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Writers Using Trade Fairs for Marketing
Sep. 3 | Book Fair So many writers want to make a living at their craft but put their nose up at marketing, implying that artists don’t have to market themselves. That’s fine if those same artists want to continue living under the poverty line. But if you...
10 Things I Loved About this Year’s Cape Town Book Fair
Aug. 20 | The Cape Town Book Fair was held at the Cape Town Convention Centre from the 31st July until the 2 August. I was there and I thought I’d choose the ten best things I loved about this year’s fair. 1. A panel discussion on Chic Lit vs Women’s Fiction....
A Reading Conference in Botswana for 2011
Aug. 13 | BOTSWANA Botswana reading conference seems almost an oxymoron. Reading in Botswana? The reading of books? Actual books that don’t have titles like: “How The Secret made me Rich” or “10 Paths to a Big Bank Account”? No, I’m being terrible,...
Wame Molefhe- Award-winning Writer
Aug. 6 | WAME MOLEFHE Wame Molefhe is one of Botswana’s most successful writers and is currently one of the few full-time creative writers in the country. She has won writing prizes both here and internationally. Her short story collection for young adults,...
Gone to Cape Town Book Fair
Jul. 30 | SEASONED WRITER: Wole Soyinka When you read this column I will be away to the Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF). So what does a writer do at the Cape Town Book Fair? You might ask. I can only speak for this writer. I intend to listen to Wole Soyinka speak about...
Mabijo is One the Move …and in the Right Direction
Jul. 23 | MABIJO: The popular cartoon strip What is it we love about Mabijo? Sometimes he seems very stupid like when he wants to kill himself but later when asked if he will commit suicide he vows he’ll never do something like that. He is pathologically self-centred...
Barolong Seboni Takes Pioneering Steps for Batswana Writers
Jul. 16 | AUTHOR: Barolong Seboni A few Batswana writers have single stories or poems translated into other languages but English poet, Barolong Seboni, has set out in a new direction blazing a trail through unknown territory- he has a full collection of his poems...
UNDERSTANDING CONTRACTS
Jul. 8 | IT'S ALL WRITE When a publisher hands you your first contract it can be a heady experience. You are finally going to have a published book with your name on the cover. You are over the moon and so thankful to the publisher who is giving you your chance...
Meet the 2010 Bessie Head Literature Award Winners:
Jul. 5 | Tshetsana Senau AWARD WINNER: SENAU The Bessie Head Heritage Trust and Pentagon Publishers need to give themselves a serious pat on the back for organising a fantastic awards ceremony last Saturday at the National Museum for this year’s Bessie Head...
Meet the 2010 Bessie Head Literature Award Winners: Legodile Seganabeng
Jun. 25 | AWARD WINNER: Segabaneng I’m spending a few weeks introducing you to the winners of this year’s Bessie Head Literature Awards. This week we meet Legodile Seganabeng, the winner in the short story category. Tell me a little bit about yourself. I don’t...
Meet the 2010 Bessie Head Literature Award Winners: Jenny Robson
Jun. 18 | AWARD WINNING AUTHOR: Robson It’s All Write will interview the Bessie Head Literature Award winners in the next few columns. The awards ceremony is scheduled for the 26th of June- so clear your schedules. This year the Bessie Head Literature Awards...
The Tricky Art of Querying
Jun. 11 | It's All Write If you want to snag a publisher or agent overseas for your book, you need to know how to write a good query letter. A query letter to a publisher or agent is like a hook to a fish; bait it right and you win, wrong and you can throw...
Accepting Rejection
Jun. 4 | THE BED BOOK OF SHORT STORIES If you want to be a published writer, you must find a way to get your head around the fact that you will be rejected, likely many, many times. Every successful writer has found a way to accept and deal with rejection. You...
Memoir and Autobiography
May. 28 | Memoirist: Elmaz Abinader Many people use the term memoir and autobiography interchangeably, but this is wrong. Though they’re both usually written in first person and they’re both factual and based on the writer’s life, they are very different...
TJ Dema at Harare International Festival of the Arts
May. 22 | By Lauri Kubuitsile POET: TJ Dema “TJ was wonderful, absolutely brilliant and the only quibble I have is that there wasn’t enough of her. Her appearances at the Poetry Cafe, an intimate space where she feels comfortable, were powerful and moving....
WHY ATTEND WRITERS’RETREATS AND RESIDENCIES?
May. 14 | El Gouna in Egypt I’M writing this in the picturesque tourist town of El Gouna on the Red Sea in Egypt. I was chosen to be one of the writers in residence for the month of May. El Gouna has a branch of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a massive library...
