THE KNYSNA LITERARY FESTIVAL 27– 29 APRIL 2012
The third annual Knysna Literary Festival, taking place from the 27th to the 29th April 2012, aims to reach out to Knysna’s residents and visitors to promote literacy and education as well as the best South African authors.
The Knysna Literary Festival also aims to provide awareness to the attendees about an alarmingly low literacy rate in the Knysna area. Ling Dobson, of Pam Golding Properties Knysna, has taken extraordinary measures to promote the love of the written word. Apart from being the founder of the festival, Dobson has aims to foster creativity and promote literacy by creating cultural public spheres in which reading is promoted.
2012 Young Writers Competition
We invite YOU, the aspiring authors from Knysna, to participate in our young writers competition. This year, the Literary Festival’s Creative Writing Competition is going to focus on your own creativity!
The competition will be judged in two categories:
Senior learners: A poem
Junior learners: A short story
Prizes:
Junior & Senior 1st Prize: an iPad
Junior & Senior 2nd Prize: R1000.00 Wordsworth voucher
All entries must be an original piece and presented in English.
For the Senior learners
For learners over the age of 12 years (and not older than 18 years of age) the challenge will be realised through poetry and the theme of “WHAT IF......”
The poem should
embrace the diversity of Knysna and/or our country, or
acknowledge our sensitive and fragile environment or
recognize the country’s diverse cultural and political character.
For Junior learners up to 12 years of age
Write a short story using our very own special Knysna Seahorse as the main charcter. For example, the story could be titled “a Seahorse called Ling….”
Download the entry form here
2010 and 2011 Festival Photos
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Program Highlights
Mandy Wiener
Rob Caskie
Margie Orford
Michael Stanley
Mike Nicol - Umuzi Publishers
Ingrid de Kok
Ryk Neethling
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Sponsors
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