The Lowveld book festival returns to entertain

WHITE RIVER – It is time to turn the page and get ready for the 2018 Lowveld Book Festival. A balanced programme is on the books this year, including poetry, workshops, kids’ corner and storytime for youngsters, panel discussions, interviews with authors, youth literature, a book club segment, a cooking demonstration and a locally written and produced movie.

This year literature enthusiasts can look forward to acclaimed authors like Tony Park, Nozizwe Cynthia Jele, Tracy Going, Gus Mills and Ronnie Kasrils as well as two young authors Stacey Fru (11) and Michelle Nkamankeng (10).These and other South African authors will be selling and autographing their latest publications and authors will be slotted into events to ensure interesting discussions that grapple with the issues confronting South African literature and reading.

Adam Cruise will also be one of the facilitators and will be joined by Lowveld Living’s Nicky Manson and renowned local author Jayne Bauling as well as Bobo Lukhele, news editor at the SABC in Mpumalanga, and Alison Lowry who is the ex-CEO of Penguin Publishers and an independent editor.

The 2018 Lowveld Book Festival will again reach out to surrounding rural schools to expose children to the joy of stories and reading; encourage teenagers to read more, whether electronic or printed books; and to support local writers and illustrators through workshops hosted by published authors.The full programme is being finalised and information about ticket sales will be available from the end of June at www.lowveldbookfestival@gmail.com.

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