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BOTANIST, WAR CORRESPONDENT - these are among the many literary 'hats' Olive Schreiner wore. On Thursday evening (27 July), Prof Paul Walters and Jeremy Fogg dramatise a stand-off between the editor of Cradock's 'Midland News' and Schreiner over a text dealing with the South African War. On Friday morning (28 July), Prof Dorothy Driver looks at the 'poetics of plants' in several Schreiner novels and the way they are used to invoke indigeneity. Get more details about these presentations and the full programme on our website (www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com)
AFRIKAAPS is a collective of top musicians and their ground-breaking multi-media music theatre piece which has been filmed as a documentary. Dr Neville Alexander’s is one of the voices on the sound track. The Afrikaaps project celebrates the creole history of Afrikaans and liberates the language from any lingering stigma. It has won two Kyknet Awards and an international award as a result of a tour to the Netherlands in 2011. This is the subject of Ménan van Heerden’s MA thesis (Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch) and she will tell us more during her presentation at the Schreiner Karoo Writer’s Festival (Cradock, 27-30 July). Get the full programme details on www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com and join us for a weekend of exciting new ideas, fascinating people and warm Karoo hospitality. (Picture of Ménan from litnet)
BOOKS ON SALE at the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (27-30 July 2017). New releases by Etienne van Heerden and Tony Jackman are on their way to Cradock from Cape Town. The new updated 'Literary Walking Tour of Cradock' is with the courier in PE ready for its road trip to Schreiner House. Other authors will be bringing copies of their books for sale. And the ever-popular second hand booksale (R10 per book) will run for two days this year. Get the full programme on www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com.
FLYING WITH SA EXPRESS! We're so proud: the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival features in the July edition of 'Indwe' (SA Express inflight magazine). Thanks to Keith Bain for making this happen. Find the updated festival programme on www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com Some sessions are free, book for the others now.
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN, life in Magqubeni lives on in the memories of those who lived there. Standing on the barren ground which was once a bustling suburb, Wilson John (below left) and Michael Allens (below right) will share their memories of Cradock's past during a special presentation on Friday morning 28 July. Get fFull details of this and other programme listings on www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com
THE SECOND EDITION of NELM's booklet for the Literary Walking Tour of Old Cradock has gone to press. Revised, enlarged and redesigned as a sister publication to the Lingelihle Tour booklet, the new Walking Tour booklet will be used by compiler Brian Wilmot when he leads two tours during the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (27-30 July). Get the full programme on www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com
CRADOCK POET Alet Janse van Rensburg is one of a bevy of new voices on the programme for Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (27-30 July 2017). Scan the full line-up on the website www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com and book your tickets now (write to karoowritersfestival@gmail.com)
OUR POSTER HAS GONE TO PRINT and the programme is now complete. Time is ticking by to the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (Cradock 27-30 July) Go to www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com to get all the details.
GET GOING ON YOUR FAMILY HISTORY: don't a miss a workshop presentation by David Hilton Barber at the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (27 to 30 July). David Hilton-Barber has a decades-long career in researching, compiling and writing family histories. In this informative and inspiring workshop, he shares his wealth of knowledge with those who believe they have their own true tales to tell. His ‘How to Write your family history’ was the first workshop to be sold out at the recent Franschhoek Literary Festival
These two very cool people will be reunited again at this year's Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival (Cradock 27 to 30 July). Join the club...
came across this cool photo of me and one of my favourite human beings in the world, Antony Osler. Thanks for the pic, Lisa Antrobus-Ker... at Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor
Can't wait for Theresa's workshop on how to draw Karoo cottages at the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival, Cradock 28 July 2017.
after a rather barren patch, i'm painting again....
Discover the backroads with Toast ... we love Weg!Agterpaaie on VIA (channel 147) so it's going be a treat to hear presenter,Toast Coetzer, reminiscing about the journeys during the Schreiner Karoo Writers festival (27 - 30 July 2017). Alice Inggs will interview Toast: both are fluent in Afrikaans and English, so expect a bit of both. To get the updated festival programme, click this link: www.karoowritersfestival.weebly.com
Watch the video and meet Dean in person at the Schreiner Karoo Writers festival ((27-30 July 2017)
Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to share with you this wonderful new video which explains what I do... What do you think? Please feel free to share
Meet Tony Jackman and hear about his book at the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival 27-30 July 2017
Tuishuise in Market Street, Cradock, great setting for a book. I gave this one to Sandra Antrobus, Queen of Cradock.
TOAST AND ETIENNE in conversation ... this mustn't-miss programme item (Saturday 29 July 2017) headlines our 2017 Local Heroes theme. Both homegrown writers, Toast Coetzer and Etienne van Heerden's discussion will focus on Etienne's new book, 'Die Wereld van Charlie Oeng'. Our picture of Etienne is by Maurice Jörissen and the one of Toast is from the NB archives. The festival (Cradock 27 to 30 July) is generously supported by Nelm.
IVAN MAZEPPA was a dashing cossack who loved not too wisely ... and inspired a Tchjaikovsky opera as well as poems by Brecht, Byron and Victor Hugo (among others). Prof Tony Voss was inspired to research the recurrence of the name locally and he will share the fascinating stories he unearthed. He is scheduled to speak at 10H00 on Friday 27 July.
Legends! And they have promised us a Huiskonsert during the Writers Festival (Cradock 27 to 30 July 2017).
