2016 Kimberley Book Fair
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bookfair
in conjunction with:
banned
books week
sept
brought to you by:
earth art
in association with
sol plaatje
university
celebrating
suppressed
voices
SOL PLAATJE
MUNICIPALITY
st
01
oct
9am - 9pm
featured guests
Abdullah al Wesali
Rose Francis
Kabelo Kgatea
Lesego Rampolokeng
for further info:
Kimberley Book Fair
@kimbookfair
InkSword
the
publishers
email: kimberleybookfair@gmail.com
Day 1: Friday 30th September:
Day2:
Saturday 01 October
9:00
Venue:
BookSellers to set up Stalls
SPU on Square:
9:00
Venue:
Booksellers to set up stalls
Sol Plaatje University
9:00
Venue
Creative Writing Workshops
Tswelopele Classrooms:
Womens Writing Workshop by Gertrude Fester
Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction by Kabelo Kgatea
Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry by Lesego Rampolokeng
10:00
Venue:
Workshops:
C002 A104 Publishing (seats 12) by African Perspectives Publishing & Poetree
12:00
Venue:
Long Story Short Session: Reading by Moagi Modise
Correctional Services: Tswelopele Main Hall
Venue:
Venue:
Venue:
C002 A103 Creative writing in Fiction (seats 100) by Kabelo Kgatea
C002 A111 Creative writing in Poetry (seats 48) by Lesego Rampolokeng
C002 A112 Creative writing in Non-Fiction (seats 48) by Gertrude Fester
13:00
Lunch Break
14:00
Panel Discussion: Writing to heal/Writing as therapy
facilitated by Masello Motana. Participants: Gertrude Fester, Alton Rooi,
Mark Kotze, Johannes Majiedt
Programme continues @ SPU:
16:00
Book Launch: Raphael dAbdon
Venue:
SPU Square
16:30
Book Launch: Sarah Godsell
SPU Square
17:00
Film Screening: Action Kommandant
Venue:
C016
19:00
official Opening:
Venue:
C016
Opening Musical Performance by Lucas Bonoko
Welcome by Mayor/MEC
Introduction: Banned Books Week
Introduction to Key Note Speaker: by Sabata Mokae
Key Note Address by Abdullah al Wesali
Performance to close off Official launch by Ulric Roberts
Publications
13:00
Lunch Break
14:00
Poetry Performances starts:
Venue:
SPU Square
14:00
Panel Discussion: State of African Languages in SA
Venue:
C016
Discourse on opportunities for writing in African languages; how far it can
travel & writing in your mother tongue. Facilitated by Sabata-Mpho Mokae.
Participants: Kabelo Kgatea, Moses Seletisha, Kgauhelo Dube, Masello
Motana
15:00
Book Launch: Oupa Mokgakala
Venue:
SPU Square
15:30
Panel Discussion: Literary Translations
Venue:
C016
Discourse on why people arent reading, how to get readers reading indige
nous languages and growing readers of indigenous languages outside of
the education sector. Facilitated by Duduzile Mabaso.
Participants: Sabata-Mpho Mokae, Gontse wa Chaane,
Jeanette Gabonnwe, Oupa Mokgakala
16:30
in Discussion with Rose Francis:
Venue:
C016
Discourse on FELA: This Bitch of a Life by Carlos Moore and
A Giant Tree Has Fallen - tributes to Ali A. Mazrui edited by
Seifudein Adem, Jideofor Adibe, Abdul Karim and Abdul Samed Bemath.
Venue:
Programme continues on SPU Square
18:00
Poetry Performances
19:00
Book Launch: Mak Manaka
20:00
Poetry performances and Music
21:00
Close of Kimberley Book Fair 2016
Poetry on the Square:
Day 1
Schools
Programme:
Kimberley High Schools
SPU Poets
Book Launch:
Book Launch:
Raphael dAbdon
Sarah Godsell
Day 2:
MC - Mark Kotze
Keaorata
Flow
Sarah
Ricci
Gontse
book launch:
Oupa
Dina
Nosipho
Lynthia
Mogale
Black
Lesego
Book Launch:
Mak Manaka
Musical
Performance:
