Here’s part three of our takeaways and tips from the Kingsmead Book Fair. The theme this year was courage, and the writers who took part in the panel discussions certainly […]
Here’s part two of our takeaways and tips from the Kingsmead Book Fair. The theme this year was courage, and the writers who took part in the panel discussions certainly […]
Broadcaster and news anchor, Redi Tlhabi joined our Creative Writing Course in All About Writing’s early years, when she recognised her need and desire to write her memoir. That memoir, […]
Ekow Duker has published four novels since attending our flagship Creative Writing Course. Over time, we’ll be featuring all four in this blog series celebrating the books published by past […]
Tessa Niles is the kind of person whom countless people must have urged to ‘write that memoir‘. As one of Britain’s most respected session singers, she spent 30 years working […]
An impressive congregation of writers gathered for Books on the Bay’s inaugural literary festival in the naval village of Simons Town, South Africa – a feast for readers and a trove […]
‘Sometimes, in writing memoir, we are faced with extreme pain, says writer Joanne Hichens. ‘It’s important to recognise that these “scenes” might be included in the story.’ Joanne is [...]
Who needs a writing retreat? Well … who doesn’t?
You might need a creative boost, to break a writing block or to advance a writing project close to your heart? Or perhaps you crave time to [...]
Andrew Sherwood is a dead man. The last time forensic psychologist Marge Labuschagne saw him, alive, was a fraught confrontation in the benign setting of a neighbourhood fair. The scene […]
Limerence by Vincent Pienaar (Penguin Random House)* is another novel we’d like to feature in this blog series on the published books of our Creative Writing Course alumni. Nominated for […]
We at All About Writing are proud to have seen Tracy Todd’s memoir, Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon (Tracey McDonald Publishers)*, from its inception to its final published state. […]
I would like to introduce you to a fascinating novel called If you Save Me, by Lisa Anne Julien (Kwela Books)*, in another of our blogs showcasing the work of […]