Writers return to Durban for festival
Nine writers are in Durban for a week of literary discussions and activities at the Time of the Writer festival, which is on until Saturday, 19 March.
DECOLONISING the Book, is the theme for this year's Time of the Writer festival on until Saturday, 19 March, where nine writers are in Durban for a week of literary discussions and activities.
The Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) welcomed the nine writers, Christa Biyela, Panashe Chigumadzi, Ashwin Desai, Mishka Hoosen, Eusebius McKaiser, Niq Mhlongo, Mandla Ndlovu, Nikhil Singh and Nakhane Tour'e from South Africa and Africa for the week of stimulating literary dialogue and exchange of ideas.
Audiences can engage with award-winning writers, from a variety of political and social contexts, on the creative and technical processes and perspectives which shape their writing. Evening readings and discussions will take place at 7pm at eKhaya Multi Arts Centre (KwaMashu), Ohlange High School (Inanda), Umkhumbane Hall (Cato Manor), Umlazi Cinema and Clermont Hall.
Conversations that Matter is a daytime programme of round-table discussions, led by experts across the various fields of literature, that provides a space for people to share and contribute towards this vital topic of decolonisation within literature
All events are free to library or student cardholders, while a nominal fee of R20 will be requested for those without cards. The eThekwini municipal libraries along with The Centre for Creative Arts will be on hand at each venue in order to aid those without library cards to sign up for one on the spot, all that it requires is a valid ID document and proof of residence. There will also be free public transport shuttles to and from the venues daily leaving at 10:30am from Gugu Dlamini Park, Workshop CBD for day programmes and 5.30pm for evening programmes.
Visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or call 031 260 2506 for more information and a full programme of events.
