Monthly Archives: May 2014
SLiP at Franschhoek Literary Festival
SLiP was in Franschoek this weekend, reporting from the 2014 Franschoek Literary Festival. Our live Twitter stream can be read here, and you can check out our reports below. Writivism – Attention, aspiring writers! Learn more about ‘writivism’. Words into action – […]
In praise of fellow authors
Amy Stimson, reporting on the FLF, is enchanted by a conversation between Zukiswa Wanner and Jenny Hobbs.
Words into action
At the FLF,Victor Dlamini, Antony Altbeker, Redi Tlhabi and Deon Meyer discuss what it takes to make a film of a novel.
Writivism
Attention, aspiring writers! Learn more about ‘writivism’.
Retweet or retreat? SA crime fiction writers and social media
Do social media help writers to be in the world, or do writers need to escape the world of social media? Robyn Berghoff reports on a conversation at the FLF.
Can we still trust the cops?
The strained relationship between citizens and law enforcers comes under the spotlight at the FLF.
Not a Theory seminar
Lauren Beukes, Imraan Coovadia, Karin Schimke and Jenny Crwys-Williams debate the “what” of literature at the FLF.
Jumping into the dark of the story
André Brink discusses his thoughts on what it means to be South African with Victor Dlamini at the FLF.
The pastoral ain’t what it used to be
How might we understand the rise of the ‘new’ African pastoral? A discussion between Harry Garuba, Dominique Botha, Claire Robertson and André Brink.
A Battle of the Tongues
An impressive panel of educators and writers address the perennial predicament of indigenous-language publishing.
On ebony, ivory and the lack of South African harmony
Can South Africans change their attitudes to each other, or is the historical damage too overwhelming? Thlabi, McKaiser, Engler and Ngcobo discuss this question at the FLF.
’n Intieme gesprek
Adam Small gesels by die FLF met Joan Hambidge oor sy verhouding met NP van Wyk Louw.
SLiP at Dancing in Other Words
Imagine Africa Two – The second volume of ‘Imagine Africa’ takes ‘revolution’ as its theme. Amy Stimson reports on the conversation at the Dancing in Other Words Poetry Festival. An ecstatic kind of dreaming or, dreaming not deferred – Jonathan Amid reports […]
Imagine Africa Two
The second volume of ‘Imagine Africa’ takes ‘revolution’ as its theme. Amy Stimson reports on the conversation at the Dancing in Other Words Poetry Festival.
An ecstatic kind of dreaming or, dreaming not deferred
Jonathan Amid reports on the celebration of community and connection at the Dancing in Other Words poetry readings.
The Dreaming Vein
Follow our reportage on Spier’s Dancing in Other Words poetry festival. Bibi Burger joins ‘Conversation I’.