok om te besef hoe diep gewortel my vooroordele is.
Seeming un-happenings
I did not choose you. I did not choose you. I did not choose you.
