Eight podcasts will be released over the next three weeks. Here’s the rundown of what’s being released when!
The series kicks off with an Open Book classic – ‘Conversations with Mohale’. Joining Mohale for the Lockdown […]
Read more8 – 24 November 2021
Open Book Festival returns with an eight part podcast series celebrating just some of the works of literature to come out of SA this year.
As was the case in 2020, planning […]
Read moreToday would have been the first day of the Open Book Festival. We would have gathered at the Fugard Theatre for the first time for a busy five days of the festival, attending events, meeting […]
Read moreWEDNESDAY THE 4TH SEPTEMBER
10.00 – 11.00: NEW DAUGHTERS OF AFRICA
VENUE CHANGE – THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE FUGARD THEATRE
12.00 – 13.00: POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING
JAN-JAN JOUBERT EXPLORES REALISTIC OPTIONS FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THIS THORNY […]
The nature of planning this many events is that things change!
Please be aware of the following:
WEDNESDAY THE 4TH SEPTEMBER
14.00 – 15.00: PRODUCING RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE
PUMLA GQOLA IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT. NADIA […]
The prelim poetry slams that culminate at Open Book Festival 2019 on the 7th September at 20.00 kick off next week (10 August).
The judges and facilitator have put together some answers to questions you may […]
The Open Book Festival programme is live on our website! This is always a big moment for the Open Book team, where we get to share the exciting events that will take place, so please do […]
Read moreAs we get closer to releasing the programme for Open Book, we are ready to reveal the next round of local authors! We are excited to announce that the following authors will be participating in […]
Read moreJune is an exciting month for us at Open Book – we finally get to share some of the names of those who will be joining us at the festival this year! Before we get […]
Read moreINTSHINGA PRIMARY SCHOOL RECEIVES THEIR FIRST OPEN BOXES
We were absolutely delighted to visit the Grade R classes at Intshinga Primary School in Gugulethu last week. Intshinga is the focus school of the […]
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