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Kingsmead Book Fair 2024 - 16

The Kingsmead Book Fair has become a significant event on South Africa's literary calendar. Kingsmead College is proud to host its 12th annual Book Fair on Saturday 25 May from 8h30 to 18h00, in Johannesburg, opposite the Rosebank Gautrain station. We invite you to enter the realm of the literary world with us on 25 May and enjoy in-depth discussion and heated debate mixed with some exceptional company, good food and drink. This year’s programme participants include Caster Semenya, Jonathan Ancer, Naledi Shange, Jo Watson, Shafinaaz Hassim, Pip Williams, Natalie Conyer, Oyama Mabandla, Kobby Ben Ben, Shubnum Khan and Darrel Bristow-Bovey, to name a few.

Under 3's free

 

General Entrance Ticket 25 May 2024 08:30

R0

The personal is political (LANGE HALL) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Not a racial slur (MACKENZIE 1) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Short and spicy: “A short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage” (MACKENZIE 2) 25 May 2024 09:30

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Mightier than the sword. The power of words to change the world (MACKENZIE 3) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Doing the hustle (THEATRE) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Dancing while everyone’s watching (MUSIC CENTRE) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Navigating Johannesburg: A city in crisis (CHAPEL) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Through the bars (MORNINGTON) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Mother City cooking (CULINARY CORNER) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Girl Power! (CONFERENCE ROOM) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Capture the Spirit of Animals (MAC ROOM) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Mommy My Body’s Changing (TEEN STUDIO) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

Apocalypse Now (READING ZONE) 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME 25 May 2024 09:30

R100

A marathon not a sprint (LANGE HALL) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

How to deal with bullies and raise resilient children (MACKENZIE 1) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

The SA Situation (MACKENZIE 2) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

This land is all our land (MACKENZIE 3) 25 May 2024 11:00

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Based on a true story (MUSIC CENTRE) 25 May 2024 11:00

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When Love Kills (CHAPEL) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

Words as weapons (MORNINGTON) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

Spice of life (CULINARY CORNER) 25 May 2024 11:00

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AI in Action: What does it mean for you? (CONFERENCE ROOM) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

Writing Masterclass (MAC ROOM) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

When Fantasy Mirrors Reality … (TEEN STUDIO) 25 May 2024 11:00

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Ask Me Anything (READING ZONE) 25 May 2024 11:00

R100

When the dead speak (LANGE HALL) 25 May 2024 12:30

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The body keeps score: tales from under the skin (MACKENZIE 1) 25 May 2024 12:30

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30 years into democracy – SA’s midlife crisis (MACKENZIE 2) 25 May 2024 12:30

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Her-story or his-story? (MACKENZIE 3) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

“A textually transmitted disease.” Why do we write? (MUSIC CENTRE) 25 May 2024 12:30

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Beyond the Garden of Eden (CHAPEL) 25 May 2024 12:30

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The stories of our lives (MORNINGTON) 25 May 2024 12:30

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Comely cuisine (CULINARY CORNER) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

The Race To Be Myself (CONFERENCE ROOM) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

The Teen Scene (MAC ROOM) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

Modern Day Mentor (TEEN STUDIO) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

Vibrant & Positive Poetry (READING ZONE) 25 May 2024 12:30

R100

The nation in a state. What can we do about it? (LANGE HALL) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

The now is female (MACKENZIE 1) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

“Write drunk, edit sober.” The importance of the sh*tty first draft (MACKENZIE 2) 25 May 2024 14:30

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The lekker is the profound (MACKENZIE 3) 25 May 2024 14:30

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No place to call home (MUSIC CENTRE) 25 May 2024 14:30

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Church or cult? Preaching the gospel of prosperity (CHAPEL) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

Tales of murder and mayhem (MORNINGTON) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

Have you eaten yet? (CULINARY CORNER) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

A Force of Nature (CONFERENCE ROOM) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

Friend or Frenemy? (TEEN STUDIO) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

The Joy of Journalling (MAC ROOM) 25 May 2024 14:30

R100

Human predators and their prey (LANGE HALL) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

The winning kant (MACKENZIE 1) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

Life and death (MACKENZIE 2) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

The mother wound (MACKENZIE 3) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

Proudly South African (THEATRE) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

One person’s utopia is another person’s dystopia (MUSIC CENTRE) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

It’s okay to cry: paediatric perspectives (CHAPEL) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

No spoilers! Crafting twists in contemporary crime fiction (MORNINGTON) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

Food from fiction (CULINARY CORNER) 25 May 2024 16:00

R100

 
 

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Event Details

Type: Conferences & Expos
Start: 25 May 2024 08:30
End: 25 May 2024 18:00
Address:
Kingsmead College Campus
Rosebank
Johannesburg
South AFrica
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