PROGRAMME SUMMARY
6th SCHREINER KAROO WRITERS FESTIVAL
Please use the booking form to reserve tickets; pay by eft.
Thursday 23 July 2015
All day NELM Youth Programme (students from Calata, Goniwa, Michausdal and Cradock High Schools). Festival observers are welcome to pop in at any time. Vusubuntu Centre
17:30-19:30 Neville Alexander Annual Memorial Lecture
Keynote: Rainbow literacy“Soveel talen als je kan / Soveel malen bin je man” by Malcolm Hacksley. Also a memoir by Michausdal High headmaster Leon van Wyk (he knew Dr Alexander), readings by students. Tea served by parents. Sonskyndienssentrum R40
Friday 24 July 2015
All day NELM Youth Programme day 2 Festival observers are welcome to pop in at any time. Vusubuntu Centre
09:00-13:00Dorothy Driver on the challenges of preparing a new edition of From Man to Man, or Perhaps Only– by Olive Schreiner (for UCT Press 2015)
Prof Paul Walters & Jeremy Fogg on Olive Schreiner at Matjesfontein (with slides)
Olive Schreiner and the politics of print culture by Dr Clare Gill (St Andrews University, Scotland)
Historic photographs of Cradock by WW Lidbetter slideshow with commentary and anecdotes by Liz de Wet from the Cory Library for Humanities Research
Schreiner HouseR100for all four presentations
14:00-15:30 ‘The Lairds of Matjiesfontein’ (James Logan & David Rawdon) by Dr Dean Allen (author of Empire, War and Cricket in South Africa (Zebra Press 2015)
‘Isizwe Esinembali’ – WW Gqoba’s Xhosa Histories and Poetry (1873-1888) by Dr Pamela Maseko
Schreiner HouseR50 for both presentations
15:30-16:30 A Literary Walking Tour of Old Cradock with Brian Wilmot (Curator of Schreiner House).
Start at Schreiner HouseR30
16:30-17:30 Open Microphone: featuring speakers of the day plus student readings, and Helen Walne, Jill Wolvaardt et al. St Peter’s Hall R30
20:00-21:15 ‘Cape of Rebels’ a new play by Tony Jackman, directed by Christopher Weare, design and stage direction John Caviggia. venue tbaR80
Saturday 25 July 2015
09:00-10:30 Writers in Conversation: author and columnist Helen Walne talks to Diane Cassere
‘Of dagga, dictionaries and rainbow English’ by Jill Wolvaardt, executive director, Dictionary Unit for South African English at Rhodes University
venue tbaR50 for both presentations
10:30-13:00 ‘Toorwoorde’ - Etienne van Heerden Coenie de Villiers talk about making the Karoo episode in the TV documentary series ‘n Ander Wêreld(with screening) venue tba R40
14:00-15:00 ‘Power-play: cricket and empire-building’by Dr Dean Allen (author of Empire, War and Cricket (Zebra Press 2015) venue tbaR30
15:00-16:00 Repeat: Historic photographs of Cradock by WW Lidbetter– slideshow by Liz de Wet
venue tbaR25
15:00-16:00 Repeat: A Literary Walking Tour of Old Cradock with Brian Wilmot (Curator of Schreiner House). Start at Schreiner HouseR30
15:00-17:00 ‘In the footsteps of James Calata and Matthew Goniwe’ Lingelihle Township Tour (by minibus
Start at Victoria Manor HotelR60
16:00-17:30 Open Microphone featuring speakers of the day plus surprises. venue tbaR30
17:30-19:00 Armchair Tour of the Karoo – slideshow by Chris Marais Julienne du Toit; readings by Jurie Taljaard. Sherry included.Victoria Manor HotelR30
From 19:30‘Oom Schalk, from the heart’Favourite Bosman stories relived by David Muller. Soups & sherry (proceeds to Nomzamo Special Day Care Centre)
St Peter’s Hall R80
Sunday 26 July 2015
10:00-12:00 ‘Stories in Stone’ – bus tour: discover Cradock’s old buildings with architect Theresa Hardman. start at Victoria Manor Hotel R60
VISIT THE SCHREINER SARCOPHAGUS – privately organised. Write to Dirk Visser at least 24 hrs in advance to get a quote and make your booking.
Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival is supported by
Cramtour (Cradock Middelburg Tourism Association) and
NELM (The National English Literary Museum).