Darryl David
Darryl Earl David, van Howick in KwaZulu-Natal, is die enigste Indiër-dosent van Afrikaans in Suid-Afrika. Vir die afgelope 20 jaar is die Afrikaanse letterkunde totaal en al sy lewe.
Maar hy is veral bekend as die stigter van Suid-Afrika (en Afrika) se enigste Boekedorp, Richmond in die Karoo.
Hy is ook die persoon wat boekefeeste op die literêre kaart van Suid-Afrika gevestig het. Hy is die stigter van die BookBedonnerd Fees op Richmond, die Schreiner-fees op Cradock, die Midlands Literary Festival in Howick, die JM Coetzee-fees op Richmond, die Breyten Breytenbach-boekefees op Montagu, en die enigste Kinderboekfees in Suid-Afrika, wat in Pietermaritzburg gehou word; en onlangs het hy die reëling van die Fugard-fees oorgeneem.
Hy is ook die medeskrywer van twee boeke: 101 Country Churches of SA en A Platteland Pilgrimage: 102 Country Churches of SA. Hy werk tans aan twee nuwe boeke wat hopelik aan die einde van 2015 klaar sal wees. Sy vyfde boek, het hy homself belowe, sal ‘n roman wees.
The Alan Paton Book Festival 2018
2018-03-07Here is the full programme of The Alan Paton Book Festival 2018, as received from festival organiser Darryl David.
Adam Small-fees 2018: fotoblad
2018-03-01Die Adam Small-fees het vanaf 23 tot 25 Februarie 2018 in Pniël plaasgevind. Darryl David deel sy foto's van die fees.
Darryl David oor die tweede Adam Small-fees
2018-02-21"Die fees gaan by die Pniël Museum plaasvind. Mense kan nie die pragtige kerk misloop nie. Dis waar jy moet parkeer. Alle lesings is gratis. Behalwe Peter Braaf se opvoering van Joanie Galant en What about the Lô wat R50 kos. En Ghaireyah se opvoering kos ’n skamele R5 per leerling."
Durban first city on the African continent to become a Unesco World City of Literature
2017-11-01"This is big. In a sense it means that Durban becomes the literary capital of Africa, the literary gateway to Africa. Everything that the city plans from now, literature must be at its heart."
BookBedonnerd 2017: fotoblad
2017-10-30Die 10de BookBedonnerd-fees het van 25 tot 28 Oktober in Richmond plaasgevind. Hendrik Mentz deel sy foto's van die fees.
Booktown Richmond presents BookBedonnerd X (programme)
2017-10-18BookBedonnerd X 2017 is taking place from 25 to 28 October. This year's exciting programme offers a wide variety of book talks, presentations, walkabouts, workshops and much more. The complete programme is available here.
Articulate Africa Book Fair 2017: an interview with Darryl David
2017-09-21Articulate Africa Book Fair 2017 will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Durban ICC. Read an interview with Darryl David, and see the full programme.
HemelBesem by die Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée
2017-08-31Dis pas bekend dat HemelBesem ook by die Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée optree. Die soirée vind van 22 tot 24 September 2017 in Cradock (by Buffelshoek) plaas. Darryl David verskaf praktiese inligting.
Midlands Literary Festival 2017: Programme
2017-08-24"The seasons literally and figuratively turn the page from 2 to 3 September when the 8th Midlands Literary Festival, now something of an institution in Howick, takes place at Fern Hill Hotel, one of the jewels of the Midlands Meander."
Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée
2017-08-11"Tydens die naweek van 22 tot 24 September gaan die eerste Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée plaasvind. In Cradock, op Buffelshoek, waar Olive Schreiner se sarkofaag is. Langs die plaas waar Etienne van Heerden lank as kind gebly het. En by Die Tuishuise, waar groot dele van Etienne se jongste roman Die Wêreld van Charlie Oeng geskryf is."
Press release: Update on Durban's bid for Unesco City of Literature
2017-06-08"'We’re in the home stretch,' says Darryl Earl David, former Head of Afrikaans at UKZN, founder of South Africa’s national Booktown in the Karoo, and the man heading Durban’s bid for Unesco City of Literature status."
Durban bidding to become a Unesco City of Literature
2017-04-06Breaking news: "We have lodged our formal announcement with Unesco that Durban is going to bid to become South Africa’s and Africa’s first Unesco City of Literature." Read it first on LitNet.
Ahmed Kathrada, the librarian of Robben Island
2017-03-30"RIP Great Soul. I will carry your words with me for the rest of my days. And may they name a library in your honour one day soon."
Adam Small-fees 2017: Fotoblad deur Darryl David
2017-03-01Die Adam Small-fees het 24 tot 26 Februarie 2017 in Pniël plaasgevind. Darryl David, organiseerder van die fees, deel sy foto's.
'n Onderhoud oor die Adam Small-fees in Pniël
2016-12-01"Maar 24–26 Februarie 2017 gaan ‘n geskiedkundige naweek wees. ‘n Fees vir Adam Small. Niemand verdien dit méér nie."