OTWApr 17, 20231 min readJim Pascual Agustin24 April: Jim Pascual Agustin was born in the Philippines and moved to South Africa in 1994. He writes in Filipino and English. Jim has...
OTWApr 9, 20231 min readJUHLENE MOLLER17 April: Join us LIVE at A Touch of Madness! Juhléne Möller (née Wagner) grew up on farms and Bospoort small holdings in the Waterberg...
OTWApr 3, 20231 min readKAMBANI RAMANO10 April 19.30: Of Nsenga and Venda descent, Kambani Ramano is a would-be poet and artist who is mildly obsessed with the sublime beauty...
OTWMar 27, 20231 min readNational Poetry Prize Announcement!Join us on Zoom for a reading from the ten finalists in 2022's prestigious NATIONAL POETRY PRIZE, and for the announcement of the...
OTWMar 19, 20231 min readJEANNIE MCKEOWN27 March at 19.30: Jeannie Wallace McKeown is a South African poet, writer and editor, living in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. She has...
OTWMar 12, 20231 min readMelissa SussensJoin us on Monday 20 March at 19.30 at A Touch of Madness in Obs for our live event! Melissa Sussens is a queer veterinarian and poet....
OTWMar 6, 20231 min readHARRY OWENMarch 13 19.30: Outspoken (and unapologetic) in his commitment to the natural world, and a passionate advocate of poetry, Harry Owen is...
OTWFeb 27, 20231 min readLethokuhle Msimang06 March at 19.30. Lethokuhle Msimang was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. She graduated with a BA Literary Studies and Creative Arts from...
OTWFeb 20, 20231 min readMARK ESPINMonday 27 Feb at 19.30. Mark Espin was born in Cape Town in 1964. He teaches in the English Department at the University of the Western...
OTWJan 28, 20231 min readPOSTPONED: PATRICIA SCHONSTEIN THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Patricia Schonstein is an internationally published novelist and poet, and the curator of the 'Africa!'...