Friday 13 May

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Saturday 14 May

Click here to see the programme for Saturday 15 May

Sunday 15 May

Click here to see the programme for Sunday 16 May

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Friday 13 May

11h30-12h30

[1]: Perspectives (School Hall)
Zakes Mda (Sometimes There is a Void), Antony Altbeker (Fruit of a Poisoned Tree) and eTV’s Justice Malala in a discussion with SAFM’s Karabo Kgoleng about their work in the South African context: why they are driven to write and broadcast, and how they deal with the conflicting opinions of critics.

[2]: A Real Tweet (Church Hall)
Sam Wilson, Editor-in-Chief of Women's Lifestyle at 24.com, chairs this event about cellphone fiction and other new ways to reach out and teach, with Steve Vosloo, founder of the Shuttleworth Foundation's m4Lit project, Kontax scriptwriter Sam Wilson and education specialist Michael Rice.

[3]: On Editing and Being Edited (Hospice Hall)
Ivan Vladislavić (Double Negative) has edited some of SA’s major writers, including literary historian Tim Couzens, the consulting editor who put Mandela’s Conversations With Myself together. Here they talk about the process from both sides with Cape Town editor Lynda Gilfillan in the chair.

[4]: Bush Wars ( Congregational Church ) UPDATED
Peter Godwin (The Fear), James Clelland (Deeper Than Colour) and Jacques Pauw (The Little Ice Cream Boy) take us back to ugly times in Southern Africa’s recent history, conducted by former political journalist Edyth Bulbring

[5]: Serious vs Hilarious (  Council Chamber ) UPDATED
Two serious women and two very funny men discuss contemporary comic art, facilitated by Andy Mason (What’s so Funny?). Starring Marguerite Abouet, author of the award-winning Aya graphic novels set in Côte d’Ivoire; Colin Cotterill, bestselling crime writer and inveterate comics blogger based in South East Asia; Jeremy Nell, the maverick enfant terrible of South African cartooning; and Leonora van Staden, an Afrikaans cartooning auteur with a feminist axe to grind.

[6]: KZN Literary Trails (The Screening Room) – free event
Lindy Stiebel talks about the KwaZulu Natal Literary Trails, of which she is co-ordinator.

13h00-14h00

[7]: Addiction (School Hall)
Melinda Ferguson (Smacked, Hooked) gives the lowdown on her drugs nightmare and victorious battle to rise and shine to book personality Michele Magwood.

[8]: Holy Cows to Beefburgers (Church Hall)
Online satire blogged under the media radar is dissected and examined by Khaya Dlanga (News 24 columnist, In My Arrogant Opinion), Fiona Snyckers (Trinity on Air) and Hayibo satirist Tom Eaton, chaired by poet and sociology professor at UCT, Ari Sitas.

[9]: The Write Honourables (Hospice Hall)
What price literary prizes?  A day ahead of the Sunday Times shortlist announcements, Justin Cartwright, winner of the 2005Fiction Prize, Henrietta Rose-Innes and Olufemi Terry, former and current winners of the Caine Prize, talk about what it means to win and quiz Books Editor Tymon Smithabout the problems of choosing judges.

[10]: Ted and Sylvia (Screening Room)
Poets Karin Schimke and Hugh Hodge read from the poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.

[11]: Speculative Fiction (Congregational Church)
Sarah Lotz (Deadlands), Lauren Beukes (Zoo City) and science fiction artist Mer Roberts explore dystopian narratives and technological upheavals, chaired by Delphi Carstens of UWC who is writing a PhD on the subject.

[12]: This is Not About Me (or is it?) (Council Chamber)
Scottish writer Janice Galloway in conversation with Ann Donald of Kalk Bay Books, particularly about her powerful memoir of growing up unloved.
 
14h30-15h30

[13]: Letters to South Africa (School Hall)
Stellenbosch English professor Leon de Kock and some of the poets and rappers in the Umuzi book discuss and perform their South African versions of Allan Ginsberg’s famous Letter to America.
           
[14]: A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread (Church Hall)
Anna Trapido (Hunger for Freedom), J-P Rossouw (Tasting the Cape) and Michael Olivier (A Restaurateur Remembers) chat to Hilary Biller, Food Editor of the Sunday Times.

[15]: Bestsellers (Hospice Hall)
Colin Cotterill (the Dr Siri Paiboun series), Tony Park (The Delta) and Douglas Rogers (The Last Resort), let us into some of the secrets of their success, chaired by Cape Town journalist Donald Paul.

[16]: Exactly What is Krimi? (Council Chamber)
Jassy Mackenzie (Stolen Lives), Sarah Lotz (Deadlands) and Sifiso Mzobe (Young Blood) turn their magnifying glasses on the modern crime genre, egged on by fellow crime novelist Mike Nicol (Black Heart).

[17]: Transitions (Congregational Church)
Journalists-turned-novelists Jacques Pauw (Little Ice Cream Boy), Hamilton Wende (House of War) and Jenny Hobbs (Kitchen Boy) talk about their journeys from mere hacks to authors, chaired by Jenny Crwys-Williams of 702 Talk Radio, who understands.

[18]: Starring Diamonds (The Screening Room)
Riveting new discoveries about the forever gemstone and stories about the men who hunt for its sources, told by Franschhoek geologist Nick Norman, author of The Extraordinary World of Diamonds

16h00-17h00

[19]: 1994 And All That (School Hall)
Behind-the-scenes stories about the lead-up to our first democratic election form the backdrop to a discussion  between Peter Harris (Birth), Carmel Rickard (Thank You, Judge Mostert) and Jonny Steinberg (Little Liberia) with Cape Talk’s John Maytham in the chair.

[20]: Durbs by the Sea (Church Hall)
eThekwini writers Imraan Coovadia (High Low In Between), Barbara Trapido (Frankie & Stankie) and Shubnum Khan (Onion Tears) talk to satirist Ndumiso Ngcobo (Some of my Best Friends are White) about their ties with their Indian Ocean home town.

[21]: Sukkels With Subsequent Novels  (Hospice Hall)
Success with a novel is a great achievement – and then the publisher demands another. Tan Twan Eng (The Gift of Rain), Tracey Farren (Whiplash) and Andrew Brown (Sunday Times prizewinner Coldsleep Lullabye, followed by Refuge) unload the problems of following a good act to publisher Jeremy Boraine.

[22]  Mindfields (Council Chamber)
Finuala Dowling (Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart), Kei Miller (The Last Warner Woman) and Doreen Baingana (Tropical Fish) explore how writers tap into memory sources for their novels, chaired by fellow novelist Christopher Hope.

[23]: Publish and be Damned (Congregational Church)
Ben Williams of Book SA discusses the problems and delights of literary magazines and self-publishing with Phakama Mbonambi (Editor of wordsetc), Hugh Hodge (Editor of New Contrast) and some of SA’s leading graphic artists who also do their own thing.

[24]: Going Over Lost Ground (The Screening Room)
Michiel Heyns in conversation with his editor, Lynda Gilfillan

Complimentary Porcupine Ridge wines will be served at the Sunday Times dinners and in             tastings after the 16h00 events on Friday and Saturday

Other Events

12h45 – 15h45

Publish or Perish: a small press symposium (Protea Hotel) (By invitation)
A platform for innovative self-publishers in the fields of comics and popular culture, funded by the Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts, Stellenbosch. Contact artworks@iafrica.com 

18h30

Youth Affair’s ‘Voices From Our Valley’ (Church Hall) R10 – pay at the door
A poetry in motion theatre production that includes a selection of the Franschhoek Literary Festival poetry competition winners over the last four years.

18h30 till late

Off the Wall Poetry (BICCCS Café – Free event)
An open mic evening with Hugh Hodge, Karin Schimke, local and Cape Town poets. Bring and perform your own poems. Refreshments on sale.

19h30

Sunday Times Fund-raisingDinner at Reuben’s

Three of the country's sharpest social commentators – Jonathan Jansen, Jonny Steinberg and Barry Ronge – talk to Sunday Times Books Editor Tymon Smith about how they approach the difficult task of producing a weekly column and where they think we’re going as a country. For more information, visit http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/goodtimes  Proceeds to the Sunday Times Storybook Campaign

 

 

Saturday 14 May

Click here to see the programme for Saturday 15 May

Sunday 15 May

Click here to see the programme for Sunday 16 May