M&G Literary Festival programme
Venue
Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, corner of Miriam Makeba and Helen Joseph streets, Newtown, Jo’burg Map at sci-bono.co.za/assets/map2016.pdf Himla Soodyall and Joseph Mokoena rooms, Phase 3B, Level 2
Session 1
Saturday October 8: 9.30am to 11am (Mokoena room) “Native life” a century after Sol Plaatje’s Lidudumalingani, Lwandile Fikeni, Percy Mabandu and Lindokuhle Nkosi in conversation
Session 2
Saturday October 8: 11.30am to 1pm (Mokoena room) Reporters without borders: Journalists and the Marikana story Paul Botes, Lucas Ledwaba, Athandiwe Saba, Luke Sinwell and Niren Tolsi. Chaired by Kwanele Sosibo
Session 3
Saturday October 8: 1.30pm to 3pm (Parallel session: Mokoena room) Publishing black writers in a new literary wordscape Jabulile Buthelezi, Rosamund Haden and Christine Qunta. Chaired by Sipho Hlongwane
Session 4
Saturday October 8: 1.30pm to 3pm (Soodyall room) Sol Plaatje at 140; his at 100 Sabata-mpho Mokae, Bhekizizwe Peterson, Janet Remmington and Brian Willan. Chaired by Khumisho Moguerane
Session 5
Saturday October 8 3.30pm to 5pm (Soodyall room) Writing white: We need to talk about Lionel Luke Alfred, Robyn Bloch and Craig Higginson. Chaired by Darryl Accone
Session 6
Saturday October 8: 3.30pm to 5pm (Moekoena room) Newtown Renaissance, a workshop about making zines, hosted by Alphabet Zoo.
Session 7
Sunday October 9: 9.30am to 11am (Mokoena room) The nation, its stories and its myths Terry Bell, Stanley Manong, Fanele Mbali and Thula Simpson. Chaired by Shaun de Waal
Session 8
Sunday October 9: 11.30am to 1pm (Mokoena room) Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology event Introducing the award, the judges and the anthology. Poets on the anthology longlist and at the WNS festival, plus judges Thabiso Mohare and Pieter Odendaal, perform their poetry. Plaatje finalists perform their poetry. Plaatje award-winners announced and prizes awarded by Mongane Wally Serote and EU Ambassador Marcus Cornaro.
Afterparty
Sunday October 9 from 2pm onwards Litfest afterparty at The Cosmopolitan, 24 Albrecht Street (corner of Commissioner Street), Maboneng (Jeppestown) and at the venue on the day