THE BIG BOOK TRADE IS JUST around the corner
With Sub-Saharan Africa’s premier book fair just around the corner, expect an impressive line-up that will appeal to trade visitors and exhibitors.
The Cape Town Book Fair caters for all bibliophiles, trade visitors and publishers. There will be over 200 events spanning the three days, including meet the author sessions, panel discussions, literary forums, book launches and symposiums. For all registered trade visitors, there will be a specific trade day on the 15 June. This marketplace will provide a platform for local and international visitors to network and develop relationships.
Welcoming all trade visitors
The first morning of the Fair has been reserved exclusively for trade visitors, with doors only opening to the public from 14h00 onwards. This is also the only day of the Fair that ends as late as 22h00, giving trade visitors an opportunity to share ideas and trade well into the night.
The trade day has been well received both locally and internationally, and the Cape Town Book Fair is looking forward to welcoming many newcomers and all returning visitors.
Loads to look forward to
The Cape Town Book Fair has secured one of Africa’s most prolific writers, Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He’ll be participating in the opening session and visitors can look forward to a book reading and signing session as well. Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a prominent novelist and theorist of post-colonial literature. He’s written numerous books but is most well-known for Decolonising the Mind.
The Van Riebeeck Society will be launching AB Xuma Autobiography and Selected Works at the Fair. This is a compilation of former-ANC leader, Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma’s correspondence and prose, edited by Peter Limb.
Two books on Jacob Zuma will be launched during the Fair as well. There will also be panel discussions on ANC policies - look out for Susan Booysen, Glenda Daniels and Anthony Butler, who will be leading some of these debates.
Established academic and educational publishers and exhibitors will be returning this year. Favourites such as Wits University Press, Juta & Co, Unisa Press, UCT Press will be launching and selling books as well as hosting some of the debates.
Download the full programme from www.capetownbookfair.com.
The return of the copyright symposium
The Cape Town Book Fair has announced that the copyright symposium remains a fixed feature in the programme. It is hosted by the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA), together with the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA). This year it will focus on what makes a fair and reasonable publishing contract. ANFASA and PASA have been working on a blue print document on this subject, which they plan on launching at the Fair.
Tickets and stands are still available
You can book your tickets through Computicket or buy them at the door. If you’re interested in exhibiting at the Fair, there are a few stands still available. For more details feel free to call Louise Barry-Taylor or Eugene Hattingh on +27 (0) 11 549 8300 or email info@capetownbookfair.com. Louise and Eugene look forward to welcoming you on board!
Book Fair Times
Fri 15 June: 09h00 - 14h00
Trade and Public:
Fri 15 June: 14h00 - 22h00
Sat 16 June: 09h00 - 18h00
Sun 17 June: 09h00 - 17h00