MONDAY, 16 MARCH 2020
19:00 – 21:00
Opening Night
Music: Durban Black Drifters Host: Michelle Constant
Welcome: Prof. Nhlanhla Mkhize (UKZN)
Introduction to Writers:
Candice Mama (SA), Ebrahim Essa (SA), Euclene Busi Maphumulo (SA), Fred Khumalo (SA), Haska Shyyan (Ukraine), Jennifer Makumbi (Uganda), Joe Spirit (SA), Keletso Mopai (SA), Kirsten Miller (SA), Lebohang Masango (SA), Nelisile Shozana (SA), Nozizwe Cynthia Jele (SA), Refiloe Moahloli (SA), Rémy Ngamije (Namibia), Rodney Roskruge (South Africa), Shafinaaz Hassim (SA), Siphiwo Mahala (SA), Sylvia Garib (SA), Tiffany Willoughby-Herard (USA), Zanele Dlamini (SA)
Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre
25 Giya Road, Emgidweni, KwaMashu, 4051
Tel: 031 504 6970
TUESDAY, 17 MARCH 2020
10: 00 – 11:00
Creative Writing Process
Facilitator: Kirsten Miller
Craigieburn Library
Tel: 039 311 5400
10:00 – 12:00
Writers Visit: Candice Mama & Fred Khumalo
Luthuli Museum
3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutville
Tel: 032 559 6822
11:00 – 12:00
The Journey of Writing: Sylvia Garib & Rodney Roskruge
Facilitator: Ayanda Fali
Craigieburn Library
Tel: 039 311 5400
11:00 – 12:00
Writers Speak: Siphiwo Mahala & Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Mangosuthu University of Technology
511 Mangosuthu Highway, Umlazi 4031
Tel: 031 907 7111
12:00 – 13:00
Finding Your Story: Kirsten Miller & Rémy Ngamije
Facilitator: Nakanjani Sibiya
Craigieburn Library
Tel: 039 311 5400
12:00 – 14:00
Writers Speak: Nozizwe Cynthia Jele & Zanele Dlamini
Square Space Theatre
UKZN Drama Department, Mazisi Kunene Road, Glenwood
Tel: 031 260 1111
13:15 – 14:00
Writers Visit: Joe Spirit & Busi Maphumulo
IsiZulu Department
UKZN, Howard College, Shepstone 10
18:00 – 18:30
Book Launch: Red Apple Dreams and Other Stories by Siphiwo Mahala
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
19:00 – 21:00
Music: Senzo Gumede Host: Nakanjani Sibiya
Memoir and Fiction – Marrying the Genres: Ebrahim Essa and Shafinaaz Hassim | Facilitator: Michelle Constant
Interval
Locating ‘Truth’ Then and Now: Kelesto Mopai & Siphiwo Mahala | Facilitator: Musa Hlatshwayo
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2020
10:00 – 11:00
Creative Writing Process
Facilitator: Fred Khumalo
Firwood Library
Redhill, Durban
Tel: 031 564 0961
10:00 – 12:00
Writers Visit: Kirsten Miller & Rémy Ngamije
Ike’s Books & Collectables
234 4th Avenue, Durban, 4001
Tel: 031 303 9214
10:30 – 12:30
Writers Visit: Nozizwe Cynthia Jele, Jennifer Makumbi, Keletso Mopai, Shafinaaz Hassim, Sylvia Garib, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Phansi Museum
500 Esther Roberts Rd
Tel: 031 260 2889
11:00 – 12:00
Living Your Story: Nelly Shozana, Joe Spirit
Facilitator: Cedric Sissing
Firwood Library
Redhill, Durban
Tel: 031 564 0961
11:00 – 12:00
Writers Visit: Candice Mama, Siphiwo Mahala & Zanele Dlamini
Eshowe Correctional Services
12:00 – 13:00
Writing for Translation: Fred Khumalo, Haska Shyyan Facilitator: Nakanjani Sibiya
Firwood Library
Redhill, Durban
Tel: 031 564 0961
18:00 – 18:30
Book Launch: The Eternal Audience of One by Rémy Ngamije
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
19: 00 – 21:00
Music: Mandisa Cebekhulu Host: Nakanjani Sibiya
Awards Presentation: Schools Competition Winners
The Craft & Business of Children’s Writing: Busi Maphumulo, Lebohang Masango & Refiloe Moahloli Facilitator: Dr Phindi Dlamini
Interval
Crafting the Character: Kirsten Miller & Nozizwe Cynthia Jele Facilitator: Nancy Richards
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2020
10:00 – 11:00
Creative Writing Process
Facilitator: Siphiwo Mahala
Moorton Library
Chatsworth, Durban
Tel: 031 404 2870
10:00 – 11:00
Writers Visit: Nozizwe Cynthia Jele & Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Creative Arts College, West Tower
331 Dr Pixley kaSeme Street, Durban 4001
10:00 – 11:00
Writers Visit: Busi Maphumulo
Wushwini Arts and Heritage Centre
60 Wushwini Road, KwaNgcolosi
Tel: 083 732 1640
10:00 – 11:00
Writers Visit: Haska Shyyan
Alliance Franscaise
22 Sutton Cresent, Morningside
Tel: 031 312 9582
11:00 – 12:00
Putting Your Stories Out There: Ebrahim Essa & Siphiwo Mahala
Facilitator: Ayanda Fali
Moorton Library
Chatsworth, Durban
Tel: 031 404 2870
12:00 – 13:00
Spaces for Literature: Jennifer Makumbi & Keletso Mopai
Facilitator: Nancy Richards
Moorton Library
Chatsworth, Durban
Tel: 031 404 2870
18:00 – 18:30
Book Launch: Manchester Happened by Jennifer Mukumbi
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
19:00 – 21:00
Music: Nkanyeziyezulu Host: Nakanjani Sibiya
In Conversation with Haska Shyyan
Facilitator: Deborah Ewing
Interval
Justice Revisited: Candice Mama & Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Facilitator: Karabo Kgoleng
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2020
10:00 – 11:00
Creative Writing Process
Facilitator: Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Chesterville ext Library
30 Vuma Three walk, Chesterville, Durban
Tel: 031 322 8264
11:00 – 12:00
In Conversation with Zanele Dlamini
Facilitator: Thobela Ngidi
Chesterville ext Library
30 Vuma Three walk, Chesterville, Durban
Tel: 031 322 8264
12:00 – 13:00
Right/Write to Know: Shafinaaz Hassim & Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Facilitator: Ayanda Fali
Chesterville ext Library
30 Vuma Three walk, Chesterville, Durban
Tel: 031 322 8264
10:00 – 11:30
Writers Visit: Kirsten Miller, Lebohang Masango, Refiloe Moahloli & Shafinaaz Hassim
LIV Village
Vincent Dickenson Rd, Cottonlands, Verulam, 4345
Tel: 032 007 0571
15:00 – 16:00
In Conversation with Andile Mngxitama ‘Blacks can’t be racist’
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
19:00 – 21:00
Music: Acoustiq Assassins Host: Nakanjani Sibiya
Identity In Transit: Jennifer Makumbi & Rémy Ngamije
Facilitator: Nancy Richards
Interval
In Conversation with Fred Khumalo
Facilitator: Karabo Kgoleng
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
SATURDAY, 21 MARCH 2020
10:00 – 11:00
Publishing Forum: Publishing Perspectives in the Age of Media Convergence
Facilitator: Chipo Zhou
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705
10:00 – 12:30
Funda Nathi Childrens Programme
Facilitator: Dr Gcina Mhlophe
Book Launch: Yes Yanga! by Refiloe Moahloli
Book Launch: Nisa Qamar and the Legend of Qawthar by Shafinaaz Hassim
Bluff Showground, Tara Road, Wentworth
11:00 – 12:30
South African Music Archive Workshop: Masello Motana, Philly Makwakwa & Sandile Ngidi
Facilitator: Dr Sazi Dlamini
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts (KZNSA)
166 Bulwer Road, Durban
Tel: 031 277 1705