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Dit is weer tyd vir die jaarlikse Tuin van Digters-fees! Moenie die geleentheid misloop om saam ander digkunsliefhebbers...
10/09/2026

Dit is weer tyd vir die jaarlikse Tuin van Digters-fees! Moenie die geleentheid misloop om saam ander digkunsliefhebbers gesproke en geskrewe digkuns te geniet nie.

Datum: 11 tot 12 September 2026
Plek: In die Breytenbachsentrum se Digterstuin op Wellington

Besoek ons Korf vir ander opkomende skrywersgeleenthede: https://jgf.org.za/hive/

𝐓𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 gaan eindig op 'n energieke noot - met 'n horde vlymskerpes en skeppendes wat deelneem aan die woord-en-musiekskeppende 𝑂𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑 "aangeleentheid". Daarna word daar laatnag partytjie gehou met , en kie. Dit alles die aand van 12 September, by die Breytenbach Sentrum.

Wie en wat is 𝑂𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑?
Dis is ’n woord-en-musiek aangeleentheid soos min. Die bestanddele vir dié ongewone stuk teater is eenvoudig: twee spanne digters en ’n paar musikante, ’n visuele kunstenaar, en ’n maltrap seremoniemeester/skeidsregter. En, natuurlik, ’n pretbeluste gehoor. Die digters en musikante ding as groepe mee teen mekaar. Hulle ontvang ’n tema (bepaal deur die gehoor) en het 10 minute om ’n nuwe, impromptu gedig te skryf, wat dan direk daarna, binne 20 minute, deur ’n span musikante getoonset word. Intussen skep die beeldende kunstenaar ’n werk na aanleiding van hul interpretasie van die temas.
En dan doen ons dit nóg ’n slag!
Die uiteinde? Twee splinternuwe songs, ’n handvol nuwe gedigte, en ’n fantastiese kunswerk (of twee) op die koop toe.
Wie speel saam?
Digters: Danie Marais, Toast Coetzer, Anna-Bet Stemmet, Andries de Beer en Churchill Naude
Musikante: Hanru Niemand + Deon Meiring
Beeldende kunstenaar: Evert Esterhuizen
Skeidsregter: Henry Cloete

Toast Coetzer Deon Meiring @

𝗞𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀: https://qkt.io/JUU6by
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦:https://breytenbachsentrum.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tuin-van-digters-2026.pdf

08/09/2026

Die 11de Teksmark word op Donderdag en Vrydag (10 en 11 September 2026) by die Baxterteatersentrum in Kaapstad aangebied! Moet nie hierdie gratis geleentheid misloop nie!

Geniet en word geïnspireer deur veertien nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse stories. Vanjaar fokus dié projek op kabaret, satire en komedie. Bywoning is gratis.

Lees meer oor opkomende skrywersgeleenthede op ons Korf: https://jgf.org.za/hive/

Namens die Kaapse Forum Neerlandistiek en die Suider-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Nederlandistiek nooi Alwyn Roux graag alm...
07/09/2026

Namens die Kaapse Forum Neerlandistiek en die Suider-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Nederlandistiek nooi Alwyn Roux graag almal na die 2026 Neerlandistiekdag en die Alfred Schaffer-erelesing op Saterdag 19 September 2026 te Sasnev in Pinelands. Alfred Schaffer was een van die 2025 Brusel tot Karoo deelnemers.

Die program begin om 10:00 met die erelesing deur prof Marius Crous. Daarna volg ’n gesprek met die bekende Nederlandstalige digter Mustafa Stitou. Ter afsluiting sal daar ’n voorlesing van gedigte deur Marius Crous, Mustafa Stitou en, 2025 Brussel tot Karoo deelnemer, Naidene Lottering wees.

Die program word ook regstreeks deur SASNEV op YouTube gebeeldsend by https://www.youtube.com//streams om ’n breër gehoor te bereik.

RSVP aan [email protected].

Daar is slegs 2 weke oor om aansoek te doen vir ons volgende gratis skrywerswerkswinkel, Kimberley tot KwaNojoli, in sam...
04/09/2026

Daar is slegs 2 weke oor om aansoek te doen vir ons volgende gratis skrywerswerkswinkel, Kimberley tot KwaNojoli, in samewerking met die Sol Plaatje Universiteit, aangebied word. Ons is op soek na nuwe en vars skrywerstemme in Afrikaans!

Dien een van die volgende in saam met 'n kort skrywerbio en volledige kontakbesonderhede teen 18 September 2026 by [email protected]

- Vyf gedigte
- ’n Kortverhaal (+- 2000 woorde)
- ’n Hoofstuk uit ’n roman
- ’n Dramateks

Lees oor ons vorige skrywerswerkswinkels op ons blog, Paulet House Stories: https://paulethousestories.jgf.org.za/cape-to-kwanojoli-a-three-day-creative-writing-workshop/

Na 'n uiters suksesvolle gratis werkswinkels wat die Jakes Gerwel Stigting in Kaapstad en Gqeberha aangebied het, kondig ons met trots aan dat ons volgende werkswinkel in Kimberley, in samewerking met die Sol Plaatje Universiteit, aangebied word. Ons is op soek na nuwe en vars skrywerstemme in Afrikaans! Doen vandag nog aansoek!

Dien een van die volgende in saam met 'n kort skrywerbio en volledige kontakbesonderhede teen 18 September 2026 by [email protected]

- Vyf gedigte
- ’n Kortverhaal (+- 2000 woorde)
- ’n Hoofstuk uit ’n roman
- ’n Dramateks

The Open Book Festival takes place at the Homecoming Centre and the Book Lounge this week from 4 to 6 September. The fes...
31/08/2026

The Open Book Festival takes place at the Homecoming Centre and the Book Lounge this week from 4 to 6 September. The festival is aimed at readers, writers, active citizens and those interested in being part of meaningful conversation.

Some of our JGF family will be there:

- Lebo Mazibuko
- Athambile Masola
- Kirsten Deane
- Zubayr Charles
- Mphuthumi Ntabeni
- vangile gantsho
- Mia Arderne
- Paul Kammies
- Gaireyah Fredericks
- Sindiswa Busuku
- Keith Oliver Lewis
- Naidene Lottering

Here are the events they'll be participating in if you'd like to meet and support them.

Tickets for events are typically R50 and are available at Webtickets.co.za: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCategories.aspx?itemid=1599784921

Don’t miss the Writer’s Room Talk with Juliette and Mike Nicol hosted by Oude Leeskamer on Friday the 21st of August at ...
19/08/2026

Don’t miss the Writer’s Room Talk with Juliette and Mike Nicol hosted by Oude Leeskamer on Friday the 21st of August at 18:00!

Juliette Mnqeta’s debut publication If the Dead Could Talk landed with a splash in 2025. A review by Beryl Eichenberger gives a taste of what to expect from this novel set in Knysna and featuring young pscyhology student Azania Sethosa who is seeking answers about her father’s death: ‘Oh my, if the dead could talk what stories they would tell and, while we know that forensic evidence reveals so much, it’s the life that holds the clues. …. Mnqeta draws you in, spinning you into a vortex of jealousies, corruption, power – and a little love for good measure. Her light touch is bright and spunky!

Mike Nicol’s latest novel Falls the Shadow is published by Pan Macmillan who describe it as “the start of a much-anticipated new crime fiction series that explores the role of the police since the advent of democracy in South Africa.” He has published nine novels in his two previous crime series, The Bishop Series and The Fish and Vicki Series, all of which were also published internationally.

This discussion between a bright new star and a giant of the genre promises insights into the craft of writing crime - and lots of humour.

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation and M-Net Channels’ intensive mentorship programme offers talented, emerging screenwriters t...
17/08/2026

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation and M-Net Channels’ intensive mentorship programme offers talented, emerging screenwriters the opportunity to hone their writing skills and learn from experienced and productive writers in the television and film industry.

Longhope, which refers to one of the districts near KwaNojoli, indeed offers hope. Not only do emerging writers learn from the country’s leading experts, but successful candidates are given the opportunity to gain practical experience at M-Net Channels’ production houses after completing the mentorship programme. Several previous participants have been offered permanent positions following the three-month internship.

The participants for this year's Longhope TV Writing Project are Dale Raad, Dennis Ngango, Katlego Dean Morobi, Lindokuhle Musa Mthimkhul and Tamia Joyce Thompson.

Congratulations to all our participants!

Don’t miss the Writer’s Room Talk with Juliette and Mike Nicol hosted by Oude Leeskamer on Friday the 21st of August at ...
12/08/2026

Don’t miss the Writer’s Room Talk with Juliette and Mike Nicol hosted by Oude Leeskamer on Friday the 21st of August at 18:00!

Juliette is a ‘whodunnit’ enthusiast who always hopes that the butler ‘didn’t do it’. As a freelance isiXhosa transcriptionist and translator during the day, Juliette finds time to create mystery on paper in the evenings. In 2022, she was chosen as one of four candidates to participate in the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s writing mentorship project. Her debut novel, ‘If the Dead Could Talk’, set in Knysna, was published by Kwela Books in February 2025.

Currently she is staying at the Oude Leeskamer as their resident writer from the 11th to the 25th of August 2026.

RSVP to attend the Writer’s Room Talk here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQkHKPmQucMz9v1DfKjPnkP6H1iM4iKfYI5OuYGMBNQaG6sg/viewform

We are thrilled to welcome Juliette Mnqeta as our resident writer from the 11th to the 25th of August, in partnership with the Jakes Gerwel Foundation.

Juliette is a ‘whodunnit’ enthusiast who always hopes that the butler ‘didn’t do it’. As a freelance isiXhosa transcriptionist and translator during the day, Juliette finds time to create mystery on paper in the evenings. In 2022, she was chosen as one of four candidates to participate in the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s writing mentorship project. Her debut novel, ‘If the Dead Could Talk’, set in Knysna, was published by Kwela Books in February 2025.

Join us on Friday the 21st of August at 18:00 for a Writer’s Room Talk with Juliette and Mike Nicol.

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