Do you want to take your writing to the next level? The Jacana Literary Foundation and Hawthornden Foundation have curated a sparkling programme of digital masterclasses, which will help you do just that.
Internationally acclaimed authors, Arja Salafranca, Niq Mhlongo, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Denis Hirson and Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, share their peculiar and particular insights into the arts of travel writing, short stories, fiction, memoir and poetry.
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Welcome to session two of From Pitch to Publication!
Welcome to the first session of From Pitch to Publication!
"Masterful.. This beautifully written work haunts and upends expectations with its resurrected ghosts and gods and ancestors of Motswana cosmology. What an accomplished debut!"
-- T. L. Huchu, Caine Prize finalist and author of The Library of the Dead
The second release from Mother, our science-fiction, Afrofuturism, fantasy and horror fiction imprint, Womb City is genre-bending and gut-wrenching.
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The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is awarded a $35 000 grant from US-based Hawthornden Foundation
The day that Brian, a musician from the West Rand in Johannesburg, walked through our front door was a day like every other publishing day in this town. Except, of course, that once Brian, in his burgundy zoot suit, accessorised with a dicky bow and a pair of smoky fashion glasses, took out a tiny speaker from his pocket, cleared his throat and composed himself to sing something heâd written over the Covid period on Jacana Media and the power of reading African books, we knew that 31 August 2023 would be a day unlike any other publishing day. Brianâs visit was auspicious.
Later that day, we received this email:
'I am delighted to inform you that following a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of Hawthornden Foundation, your organization, Jacana Literary Foundation, has been identified to receive a grant from the Foundation [âŚ] for general support of the Jacana Literary Foundation.'
We thought it was some kind of hoax, but checked and discovered that Hawthornden Foundation is a private charitable foundation supporting contemporary writers and the literary arts. Established by Drue Heinz, the noted philanthropist and patron of the arts, the Foundation is named after Hawthornden Castle in Midlothian, Scotland, where an international residential residency programme provides month-long retreats for creative writers from all disciplines to work in peaceful surroundings. Hawthornden also supports a second residential programme at Casa Ecco, on Lake Como in Italy, the site of âConversazioniâ, private conferences attended by many celebrated writers and others in the arts, and a retreat for invited authors to complete a literary work in progress. This year, Hawthornden Foundation will open a new non-residential retreat â Hawthornden Brooklyn in New York. In addition, the Foundation sponsors the annual Hawthornden Prize, one of Britainâs oldest and foremo
đ Reflecting on a remarkable evening at the book launch for "Back to the Front." The insightful conversation between author Leon Levy and Judge Dennis Davis shed light on the pages of this poignant memoir.
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At the launch of Zondo at your Fingertips by Paul Holden
Join us for the exclusive launch of 'Three Egg Dilemma' by Morabo Morojele at Love Books
đ˘ Exciting News! đđ Don't miss out on meeting the incredible author Mandla Lishivha, renowned for "Boy on the Run," at the highly anticipated Franschhoek Literary Festival on May 20th. đď¸ Get your tickets now on www.webtickets.co.za and join us for an unforgettable literary experience! #FLitFest #authorspotlight
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Celebrate International #PrideDay with Welcome Mandla Lishivha, at the launch of his memoir 'Boy on the Run'! Welcome Mandla Lishivha will be in conversation with Pan African queer feminist, activist & author, Rosie Motene đ Tues, 28 June 2022
Celebrate International #PrideDay with Welcome Mandla Lishivha, at the launch of his memoir 'Boy on the Run'!
Welcome Mandla Lishivha will be in conversation with Pan African queer feminist, activist & author, Rosie Motene
đ Tues, 28 June 2022
đ 18:00 for 18:30
đ EB Rosebank
RSVP: [email protected]
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Crossroad pre-order campaign
Help the women of Crossroads achieve their dream!
In the 1970s the women of Crossroads defied eviction orders and resisted the apartheid bulldozers. They have always dreamt of sharing their story.
Their struggle, continuing into the 1980s stands, as a beacon for women-led opposition movements, past and present.
Crossroads: I Live Where I Like is their story. Letâs share it widely.
Join the #Crossroads community by pre-ordering your copy today! Click here to join: https://bit.ly/3u4uR2y
For every copy pre-ordered, we will donate another. These copies will be distributed to schools and libraries throughout the country.
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa'
Fresh off the press, All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa - A Graphic History
A vivid, first-of-its-kind collection of near-forgotten SAn resistance histories. It introduces readers to extraordinary working-class women and men who resisted the Union government between 1910 and 1948.
Remember to sign up for this exciting book launch, taking place tonight.
đď¸ 19 October
â° 18:00 (SAST)
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