On his website (https://www.tertiuskapp.com/index.php/work), screenwriter Tertius Kapp describes Gaia as “an ecological horror fantasy which engages the burning issues of […]
Uninterrupted Time to Write
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The aim of this programme is to give writers – whether they are established or upcoming – an opportunity to focus all their attention on their manuscripts for a whole month. In this programme there are no mentors so that writers work at their own pace. The programme is in collaboration with PEN Afrikaans, PEN SA en PEN Nederlands.
PARTICIPATING WRITERS
André Trantraal | Andries Bezuidenhout | Elodi Troskie | Emma Crebolder | Jeremeo le Cordeur | Jeremy Vearey | Khadija Tracy Heeger | Kirby van der Merwe | Loit Sôls | Lydia Gittens | Lynthia Julius | Mia Arderne | Mercy Kannemeyer | Mphuthumi Ntabeni | Naomi Meyer | Nathan Trantaal | Olivia M Coetzee | Ronelda S Kamfer | Ryan Pedro | Salvia Ockhuis | Sarie Marais-Nell | Valda Jansen | Veronique Jephta
Stories by writers who took part in this programme
“After a rather thorough and thoughtful process of elimination regarding which town to choose – Hanover (Olive Schreiner once lived […]
Wenner: Eunice Visser vir Die Kaapse slawe 1652–1838 (Protea Boekhuis) Commendatio: Jeremy Vearey Eunice Visser se kultuurhistoriese perspektief op die Kaapse slawe […]
Jan Rabie-Rapport-prys 2023: Eugene deur Kirby van der Merwe Wenner: Kirby van der Merwe vir Eugene (Human & Rousseau) Commendatio: Ryan Pedro Kirby van […]
The literary controversy by author Elizabeth Gilbert, of the popular book Eat pray love, seems to have passed unnoticed on South […]
Once upon a time in 1957, there lived a ten year old boy from the Bloemhof Flats in District Six […]
“This is the stuff that action-packed, environmentally friendly stories are made of. In my home of vegans, pescatarians and meat-eaters, […]
Die Raad van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns het onlangs die wenners van die gesogte Akademiebekronings vir 2023 […]
Titel: SeeperdeSkrywer: Naomi MeyerISBN: 9781776252978Uitgewer: Pan Macmillan Naomi Meyer se splinternuwe Seeperde, met twee grootoogmeisies op die voorblad, is ’n lekkerlees-skoolstorie wat […]
Haar jongste teaterprojek saam met Lynthia Julius en Tinarie van Wyk-Loots Ek, ’n jong Bruin Afrikaanse vrou, kan trots sê […]
Die kortlyste is bekend gemaak vir vanjaar se kykNET-Rapport Boekresensent van die Jaar-pryse waarmee erkenning gegee word aan uitnemende Afrikaanse […]
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF), LitNet and Huisgenoot will soon host their fourth annual Kommadagga workshop on short story writing for magazines. […]
Die ATKV-Woordveertjies bekroon jaarliks uitsonderlike prestasies rondom die Afrikaanse woord. Vanjaar is geen uitsondering nie en die ATKV sit graag […]
“As mens die eerste keer vir Billy sien, sal jy dink hy’s net ‘n perd. ‘n Bruin perd met ‘n […]
Altesaam 86 inskrywings is ontvang vir die vier boekpryse, wat ten doel het om erkenning te gee aan Afrikaanse skrywers […]
The Gazala frontline was in trouble. Swarms of enemy Stuka dive-bombers swooped down low, darting between allied anti-flak fire and […]
In early 1942, somewhere in the open desert south of Benghazi, Private Johannes Stevens of 135 Motor Transport Company of […]
Corporal William Cloete was a stretcher bearer of the First City/Cape Town Highlanders who ran the gauntlet of extracting his […]
In 1941, Gunner William Loubser from Elsies River, a Cape Corps volunteer, was captured by Axis forces at the battle […]
Private Jacob Rayners was a military police officer attached to the 2nd Provost Company of 1 SA Division of the […]
Sergeant Francis Tonkin of the 106 Motor Transport Company was in Libya in June 1942, when Field Marshal Rommel and […]
“Zubayr Charles, wat LitNet se Kommadagga-slypskool voltooi het, het Haram geskryf. Quanita Adams was die regisseur en Bianca Flanders en Marunzo Thomas […]
Jou gedigte is baie visueel en praat reguit maar met empatie. Hoe ontwikkel jou gedigte? Neem ons deur jou skeppingsproses. […]
In haar bundel verwoord Jephtas ’n vars stem in gesprekke rondom femicide, geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV), rassisme en die post-94-konteks in […]