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"And there, before it levels out
to pebbles, sand, more gulls, crushed shells,
the nasturtiums spread their green-and-spice ..."

"Not many visitors come to the farm,
but the sudden rain has charmed
a festival of frogs out of the mud ..."

"I’m pretty new to creating my own music and being involved in the process of bringing it to life."

"I was only eight when we moved into this apartment. That was five years ago. I remember being excited at the thought of living in a new place."

"But prizes, pleasing as they are, are not the pinnacle: the ongoing privilege and pleasure of my job is the stories, the stimulation, the richness of ideas and the precious relationships with my clients."

You are invited to the launch of The Initiation by Mogorosi Motshumi on the 13th of September in Bibliophilia, Woodstock.

"jy is ons ineenryger van asem                  
jy is ons ineensnoerder van stem         
jy is ons ineen alomheen"

"If you arrive at my window ..."

"The best thing about this film, though, is the suspense. You really sit on the edge of your seat from beginning to end."

The annual Sefika awards evening was celebrated by South Africa’s Publishers and Booksellers at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town on Tuesday the 30^th August 2016.

"My name is Faustin, Faustin Nsenghimana. I’m fifteen years old. I’m in a cell in Kigali central prison. I’m waiting to be executed."

"Camaraderie. That is word which comes to mind when I think back to the one day I spent at the fabulous Soweto Theatre, attending the inaugural The Star Soweto Literary Festival."

"If there ever was a timely book, Writing what we like is definitely it. It is the brain child of Yolisa Qunta, who over the period of the past two years interviewed and collected essays written by her fellow young black South Africans for this remarkable publication."

The Star Soweto Literary Festival 2016 took place from 19 to 21 August. Darryl David shares some of his photos with LitNet.

KZN's premier book festival, the Midlands Literary Festival, is taking place in Yellowwood, Howick on 27–28 August. The complete programme is now available.

The Star Soweto Literary Festival 2016 takes place at the Soweto Theatre from 19 to 21 August 2016 and entrance is free. 

"For days the dog was subdued and miserable. It lay in the kitchen, not eating, but occasionally sighing through its nose."

"I suppose that what impressed me most about the collection is the display by a poet in full control of both the art and the craft of poetry, revealing a keen mind and an insightful intellect, always light and sparkling, never plodding or ponderous, yet always touching on what is important."

"Every year we see growth and development in artists participating."

KZN's premier book festival, the Midlands Literary Festival, is just around the corner, two weekends away, on 27–28 August.