Submissions for the inaugural The Island Prize opened in September of 2021. By the time the submission window ended in mid-December, we had received more than 120 entries from all over Africa. There is a myth that there is only one type of storytelling in Africa. We can say with…
I was on my way to the Hout Bay writers’ group meet up. It’s a monthly occurrence and I make sure that I’m there, every single time. It’s just too special to miss. And so I wound my way along the coastal road and once again, I drank in the
Cathy Park Kelly, Penny Haw and Karen Jennings will be participating in this year’s Kingsmead Book Fair. Hope to see you there on 21 May 2022: Click here to see the full programme and to buy tickets: #KBF22
It’s been a full year since the sudden move to Hemel en Aarde in the Overberg. It feels like yesterday and yet so much has happened in every way. Archie is the lion King in these parts now. That’s not to say there are no more cat fights. He does
When Christy Weyer of Liberty Books read Penny Haw’s novel, The Wilderness Between Us, and Cathy Park Kelly’s memoir, Boiling a Frog Slowly, she immediately saw the fascinating connection between the two books and offered to host an event with the authors. It’s happening at the bookshop on the 10th…
February 2022 and my life has done a few 360 turns in two years. Well, I suppose that goes for all us us really. So much has happened, on every level. The world seems crazy and none of us can anticipate tomorrow’s events. For me, Cancer and Covid dove-tailed and
This time two years ago, I was recovering from a lumpectomy and then unexpectedly a watermelon of a Seroma. Since then, the whole world has been turned upside down and we are all still struggling to find the right way up. The fourth wave is retreating in our part of
I am starting to collect gifts to put under the tree. And yes, my new hobby is influencing the choices. As you all know by now, I love Christmas time. Always have. This one will be the third since my dance with the big C. It makes it even more
The Mall Christmas tree is up! No big deal, I hear you say. Except that this year it is. It’s a different mall and I live just up the road on the edge of the Hemel en Aarde valley. I am one of those strange birds who actually does love
Gail Gilbride 