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