Willem Kemp a young man, an aspiring prose writer who found himself living in
an upmarket suburb on the coast of Cape Town, a place called Camps Bay.
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.
Ek het jou leer ken
As ’n hartklop in my baar.
Nes ’n regte moederhen,
Het ek ure na jou gestaar.
Alice, Oos-Kaap. Dis nou einde Mei 2022, die begin van die vyfde golf Covid-19 infeksies. ’n Jaar gelede, asook drie […]
Hoeko is Santino die slagoffer:
net ’n kleine kind,
Hoeko was hy nie gevind?
Jane Mpholo, Stephren Saayman, Melissa Myburgh, Heloine Armstrong en Henque Heymans was die uitverkore teatermakers wat vir drie weke in Somerset-Oos gaan skryf het, met die befaamde Abduragman Adams as mentor. Hulle produksies is volgende jaar op die Suidoosterfees-planke te sien. Hierdie projek word aangebied deur verskeie vennote wat hande neem – Jakes Gerwel Stigting, Suidoosterfees, Artscape en NATi.