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Mother City Book Festival

30 August to 4 September 2005

Press release

For information: call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

POETRY IN THE MORNING

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 07h30 for 08h00
Venue: Societi Bistro, Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront
Cost: R30 (light breakfast)
Bookings: Phone Tammy at Societi Bistro on 021 418 9483 by August 23.

ABSA bank and Societi Bistro in association with P4 Radio welcome you to a morning of absolute enchantment, with a light breakfast on the menu and a chance to meet well-known poets Rustum Kozain and Finuala Dowling.

THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MR CHAMELEON

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 13h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium, V&A Waterfront (BOE)
Cost: Free Entry

Mr Chameleon is the autobiography of poet and novelist Tatamkhulu Afrika, which reveals aspects of his remarkable life not known before. In this presentation Robin Malan talks about typing and editing the original manuscripts and illustrates the extraordinary array of surfaces Tatamkhulu Afrika used.

LOVE AND FAME IN THE LIFE OF JUNKETS (AKA JOHN KEATS)

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 15h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 before 26 August

Robin Malan presents a lecture-reading on John Keats, entitled "Love and Fame in the Life of Junkets", based on his novel about Keats, Rebel Angel. Copies of Rebel Angel will be on sale at this presentation at a special price.

ENGLISH ALIVE LAUNCH

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 17h30 to 19h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium

English Alive will launch at the Mother City Book Festival to mark the 50th anniversary of the South African Council for English Education (SACEE). This annual anthology is a collection of outstanding writing by high school students in Southern Africa, and has been a constant gauge of the thoughts and emotions of young people throughout the decades.

WRITING PROCESS AND WRITING IN SA TODAY

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: The Commodore Hotel, America's Cup Room
Cost: R80 (snacks and a drink)
Bookings: Call Samantha Charles at the Commodore Hotel on 021 415 1000 or e-mail her at cmdbanq@legacyhotels.co.za

In association with the Cape Argus SA authors, Susan Mann, author of One Tongue Singing, Consuelo Roland, Ken Barris, author of Summer Grammar, and Henrietta Rose-Innes, author of Rock Alphabet, will discuss the development, the challenges and the way forward that writers in South Africa are faced with today.

LAUNCH OF THE DREAM IN THE NEXT BODY

Date: Tuesday, 30 August
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: District Six Museum, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
Cost: Open to public
RSVP: Beryl Johnson on 021 406 3033 or bjohnson@nb.co.za.

Kwela Books and Snailpress launch Gabeba Baderoon's new book, The Dream in the Next Body, a debut poetry collection that attempts to probe the realm of the unsaid and the ripples that move between words, between people, between bodies.

EXCLUSIVE BOOKS BREAKFAST FEATURING JACANA MEDIA

Date: Wednesday, 31 August
Time: 07h30 for 08h00
Venue: Café Fego, Exclusive Books, V&A Waterfront
Cost: R30 (light breakfast)
Bookings: In store only by August 24

ABSA Bank, the Cape Times and Exclusive Books welcome Jacana Media's finest authors to discuss their writing and what inspires them, to talk about the development of their work from conceptualisation to completion and to read from their work. Nancy Richards from SAFM will introduce us to Andrée Bosch, author of One Woman Walking, Anne Schuster, author of Foolish Delusions, and Hamilton Wende, author of King's Shillings, as they entertain and enchant all the guests with their stories!

THE GRAND TRAVEL AND FOOD QUIZ EXTRAVAGANZA

Date: Wednesday, 31 August
Time: 19h30
Venue: Centre for the Book, Queen Victoria St, Cape Town
Cost: R100
Bookings: Call Ayesha at Double Storey at 021 763 or Acroy@juta.co.za

The Grand Travel and Food Quiz Extravaganza, with Food, Wine And Travel Prizes Galore! Fab Food and Wine. Wild Contestants. Magnificent Quizmasters

RISE AND SHINE TO THE WRITTEN WORD

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 07h30 for 08h00
Venue: Harries Pancakes, Clocktower Square, V&A Waterfront
Cost: R30 (light breakfast)
Bookings: Phone Harries Pancakes on 021 421 0887 before August 25

Cape Town Routes Unlimited, Cape Times and P4 Radio present Hazel Crampton, author of Sunburnt Queen, Fransje van Riel, author of Crowing of the Roosters, Barbara Erasmus, author of Even with Insects, and Willemien de Villiers, author of Kitchen Casualties ... Join these exquisite writers as they discuss their writing, share their thought processes and tell the audience more about their experiences whilst writing their manuscripts.

BUSINESS DIALOGUES: "THE PRINCIPLES OF WRITING FOR BUSINESS"

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 08h00 for 08h30 till 12h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Mandy Lebides, director of Busdialogues and founder of Writescapes Writing Circles, is well-known in the business arena, where she uses systems thinking to solve organisational problems, deal with restructuring and the resulting change, implement effective project management and design strategies for the way forward. "Business Dialogues" will teach you how to write for your business, put together brilliant presentations and spice up your training modules.

NEW VOICES: PUBLISHING ON DEMAND

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 13h00 to 14h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Barbara Mueller, owner of New Voices Publishing, is offering new technology in the book world (the latest trend in Europe)! Print-On-Demand now gives the author an alternative way of being published, taking control of book production and having flexibility in printing as required, thus giving unpublished South African authors the platform to have a voice. In association with the Cape Times.

MIRACLES OF HOPE

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 14h30 to 16h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

This fascinating presentation by futurist Carole Knight is based on the book Miracles of Hope: Surviving and Thriving in the 21st Century. It explores many of the most important issues of our time, providing answers in a realistic yet balanced way.

ONCE UPONNA … THE ART AND CRAFT OF STORYTELLING WITH DORIAN HAARHOFF

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 15h00 to 17h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building - Staff Cafeteria
Cost: R30
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 before 26 August

Anybody can learn to tell a story. Climb into a story (one you love or one you make up) and tell it from the inside. Stories are about relationships - starting a conversation with ourselves and with our community. This practical workshop explores the joy of giving and receiving stories and being at home with words. Dorian Haarhoff - storyteller, motivational speaker, mentor and published writer - is passionate about developing innate creativity and imagination.

A WALK THROUGH CAPE TOWN

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 16h30
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Andrew Boraine takes us on a walk through "Cape Town Uncovered: A People's City", photographs by Eric Miller, text Gillian Warren-Brown and Yazeed Fakier.

BEDSIDE BOOK NETWORK

Date: Thursday, 1 September
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: Societi Bistro, Victoria Wharf
Cost: R80 (snacks and a drink)
Bookings: Phone Tammy at Societi Bistro on 021 418 9483 by August 26

Following the success of previous events, the Bedside Book Network will once again unfold into the charming atmosphere of Societi Bistro, where well-known South African authors Chris van Wyk, Tom Eaton and Michael Williams will join the Cape Argus team to discuss and debate what's hot and what's not in the book world!

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE: LAWS, POLICIES AND PROCESSES

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 07h00 for 07h30
Venue: Societi Bistro
Cost: R45
Bookings: Phone Tammy at Societi Bistro on 021 418 9483 by August 23

What is the definition of sexual harassment? How best can an employer prevent and manage workplace sexual harassment? Who is liable if there is sexual harassment? Rochelle le Roux, Prof Alan Rycroft and Thandi Orleyn explored these topics in Sexual harassment in the workplace, recognising that sexual harassment is both a legal issue and a practical problem, and the book is structured in a way that deals with the legal issues of definition, interpretation of law, and vicarious liability, as well as offering practical guidance on good practices, mediation and other procedures. Sponsored by ABSA Bank.

FINANCIAL FREEDOM WITH BRUCE CAMERON

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 08h30 for 09h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Bruce Cameron, editor of Personal Finance, will discuss financial issues - how to make your money work for you!

LIBRARY PROGRAMME

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 10h00 to 12h00
Cost: Free Entry
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

LIBRARY AUTHORS / SPEAKERS

Cape Town Central         Deon Meyer
Rondebosch                    Francois Theron
                                       Henriette Rose-Innes
Fish Hoek                       Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie
                                       Heather Parker Lewis
Bonteheuwel                   Leonard Khosa
                                       Rayda Jacobs
                                       Chris van Wyk
Delft                                Rachelle Greeff
                                       Sindima Mntubu
Naziema Isaacs Library   Barbara Erasmus
                                       Diane Awerbuck
                                       Dr Pam Heller Stern

LOVE TO READ

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 10h00 to 11h30
Venue: Blue Shed
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

The "Love to Read" programme will bring storytelling and delight to pre-schoolers and care-givers in Afrikaans, English and Xhosa! Sponsored by ABSA.

OUT WITH OSHUN

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 12h00 for 12h30
Venue: The Portswood Hotel, Quarterdeck Restaurant
Cost: R120 (3-course meal)
Bookings: Call Samantha Charles at the Commodore Hotel on 021 415 1000 or e-mail her at cmdbanq@legacyhotels.co.za before August 29

Oshun Books in association with the Cape Argus invites well-known and up-and-coming authors from their anthology 180°: New fiction from South African women writers to discuss writing and discovering short stories. Authors include Henrietta Rose-Innes, Lauren Beukes, Willemien de Villiers, Lindiwe Nkutha and Mary Watson.

LOVE OF LITERATURE

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 12h00 to 13h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

PRAESA will screen their Love of Literature film to motivate the educator, mother and care-giver in imparting a love of literature to children today.

THE VOICE OF THE GIRL CHILD

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 13h00 to 14h30
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

"Every girl has a story to tell, the one you are; the one within, the one who has become, the woman that is you, the one under your shell." Hear and experience the raw talent of young writers claiming their voices and the beauty of words in motion through dance drama, showcasing local talent from women aged 6 to 60 years old. This Cape WOW 2005 Project is initiated in honour of the national year of the girl child.

AN HOUR WITH … BEARNARD O'RIAIN

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 15h00 to 16h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Nancy Richards, from Otherwise on SAFM, will delve into the minds of Bearnard O'Riain, author of Running to Stand Still, and his wife Verne, as they tell their heart-wrenching tale of the road to self-discovery. How does a well-known and successful businessman turn into a physical abuser? Bearnard and Verne disclose their secrets in overcoming this disease.

DICTIONARY WORKSHOP WITH A TWIST

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 16h30
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

How do you use the dictionary in your classroom? How do you incorporate SA slang into the new curriculum? Lucille van Gensen from Oxford University Press enlightens teachers and lecturers on using the dictionary as a tool in our classrooms today!

GETAWAY JOURNALISTS ON TRAVEL AND THE ARCTIC

Date: Friday, 2 September
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: Amerca's Cup Room, The Commodore Hotel
Cost: R80 (snacks and a drink)
Bookings: Call Samantha Charles at the Commodore Hotel on 021 415 1000 or e-mail her at cmdbanq@legacyhotels.co.za before August 29

Join Don Pinnock and Justin Fox as they explore the Antarctic and beyond!

"STRETCH CLASS FOR THE IMAGINATION" WITH DAWN GARISCH

Dates: 2-4 September (3-day course)
Times: Friday, 2 September 19h00 to 22h00
Saturday, 3 September 09h00 to 17h00
Sunday, 4 September 10h00 to 13h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building, Staff Cafeteria
Cost: R500 for the course
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

"Stretch Class for the Imagination" is for anyone who writes or who wants to start writing. It is a space for you to engage with the power of the psyche and to enjoy yourself, to overcome your terror of making "mistakes" and to befriend your inner critic. It will help you to find the beginning of a thread of story embedded in your body. Through movement, drawing, body work, story-telling and automatic writing you will surprise yourself as a rich store of images and characters surface to show you the way in. Bursaries are available.

THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING A BOOK

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 09h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Join publishers and first-time writers as they delve into the process of submitting a book for the first time. Hear what to do and what not to do, what the publishers want to see and what the public wants to read. Michelle Matthews from Oshun Books, Megan Hall, a publisher in school literature for Oxford University Press, Nèlleke de Jager from Kwela Books, and authors Chris van Wyk and Mary Watson will tackle this subject. In association with the Cape Times.

KIDS WORKSHOP WITH MARJORIE VAN HEERDEN

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 10h00
Venue: Blue Shed, Craft Market
Cost: Free
Bookings: Booking is essential as there is place for only 30 children! Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 to book
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

Children's book illustrator Marjorie van Heerden will show kids how to draw dinosaurs and much more from her and Louise Smit's book Professor Fossilus en die dinosourusse. For children aged 7-10 years. Booking essential. Brought to you by ABSA in association with Die Burger.

WRITING WORKSHOP FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 11h00
Venue: Centre for the Book
Cost: R10
Bookings: Call Mark Espin at Centre for the Book on 021 423 2669
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

Centre for the Book will be hosting a writing workshop for young and aspiring writers from various schools to share techniques in writing and endearing a love of the book to our up-and-coming authors.

WHAT'S IN A COVER?

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 11h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

Book design and typography will be scrutinised as graphic designers and publishers discuss what to put on your cover to make it a bestseller and what not to put on your cover! Greg Lomas and Andy Jameson from Green Tea Bag Design and Nazli Jacobs from NB Publishers will take a closer look at the "must have" elements.

FAIRLADY'S "CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN" LUNCH

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 12h30
Venue: The Atlantic Restaurant, Table Bay Hotel
Cost: R120 for a 2-course lunch (of which R20 will go to the "Love to Read" project)
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

Around the table will be Fairlady Books Editor Adele Hamilton, Rayda Jacobs, author of The Mecca Diaries, Niq Mhlongo, ex-Fairlady features intern and author of Dog Eat Dog, and Katy Bauer, author of Spite. This is your chance to ask all those nagging questions you've always wondered about, while tucking into a delicious meal.

LOST BOYS

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 12h30 to 13h30
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Lost Boys describes the life of Jan and Alpha with a shared history: missing fathers, Cape Flats poverty, the consolations of gang life and drugs. Author Willem van der Walt will explore this book, aimed at Grades 5 to 7, in his musical format!

MULTICULTURALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 14h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Are all the South African cultures being explored? How is education embracing the issue of multiculturalism in education? Knowledgeable and practising in this field, Dorothy Kowen and Diane Case will discuss what is being done and how we can exercise multiculturalism in SA effectively.

KNUCKLE TOES

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 14h00 to 14h45
Venue: Blue Shed, Craft Market
Cost: Free
Bookings: Booking is essential as there is place for only 20 children! Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 to book
Information: Call Lee-Ann or Beryl on 021 557 0246 or e-mail us at hipzone2@mweb.co.za

ABSA presents Barbara Novick, author and illustrator of Knuckle Toes - a beautifully written children's book aimed at 3- to 8-year-olds - who will encourage the kids to take out their colouring-in books and start illustrating from the book after an enchanting story told by the author. All materials will be supplied.

RUBY SINGS THE BLUES WITH NIKI DALY

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 15h00
Venue: Blue Shed, Craft Market
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Booking is essential! Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 to book.

Well-known author and illustrator Niki Daly will paint the picture as he tells of the latest adventures in Ruby Sings the Blues. Sponsored by ABSA.

AN HOUR WITH … HAMILTON WENDE

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 15h00 to 16h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

John Maytham from Cape Talk Radio will explore the life and stories of Hamilton Wende, author of King's Shillings. Wende is a freelance journalist and television producer who has travelled extensively for the BBC and NBC, as well as for Australian and Japanese networks.

PERSPECTIVES ON SELF-PUBLISHING AND WRITING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 16h30 to 18h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

This free session will be of particular interest to anyone who has an unpublished or a rejected manuscript or is engaged in creative writing, the writing of non-fiction, or the writing of a business book. Writers published and unpublished or anyone who just wants to know more about the whole writing business will be entertained and informed. There will be a display of independently published books and books published on the fringe and successfully self-published books that the mainstream publishers were terrified of touching! Books will also be available for sale. And if you have self-published, bring your book along for show and tell. In association with the Cape Times.

INTRICACY

Date: Saturday, 3 September
Time: 18h30
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Join well-known poet Michael Cope as he captivates and intrigues the audience with the launch of his new work, Intricacy, by Double Storey.

WOMEN FLASHING

Date: Sunday, 4 September
Time: 10h00 for 10h30
Venue: PostBox Theatre, Muizenberg
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Booking is essential. Please call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246 to book and call 082 846 3818 to book for breakfast (08h00 onwards)

Launch of Women Flashing, a collection of Flash Fiction from Women's Writing Workshops run by Anne Schuster. The PostBox Restaurant will be open from 08h00 for coffee/croissants/breakfast.

A LION IN THE BEDROOM (TO BE CONFIRMED)

Date: Sunday, 4 September
Time: 10h00
Venue: Societi Bistro
Cost: R45 (coffee and pastry)
Bookings: Phone Tammy at Societi Bistro on 021 418 9483 by August 23

Wordsworth Books welcomes you to a mid-morning coffee break with Pat Cavendish O'Neill, author of A Lion in the Bedroom. In A Lion in the Bedroom Pat tells the story of her charmed life, when she was surrounded by famous names such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Gianni Agnelli, Princess Grace and the Hollywood crowd, but she also tells readers how all this changed the day she was given a tiny lion cub.

IS AFRIKAANS A DYING LANGUAGE?

Date: Sunday, 4 September
Time: 11h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Die Burger presents Afrikaans authors, scriptwriters, journalists and activists as they discuss the growing concern of Afrikaans in South Africa today. Join Karen Breytenbach, Vicky Davis, Emile Joubert and Lungi Ngondo from the Department of Education in this discussion.

AN HOUR WITH …

Date: Sunday, 4 September
Time: 15h00 to 16h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Join RSG in association with Die Burger as a well-known Afrikaans author is interviewed …

AND THE WORD WAS WOMAN …

Date: Sunday, 4 September
Time: 17h00
Venue: Nedbank Clocktower Building Auditorium
Cost: Free Entry
Bookings: Call Lee-Ann on 021 557 0246

Marking the anniversary of their inaugural performance at our Festival last year, the And the Word was Women ensemble present the grand finale of the Mother City Book Festival, with their sizzling new poetry production Tongues of Fire. Directed by well-known performance poet, Malika Ndlovu, they ignite the power of words woven into story, poetry and song.


FOR INFORMATION: CALL LEE-ANN OR BERYL ON 021 557 0246 OR E-MAIL US AT hipzone2@mweb.co.za

Please note: The programme is subject to change without notice and the organisers reserve the right to cancel an event should there be insufficient interest.



LitNet: 30 August 2005

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