Youth Fest

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Upile, and listen to her read Big Shoes to Fill.
This storytime is followed by an activity session.

Authors:

• Upile uThixo Bongco

Don’t miss out!
Join Salamina Mosese for a storytime and activity session featuring Cook-off at Gogo’s Spaza.
This is a free event but booking is essential.

Authors:

• Salamina Mosese

Join Subi Bosa for a storytime about how teachers sometimes get it wrong.

Authors:

• Subi Bosa

Join acclaimed storyteller and illustrator, Alex Latimer and co-author Diane Awerbuck for a storytime and activity session.
This is a free event, but booking is essential

Authors:

• Diane Awerbuck
• Alex Latimer

Calling all young poets and supporters of poetry!
Don’t miss this opportunity to get behind a mic and show your skills, or to support the people up on stage.
Hosted by Zizipho Bam and joined by […]

Authors:

• Zizipho Bam
• Amy ‘Brown’ Hendrickse
• Yanga Gceya

Join Nosiphiwo Makalima of the Nal’ibali team for stories and activities in English and isiXhosa.
Some lucky readers will walk away with a book of their own!
Grade R – 2 welcome.
This is a free event but […]

Join the always amazing Refiloe Moahloli for an exciting storytime and activity session featuring All that I Am.
This is a free event, but booking is essential.

Authors:

• Refiloe Moahloli

We’re closing Youth Fest with a mid-week poetry open mic featuring you and the people’s choir, aBantu chorUS, hosted by Zizipho Bam.
Join us as we unpack the theme, ‘WRITING FOR CHANGE,’ through music and […]

Authors:

• Zizipho Bam
• aBantu Chorus

Join the writer of Zibu and Zizo for a story and activity.
Refilwe will be giving away a limited number of the book to some lucky children! Be sure to attend!

Authors:

• Refilwe Nsibande

Join Lebohang Masango for a storytime and activity session that focuses on Where Does Mpumi Go.
This is a free event but booking is essential

Authors:

• Lebohang Masango