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Oooh sounds interesting. Will definitely attend.
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Carolien wrote: "Anywhere with books and I'll be there. If you want to go Yolanda, we can maybe meet up and have a drink?"Hi, that sounds great. Would love to meet you.When are you planning on going?
Just saw your comment. Saturday sounds great. I live in Pretoria and the highways are bad on Fridays.
It’s here to stay
Now there’s a special event to celebrate it
THE INDIE BOOK FAIR 2015
Sunnyside Park Hotel, Johannesburg
20 & 21 March
There’s a revolution going on in publishing. Commercial publishers in South Africa are reluctant to take risks on new authors and new subjects. Vanity publishers are making a killing. But that won’t last forever. There’s a lot of space opening up between these two poles, and it’s in this widening terrain that the independent publishing revolution is taking place. What actually is independent publishing? Primarily, it’s about the democratisation of literary output. New financial models coupled with new technologies have produced a new surge in writing and publishing. Minority voices are increasingly being heard, and the time seems ripe for the emergence of powerful new provincial literatures.
That’s what the INDIE BOOK FAIR is all about
It’s a celebration of independent writing, publishing and distribution. The organisers are a not-for-profit organisation AFNA (African Narratives) committed to the development of a vigorous grassroots literature in South Africa. AFNA sees the versatility and small-scale nature of independent publishing as the natural medium to stimulate the production of high quality books through which South Africans will be encouraged to write and read about their specific realities.
Join the INDIE celebration
The book fair will be open to all Independent small and indigenous publishers, self-publishers, writers, book distributors, libraries, schools, independent bookshops, reading clubs, community development agencies, local authorities, and the general public.
How can I get involved?
Spend time at the book fair. There’ll be books galore and a display of services from the nuts and bolts of book production to the miracles of digital publishing. There’ll be provocative talks by key players in and around the world of books. There’ll be panel discussions. There’ll be ample opportunity to meet new people at a special opening breakfast and a special closing cocktail party. There’ll be plenty of facilities for eating and drinking. And there’ll be secluded garden benches for those confidential chats. It’s all part of the unique new wave.