SCBWI Bologna Conference and Showcase at the Bologna Book Fair

SCBWI International will host a Conference and put up an SCBWI Booth at the Fair.

Bologna 2010 will feature a one-day conference and 3.5 days of the SCBWI Bologna Showcase at the Bologna Book Fair. Both events will give you an opportunity to mingle with editors, art directors, publishers and authors and illustrators in a close, intimate setting for the conference, and then branch out and see what's being published around the world during the Bologna Children's Book Fair -- it's a great experience.

The conference is March 21st, and the Fair is March 22-25th.

On-line writing course by Janie Oosthuysen at Skryfgeheime.co.za

Skryfgeheime - van idee tot publikasie - for more information see www.skryfgeheime.co.za


DIE TIEN-MODULE-PLAN
MODULE 1: Uitgewers en storie-idees
Die Afrikaanse kinderboekwêreld
Waarom moet ek hierdie kursus doen?
Meer oor uitgewers
Hoe lyk ’n suksesvolle kinderboek?
Die kind se sielkundige leesbehoeftes
Waar kry ek idees?
Werkstukke:
1. Doen ’n taak oor die skryf van kort sinne
2. Skryf ’n Littelosmaker

MODULE 2: Suksesvolle storielyne
’n Reeks gebeurtenisse
Verslaan-die-monster
Die Aspoestertjie-verhaal
Die Heen-en-terug-verhaal
Die Soektog of Sending
Hoe affekteer ’n storie die leser?
Vertrekpunte: Hoe ontstaan ’n storie?
Werkstukke:
1. Begin skryf karaktersketse
2. Begin ontwikkel jou storie-idee
3. Doen Vertaaltaak 1

MODULE 3: Dinamiese karakters
Die hoofkarakter in mý lewe
Opwindende storieboekkarakters
Die geheime van Harry Potter
Hoofkarakters is helde, nie lamsakke nie
Begin skep jou eie karakters
Benut die Karakterkaart
Werkstukke:
1. Voltooi twee Karakterkaarte
2. Doen Vertaaltaak 2

MODULE 4: Die Storie-uitbouer
Voorwaardes vir ’n suksesvolle intrige
Die bou van ’n storie
Die Storie-geraamte
Die 5-minuut-metode
Die Storie-uitbouer
Werkstukke:
1. Voltooi die Storie-geraamte
2. Voltooi die Storie-uitbouer

MODULE 5: Waar en wie?
Waar op die aardbol is die karakters?
Skep ’n eie wêreld
Die Plekkaart
Wat is gesigspunt?
Die beste karakter vir ’n spesifieke gesigspunt
Die eerstepersoonsverteller
Die alwetende verteller
Die derdepersoonsverteller
Werkstuk:
Skryf een hoofstuk met klem op gesigspunt MODULE 6: ’n Sterk begin
Voorwaardes vir ’n sterk begin
Drie voorbeelde van ’n sterk begin
Nog ’n sterk begin
Weet jy steeds nie waar om te begin
nie?
Begin skryf die BEGIN
Toets die begin met ses vonkvrae
Werkstukke:
1. Analiseer ’n begin
2. Skryf die begin van jou verhaal

MODULE 7: “Praat mense so?”
“Praat mense so?”
Sewe voorwaardes vir goeie dialoog
Die sleutel tot goeie dialoog
Geslagsverskille en dialoog
Direkte en indirekte dialoog
TOETS jou dialoog
Werkstuk:
Skryf een hoofstuk met klem op
dialoog

MODULE 8: Gee die middel lyf
Boeke vir alle ouderdomsgroepe
Hoofstukke, tonele en paragrawe
Wat is stimulus-en-reaksie?
Die middel van jou verhaal
Lekker ou konflik
Begin skryf die MIDDEL
Wat van skrywersblok?
TOETS die middel
Werkstuk:
Skryf die middel van jou verhaal

MODULE 9: Kikker die vaal kolle op
Gebruik vier treffertegnieke:
• Wys en/of vertel
• Die geheime van lyftaal
• Humor
• Die Flitslig-metode
Die einde van jou verhaal
Toets die einde met vyf vonkvrae
Ruk jou storie reg
Op soek na TEMA
Werkstukke:
1. Skryf die einde van jou verhaal
2. Voltooi die manuskrip en stuur dit in
vir ’n keurdersverslag

MODULE 10: Eerste indrukke
En jy het gedink jy’s klaar
Styg uit bo die massa
Kontak die regte uitgewer
Verstaan jou uitgewer
“Wat is mý regte?”
Hou jou boek aan die lewe
Die pad vorentoe …
Werkstuk:
Skryf ’n sinopsis en voorleggingsbrief

Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children

Announcement and call for papers

Seminar on Reading Promotion and Storytelling for Children

20-21 August 2009
Venue: University of South Africa, Pretoria
Organised by the Department of Information Science of the University of South Africa and the Children’s Literature Research Unit of the Department.

We welcome abstracts (of not more than 250 words) that address particular issues regarding reading promotion for children and storytelling to children. The two issues will be addressed at two consecutive days.

Theoretical papers as well as more practical presentations about specific projects are welcome.

An evening event of storytelling will form part of the programme.

Due date for abstracts:
13 July 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made within one week.

The programme, information on accommodation, registration fee, as well as the registration form will be published on the webpage: http://www.unisa.ac.za/dept/infsc

Mail abstracts and direct enquiries to:
Prof Thomas van der Walt, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa
Fax: +27 12 4293792
e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

Workshop: Illustrate and write a Children's book for the Trade Market facilitated by Joan Rankin

Dates: Beginning Wednesday 27 May and continuing with three more workshops on dates to be agreed on by participants
Time: 10:00 -12:30
Where: Houghton, Johannesburg
Cost: For Non-members R500 per person
Cost: For SCBWI members R250 per person
Description: The course will comprise of four hands-on sessions:
1) Background and brainstorming session
2) Writing and illustrating stories
3) Discussion and feedback
4) Finalisation of books
No skills are needed. The emphasis will be on having fun and experimenting. Participants will receive guidance on writing and illustrating for children. These workshops will culminate in each person producing a book to be exhibited at the Exhibition to be held in November at the University of Pretoria and Alliance Francaise.
Joan Rankin’s experience comes from illustrating over forty children's books as well as writing some of them. In 1991 she won South Africa's most prestigious award for children's book illustrations, the Katrine Harries Award, for her illustrations in The Dancing Elephant; Ask for Patricia and The Twelve Days of Christmas.
50% Deposit to be paid by 22 May to secure your place
Bank: FNB
Type: Savings Account
Name: SCBWI
Branch: Melville 256505
Number: 62121041850
Please note that this series of workshops replaces the previously advertised course “Illustrating Children’s Books” which will be run at a future date.

Cape Town Book Fair 2009 - 13-16 June

Cape Town Book Fair 2009 - 13-16th June.
SCBWI SA will have a stand where SCBWI members can display their work. The aim is to assist South African writers and illustrators to make contact with representatives from international and local publishers coming to the Fair. For more information, click on the title above.

Draft Programme for Exhibition in November 2009

Exhibition by Illustrators and Writers of Children’s Books
The same exhibition will move from the University of Pretoria to Alliance Francaise in Pretoria. The focus of the exhibition is on how illustrators illustrate and writers write for children. Each exhibit will introduce an illustrator / explain how he or she works / tell how he or she illustrated or wrote a particular story. The exhibition at the Alliance Francaise will incorporate two days of workshops for school children.

Exhibition University of Pretoria
3 November 2009 15:00 Opening of Exhibition
4-10 November 2009 10:00-17:00 Exhibition

Exhibition Alliance Francaise
12 November 2009 19:00 Opening of Exhibition
14-27 November 2009 10:00-17:00 Exhibition

Confirmed exhibitors
Kalle Becker
Maryanne and Shayle Bester
Yvette de Beer
Wendy Hartman
Jenny Hatton
Julia du Plessis
Themba Mabaso
Rob Owen
Elizabeth Pulles
Joan Rankin
Rozenn Torquebiau
Marjorie van Heerden
Samantha van Riet
Marlene Visser

Possible Children’s workshops
17-18 November 2009 10:00-15:00 Workshops for schools Alliance Francaise, Pretoria

17 November: Write and illustrate stories
10:00-11:30 Write and illustrate a story (Grades 8 and 9) Rob Owen
10:00-11:30 Let’s be creative (Grades 3,4) Yvette de Beer
12:00-13:00 Listen to a story (Grades 2, 3) Joan Rankin
14:00-15:00 Listen to a story (Grades 4, 5, 6) Rozenn Torquebiau

18 November: Meet authors and illustrators
Maryanne and Shayle Bester, Rob Owen, Themba Mabasa, Elizabeth Pulles, Joan Rankin, Marlene Visser.

Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature

The closing date for the Tafelberg and Sanlam competitition is on 30 June 2009.

Tafelberg and Sanlam once again invite writers, established or beginner, to enter stories suitable for 12-18 year olds in which humour plays a role.

Entries may be in Afrikaans, English, Nguni languages, Sotho languages, Tshivenda or Xitsonga.

The winning novels will be published by NB Publishers under the Tafelberg imprint in 2010. For enquiries contact Danita van Romburgh at dvanromb@nb.co.za or (021) 406 3412.

For more information, click on the title above.

Meet Jaco Jacobs

SCBWI Gauteng thanks the Sandton Library and its staff for once again allowing us to host our event in the auditorium. The picture shows Margaret Houliston and two members of staff paging through some of Jaco Jacobs' books.

On 21 April, SCBWI Gauteng, enjoyed finding out about how Jaco Jacobs wrote his first articles, stories and books for children and young people. He described how he began writing and how he was first published.


What stood out as he related his experiences was his perception of his work. It isn't work, it's fun! He sees his writing as "fun". His plots are full of "fun" and he wants his readers to have "fun".


He talked about where he gets his ideas from for his writing and spoke about how to draw on everyday experiences for inspiration.

All in all, the audience loved listening to him as well as learning from him. The picture above shows Rob Owen, an SCBWI Gauteng Committee member, giving him a small token of SCBWI's great appreciation.

SCBWI Gauteng is also grateful to Carli Viljoen from Lapa Publishers for bringing Jaco to Johannesburg. Featured with Carli and Jaco, is Bernita Naude on the left.

Worlds in Dialogue 8-11 July 2009

Second call for papers:
Worlds in Dialogue
NOTE: The CFP is also available in Setswana and Afrikaans – see below

A conference presented jointly by the Association of University English Teachers of Southern Africa (AUETSA), the South African Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies (SAACLALS), the South African Society for General Literary studies (SAVAL), the 4th Conference on South African Children’s and Youth Literature and the South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT).

Hosts: The School of Languages
and the Research Unit: Languages and literature in the South African context
Dates: 8-11 July 2009
Venue: North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa

Final deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2009

Dialogue between the imagined worlds of languages, texts, authors and cultures is an important force in language and literature. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for stimulating and enhancing such dialogue in the field of literary and linguistic discourse. Dialogue here means to enter into conversation with, to create community and new meaning, but also to contest (to discuss critically) or to dialogise (to expose to different points of view, to relativise).

The field can broadly be organized as conversations (or breaks in the conversations) between five "scapes" that characterize the postmodern, global "landscape", according to Arjun Appadurai, “Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy” (Modernity at Large – Cultural Dimensions of Globalization.) These “scapes” are ideoscapes, technoscapes, ethnoscapes, mediascapes, financescapes and (can one add) landscapes.

Themes within these “scapes” include:

Ideoscapes:
• Dialogues between writers, texts, groups, generations, national literatures.
• Dialogues between movements, like the Romantics and the Modernists, British or American Modernism and modernisms in Africa and elsewhere, local rewritings of realism (magical or otherwise), symbolism.
• Dialogues between literature, philosophy, anthropology, “theory”, sociology, politics and aesthetics.
• Dialogues between value systems and religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, African religions.
• Dialogues between cultures, social strata, identities: middle class, workers’ culture, social identity, media culture, subcultures.
Landscapes
• Dialogues between places and the representations of places and spaces.
• Dialogues between world regions and civilizations: East–West, Africa–Europe, but also south–south, e.g. between South America, Africa, India and China.
• Dialogues between a variety of centres and the peripheries.
Technoscapes:
• Dialogues on ways, means, practices, methods, techniques.
• Dialogues on and between genres.
• Dialogues on ideas, views, demarcations within the disciplines, be that within English, Afrikaans, African languages or other language or literary disciplines.
• Dialogues on where we are and where we ought to go.
Ethnoscapes
• Dialogues on and between “stayers” and migrants, exiles and nomads.
• Dialogues on and between victims of xenophobia, refugees, asylum seekers, marginal figures.
Mediascapes
• Dialogues on and between different languages and on translation and transposition.
• Dialogues between the canonical and the popular.
• Dialogues on and between different audiences: toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, senior citizens.
• Dialogues on and between literature and newspapers, radio, television, film, the Internet.
• Dialogues on the changing “cultural landscape”.
• Dialogues between literature and other art forms: music, dance, painting.
Financescapes
• Dialogues on the flow of money, patronage, the economic base and conditions for language and literary study: funding, publishing, marketing.

To bring out the foci of the participating organisations the conference will be organised in five sections, viz.
• English (with emphasis on modernisms and modernity; the state of the discipline)
• Literary theory
• Postcolonialism
• Children’s and youth literature
• Language teaching.


CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Profs. Hein Viljoen, Betsie van der Westhuizen, Franci Greyling, Ms Dolly Dlavane, chairs of other societies (programme committee), Ms Stefanie Dose (conference secretary), Dr Phil van Schalkwyk (catering and entertainment), Mrs Elsa van Tonder (finance and logistics), Ms Karien Hattingh (customer relations), Mr Alwyn Roux (marketing and advertising).

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Ms Stefanie Dose Stefanie.Dose@nwu.ac.za
Mrs Elsa van Tonder Elsa.VanTonder@nwu.ac.za
Mr Alwyn Roux Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za
Tel. +27-18-299-1485
Fax +27-18-299-1562

ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
AUETSA: Prof. Michael Green: GreenM@ukzn.ac.za
SAACLALS: Prof. Gerald Gaylard: Gerald.Gaylard@wits.ac.za
SAVAL: Prof. Hein Viljoen: Hein.Viljoen@nwu.ac.za
Children’s literature: Prof. Betsie van der Westhuizen: Betsie.VanDerWesthuizen@nwu.ac.za
SAALT: Prof. Brenda Spencer: Spencb@unisa.ac.za

PROPOSALS
Please send proposals (with abstracts of max. 300 words) for papers, 3-person panels or posters either via Organizational Representatives or directly to Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za. The languages of the conference will be Setswana, Afrikaans and English. Simultaneous interpreting into English will be provided.

CONFERENCE FEE AND REGISTRATION
Early registration (before 31 May): R950-00 Student registration (with proof of registration) R600
Late registration: (between 1-30 June): R1050-00
One day fee: R400
A registration form is attached.

For accommodation and transport arrangements please see our website at http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/skt/worldsindialogue/index_e.html

Tweede oproep om bydraes:
Wêrelde in dialoog

ʼn Kongres gesamentlik aangebied deur die Association of University English Teachers of Southern Africa (AUETSA), die South African Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies (SAACLALS), die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Algemene Literatuurwetenskap, (SAVAL), die 4de Konferensie oor Suid-Afrikaanse Kinder- en Jeugliteratuur en die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Taalonderrig (SAVTO).

Gashere: Die Skool vir Tale
en die Navorsingseenheid: Tale en Literatuur in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks.
Datums: 8-11 Julie 2009
Plek: Noordwes-Universiteit (Potchefstroomkampus), Potchefstroom, Suid-Afrika

Keerdatum vir opsommings: 30 April 2009

Gesprek tussen die verbeelde wêrelde van tale, tekste, outeurs en kulture is ʼn belangrike dryfkrag van tale en letterkunde. Die doel van hierdie kongres is om ʼn forum te skep wat hierdie gesprekke op die gebied van taal- en letterkundige diskoers stimuleer en versterk. Dialoog beteken hier in gesprek tree met, wedersyds gemeen¬skap¬likheid en nuwe betekenisse skep, maar ook om krities teen te staan of te dialogiseer (om te relativeer of bloot te stel aan verskillende perspektiewe).

Breedweg sou ʼn mens die veld, in die woorde van Arjun Appadurai,” Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy” (Modernity at Large – Cultural Dimensions of Globalization), kon sistematiseer as gesprekke (of breuke in die gesprekke) tussen vyf verskillende “skappe” wat die postmoderne kulturele landskap uitmaak, nl. ideoskappe, tegnoskappe, etnoskappe, mediaskappe, finanskappe en (kan mens byvoeg) landskappe.

Onderwerpe wat hieronder val, sluit o.a. in:

Ideoskappe:
• Gesprekke tussen skrywers, tekste, groepe, skrywers, generasies en nasionale letterkundes.
• Gesprekke tussen strominge, soos die Romantiek en Modernisme, Britse of Amerikaanse Modernisme en modernismes in Afrika of elders, plaaslike herskrywings van realisme (magies of nie), simbolisme.
• Gesprekke tussen letterkunde, filosofie, antropologie, “teorie”, sosiologie, politiek en estetika.
• Gesprekke tussen waardestelsels en religieë: Christendom, Islam, Afrika, Judaïsme, Boeddhisme, Hindoeïsme, Afrika-religieë.
• Gesprekke tussen kulture, sosiale lae en identiteite: middelklaskultuur, werkerskultuur, sosiale identiteit, mediakultuur, subkulture.
Landskappe
• Gesprekke oor plekke en die uitbeelding van plekke en ruimtes.
• Gesprekke tussen wêreldstreke en beskawings: Ooste–Weste, Afrika –Europa, maar ook suid–suid, bv. tussen Suid-Amerika, Afrika, Indië en China.
• Gesprekke tussen ʼn verskeidenheid sentra en periferieë
Tegnoskappe:
• Gesprekke oor maniere van doen, praktyke, metodes en tegnieke.
• Gesprekke tussen en oor die genres.
• Gesprekke oor idees, opvattings, afbakenings binne die dissiplines, of dit nou binne Engels, Afrikaans, Afrika- of ander soorte taal- of literatuurstudie is.
• Gesprekke oor waar ons tans is en watter rigting ons behoort in te slaan.
Etnoskappe
• Gesprekke tussen en oor tuisblyers en migrante, ballinge en nomades.
• Gesprekke tussen en oor slagoffers van xenofobie, vlugtelinge, asielsoekers, marginale figure.
Mediaskappe
• Gesprekke oor en tussen verskillende tale en oor vertaling en transposisie.
• Gesprekke tussen die kanonieke en die populêre.
• Gesprekke oor en tussen verskillende gehore: kleuters, kinders, adolessente, volwassenes, senior burgers.
• Gesprekke tussen en oor letterkunde en koerante, die radio, televisie, film, die Internet.
• Gesprekke oor die veranderende “kulturele landskap”.
• Gesprekke tussen letterkunde en ander kunsvorme: musiek, skilderkuns, dans.
Finanskappe
• Gesprekke oor die vloei van geld, mesenasse en die ekonomiese basis en voorwaardes vir taal- en literatuurstudie: befondsing, uitgewerye, bemarking.

Om die fokuspunte van die verskillende organisasie tot hulle reg te laat kom, sal die kongres in vyf afdelings georganiseer word, nl.
• Engels (met as subfokus die stand en toekoms van die dissipline)
• Literêre teorie,
• Postkolonialisme,
• Kinder- en jeugliteratuur en
• Taalonderrig.

KONGRESKOMITEE
Proff. Hein Viljoen, Betsie van der Westhuizen, Franci Greyling, me. Dolly Dlavane, voorsitters van ander verenigings (programkomitee), me. Stefanie Dose (kongressekretaris), dr. Phil van Schalkwyk (spysenering en vermaak), mev. Elsa van Tonder (finansies en logistiek), me. Karien Hattingh (kliëntverhoudings), mnr. Alwyn Roux (bemarking en reklame).

KONGRESSEKRETARIAAT

Me. Stefanie Dose
Mev. Elsa van Tonder Elsa.VanTonder@nwu.ac.za
Mnr. Alwyn Roux Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za
Tel. +27-18-299-1485
Faks +27-18-299-1562

VERTEENWOORDIGERS VAN DIE VERENIGINGS
AUETSA: Prof. Michael Green: GreenM@ukzn.ac.za
SAACLALS: Prof. Gerald Gaylard: Gerald.Gaylard@wits.ac.za
SAVAL: Prof. Hein Viljoen: Hein.Viljoen@nwu.ac.za
Kinder- en jeugliteratuur: Prof. Betsie van der Westhuizen: Betsie.VanDerWesthuizen@nwu.ac.za
SAALT: Prof. Brenda Spencer: Spencb@unisa.ac.za

VOORSTELLE EN OPSOMMINGS
Stuur asb. voorstelle vir referate, 3-persoonpaneelbesprekings of plakkaataanbiedngs (met opsommings van maks. 300 woorde) via die verteenwoordigers van die verenigings of direk aan Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za. Die tale van die kongres sal wees Setswana, Afrikaans en Engels. Referate sal na Engels getolk word.

REGISTRASIE EN KONFERENSIEGELD

Vroeë registrasie (voor 31 Mei): R950-00 Studente (met registrasiebewys) R600
Laat registrasie (tussen 1-30 Junie): R1050-00
Dagregistrasiegeld: R400
’n Registrasievorm is aangeheg.

Vir verblyf- en vervoerreëlings kyk asseblief op ons webblad by http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/skt/worldsindialogue/index.html
Taletso ya bobedi ya dipampiri:
Mafatshe a Puisano
Khonferense e e tlhagisiwang mmogo ke Association of University English Teachers of Southern Africa (AUETSA), South African Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies (SAACLALS), South African Society for General Literary studies (SAVAL), Khonferense ya bone ya ditlhangwa tsa Bana le Bašwa ba Aforikaborwa le South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT).

Batlhagisi: Sekolo sa Dipuo
le Yuniti ya Patlisiso: Dipuo le ditlhangwa bokaelong jwa Aforikaborwa
Dates: 8-11 Phukwi 2009
Venue: Yunibesiti ya Bokone-Bophirima, Potchefstroom, Aforikaborwa

Letlha bofelo la go neela ditshosobanyo: 30 Moranang 2009

Puisano fa gare ga mafatshe a dipuo, ditlhangwa, bakwadi le ditso tse di farologaneng ke kgatelelo e e botlhokwa mo puong le ditlhangweng. Maikaelelo a khonferense e, ke go tlhola kopano ya puisano ya go phaphamisa le go oketsa dipuisano tsa mofuta ono mo lephateng ya dithuto tsa botlhangwa le puo. Puisano fa e raya go buisana le, go tlhola setšhaba le bokao jo bo ša, mme fela le go ganetsanya (go tlhalosetsana ka tsenelelo) kgotsa go buisana (tlhagisa pepeneneng dikemo tse di farologaneng, go amanya).

Dipuisano tse di ntseng jaana di ne di ka rulaganngwa jaaka puisanyo (kgotsa go tsena fela mo dipuisanyong) fa gare ga mabala a a lekalekanang a megopolo kgotsa ditomologanyo. Ditomologanyo tse, ka mafoko a ga Arjun Appadurai (“Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy” (Modernity at Large – Cultural Dimensions of Globalization.) ke ideoscapes, landscapes, technoscapes, ethnoscapes, mediascapes, financescapes le landscapes.

Ditlhogo mo teng ga scapes tse di akaretsa, gareng ga tse dingwe:

Ideoscapes:
• Dipuisano magareng ga bakwadi, ditlhangwa, ditlhopha, masika/ditshika, ditlhangwa tsa bosetšhaba.
• Dipuisano magareng ga mekgatlho, jaaka Romantics le Modernists, British kgotsa American Modernism le modernisms mo Aforika le mafelo a mangwe, dipoeletso tsa dikwalo tsa selegae tsa realism (bomeijiki kgotsa ka tsela nngwe), bokai.
• Dipuisano magareng ga dilthangwa, filosofi, anteropoloji, “teori”, sosioloji, dipolotiki le esetetiki/temogo ya bontle.
• Dipuisano magareng ga digokaganyo tsa boleng le bodumedi: Bokeresete, Isilamo, Bojuta, Bobuda, Bohindu, Ditumelo tsa Seaforika.
• Dipuisano magareng ga ditso, social strata, Ditlhaolo: mophato o o fa gare, setso sa badiri, Tlhaolo ya loago, setso se se fa gare, ditswana.
Landscapes
• Dipuisano magareng ga mafelo le boemedi ba mafelo le dibaka.
• Dipuisano magareng ga dikgaolo tsa lefatshe le ditlhabologo: Botlhabatsatsi–Bophirima, Aforika-Yuropa, mme le borwa–borwa, sk. Fa gare ga Merika Borwa, Aforika, India le Chaena.
• Dipuisano magareng ga senthara le kwa dithokong (periphery) – fa gare ga disentahara le dithokong.
Technoscapes:
• Dipuisano ka ditsela, ditsela, ditiragalo, mekgwa, dithekeniki.
• Dipuisano ka le magareng ga dijenre.
• Dipuisano ka megopolo, dikakanyo, dikaroganyo fa gare ga maphata, e ka nna fa mo Seesemaneng, Seaforikanseng, Dipuong tsa Seaforika kgotsa puo nngwe kgotsa lephata la botlhangwa.
• Dipuisano tsa gore re fa kae le gore re tshwanetse ra bo re ya kwa kae.
Ethnoscapes
• Dipuisanomo go le magareng ga badudi le bafudugi, batshediswamelelwane and bakgarakgatshegi.
• Dipuisano mo go le magareng ga batswasetlhabelo ba letlhoo la batswakwa, bafaladi, babatli ba botshabelo, dibopego tse lekatsweng.
Mediascapes
• Dipuisano ka le magareng ga dipuo tse di farologaneng le phetolelo le kwalololo.
• Dipuisano magareng ga canonical le ditlwaelo.
• Dipuisano ka go le magareng ga babogedi ba ba farologaneng: masea, bana, baša, bagolo, bagolo mo setšhabeng.
• Dipuisano ka go le magareng ga ditlhangwa le dikuranta, radio, thelebišene, filimi, Inthanete.
• Dipuisano ka alogues on the changing “cultural landscape”.
• Dipuisano magareng ga ditlhangwa le dipopego tse dingwe tsa botsweritshi: mmino, tanso, go penta, etc.
Financescapes
• Dipuisano ka kelelo ya madi, thuso ya mosireletsi, lemorago la ekonomi le bomeo ba thuto ya puo le botlhangwa: thuso ya matlole, phasalatso, papatso.

Go ntsha tebelelo ya mekgatlho e e tsayang karolo, khonferense e tla rulaganngwa ka dikarolo di le tlhano, e leng.
• Seesemane (ka kgatelelo go tlhabololo le ditlhabologo; maemo a lephata)
• Teori ya botlhangwa
• Morago ga bokoloniale (Postcolonialism)
• Ditlhwanga tsa Bana le Bašwa
• Go ruta Puo.

KOMITI YA KHONFERENSE
Baporofesara Hein Viljoen, Betsie van der Westhuizen, Franci Greyling, le mmê Dolly Dlavane, badulasetulo ba mekgatlho e mengwe (komiti ya lenaane), mmê Stefanie Dose (mokwaledi wa khoferense), Ngaka Phil van Schalkwyk (tsa dijo le boitapoloso), mmê Elsa van Tonder (ditšhelete le dithulaganyo tse di sa rulaganyetswang), mmê Karien Hattingh (mogokaganyi wa badirisani), rre Alwyn Roux (papatso le phasalatso).

BOKWALEDI JWA KHONFERENSE
Mmê Stefanie Dose
Mmê Elsa van Tonder Elsa.VanTonder@nwu.ac.za
Rre Alwyn Roux Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za
Mogalo. +27-18-299-1485
Fekese +27-18-299-1562

ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
AUETSA: Moporofesara Michael Green: GreenM@ukzn.ac.za
SAACLALS: Moporofesara Gerald Gaylard: Gerald.Gaylard@wits.ac.za
SAVAL: Moporofesara Hein Viljoen: Hein.Viljoen@nwu.ac.za
Ditlhangwa tsa Bana: Moporofesara Betsie van der Westhuizen: Betsie.VanDerWesthuizen@nwu.ac.za
SAALT: Moporofesara Brenda Spencer: Spencb@unisa.ac.za

DITLHAGISO
Tsweetswee romela ditlhagiso (le ditshosobanyo tsa bogolo mafoko a a 300) tsa dipampiri, 3-ditlhopha tsa batho ba le kgotsa phosetara go Baemedi ba Borulaganyi kgotsa ka tlhamalalo go Alwyn.Roux@nwu.ac.za. Puo ya khonferense e tla nna Setswana, Seaforekanse le Seesemane. Go tolokela kwa Seesemaneng go tla neelwa.

TLHWATLHWA YA KHONFERENSE LE GO IKWADISA

Fa o ikwadisa ka pela: (pele ga 31 Motsheganong): R950.00 Fa o ikwadisa jaaka moithuti (ka paki ya boikwadiso): R600
Fa o ikwadisa thari (gareng ga 1 le 30 Seetebosigo): R1050.00 Tlhwatlhwa ya letsatsi le lengwe fela: R400

Go bona kitsiso ka go madulo le dintslha tsa go eta tlhola “website” ya rona go:
http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/skt/worldsindialogue/index_e.html

Magic world of Czech Illustrators for Children

This exhibition is opening on Tuesday 3 March 2009 at 15:00. It will be held in the Foyer of the Library at the University of South Africa until Friday 13 March 2009.

New literature for young adults at Macmillan

Macmillan South Africa would like to invite writers to develop new literature for young adults. For more information about this project click on the title above.

Derrick Hurlin launches new book

Jenn Hurlin is one of our SCBWI members. Her husband, Derrick Hurlin, is launching his book of 41 short stories “Let’s go. You drive” on Saturday 14 February 2009 at 10:30. The event will take place at 303 Murray Street, Brooklyn Pretoria. The cost is R30 per person and there will be eats and great company. Derrick will give a brief chat entitled “The Magic World of the Short Story”. RSPV: drhurlin@telkomsa.net or (012)803-5579 / 083 719-9468. Best wishes for great sales, Derrick. The book has been approved for grades 10-12 by most Education Departments.

Writers' Critique Group

To join a Writers' Critique Group, send an email to SCBWI.Gauteng@MWeb.co.za. Indicate your level of experience as well as the suburb in which you live.

Beginner Illustrators' Critique Group

To join a Beginner Illustrators' Critique Group based in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, send an email to SCBWI.Gauteng@MWeb.co.za

Maskew Miller Longman Children's Literature Awards; competition

Maskew Miller Longman has announced its annual competition. They are inviting writers to submit unpublished and original children's stories and illustrations.

R7500 will be awarded to the story winner in each language and to the illustration winner. There will also be a runners-up prize of R3500.

Click on the title above to get more details.

Writers and illustrators required

Writers and illustrators are required by MasterSkill, an American publisher. Click on the title above to read more.

Illustrators required

Fantasi Boeke are looking for illustrators for a new reading series. For more information, click on the title above.

Book Reviews on Bookchat

For information about Bookchat and its reviewing of South African children's books, click on the title above.

Notes on translating

For Notes on translating children's books and in particular Nina and little Duck, click on the title above.

Thoughts on Book Awards and Prizes

For Jay Heale's thoughts on book awards and prizes in South Africa, click on the title above.

SA Pen Studzinski Literary Award

The closing date to enter this competition is 30 September. Click on the link above from more details or see http://www.sapen.co.za

South African publishers of children's books

Please scroll down the panel on the right for links to South African publishers of children's books. See "Websites of interest".

A blog with South AFrican book reviews

For book reviews and information about books, click on the title above.

2008 M-Net/Via Afrika Literary Award Winners!

Wendy Hartmann (writer) and Marjorie van Heerden (illustrator) win the M.E.R. Prize for best illustrated children's book and S.A. Partridge wins M.E.R. Prize for Best Youth Novel. To read more, click on the title above.

SCBWI Retreat: Gauteng representatives

Jenn, Rozenn, and LeAnne
Jenn walking up the big hill
Paddy and Joan cheer other delegates
Phylis, LeAnne and Sindiwe on a walk to the hill above Goudini
Carol recording an event
Rozenne, Phylis and LeAnne at dinner

SCBWI Retreat

For coverage of the SCBWI Retreat, click on the title above. It'll take you to brief reports on:
From story board to published book: How to find your own way in the world of publishing - a talk by international literary agent Susanne Koppe.
Blank page to under a child's pillow: the creative process - a talk by Editorial Director, Picture/Gift Books, Macmillan Children's Books, UK, Suzanne Carnell
International children's magazine market: What material they need, how to submit work, how children's magazine copyright and payment works - a talk by Christine Clark

Panel Discussions
Stories by Sindiwe Magona
Workshops
Discussions

Book Design

For some tips regarding Book Design discussed at an SCBWI meeting in Cape Town, click on the title above.

Spoke, Rillers en ander Grillers

Fantasi Books/Boeke has a great opportunity for writers to create ghost stories. Click on the title above for more information.

Also, see the link to Fantasi Books in the Websites of Interest below right.

SCBWI Writing Course

Reviva Schermbrucker facilitated a wonderful writing course for Gauteng writers in March 2008.

Katrine Harries Award for Children's Book Illustrations

For the winners of the 1999-2001, 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2006-2007, click on the title above.

Centre for the Book

Nombulelo Baba has taken over as Project Co-ordinator for the Children's Literature Programme at the Centre for the Book from Colleen Higgs who resigned at the end of February. For more information, click on the title or visit

http://www.nlsa.ac.za/NLSA/centreforthebook

Local Language Publishing Program Writing Competition 2008 Room to Read

Cash prizes for the best five stories.
Click on the title above for details.

Cape Town Book Fair

Cape Town Book Fair, 2008

The Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA), and the organisers of the Frankfurt (European) Book Fair will be organising the Third International Book Fair in Cape Town, (June 14-17, 2008). SCBWI SA has already been allocated a stand and we are working with the organisers to plan their “Kids Zone” and the Pin Board area like in 2007. We plan to provide the opportunity for children’s book writers and illustrators (SCBWI SA members only) to display their work and to make contact at our stand with representatives from the international and local publishers who will be coming to the Fair.

SCBWI will have a critique session a week before the Book Fair to help our writers and illustrators prepare for the Fair and a Get-together after the Book Fair for feedback and generally book talk.

Dates will be confirmed and posted on www.scbwi-za-capetown.blogspot.com/ closer to the time.

For more on the Cape Town Book Fair, e-mail them at: info@capetownbookfair.co.za
or visit their website at: www.capetownbookfair.com or phone: +27 (0)21 418 5493

Illustrators' Rates

Have you ever wondered what you should be charging for illustrating? SAFREA (Southern African Freelancers' Association) suggests some minimum rates. These can be accessed at: http://www.safrea.co.za/. For the rates suggested in 2007/2008, click on the Title above.

Resources for Writers in SA compiled by Colleen Higgs

Colleen Higgs left the Centre for the Book at the end of February 2008. She developed a Resource list over her years working there and shared this with the e-group before leaving to start Modjaji Books. Her list is very valuable and can be accessed at

http://scbwi-za-news.blogspot.com/2008/03/resources-for-writers-in-sa-compiled-by.htm