Presentation: Hayley Chewins

Presentation: Hayley Chewins

Venue: Johannesburg (address will be sent to respondents)

Date: Tuesday 4 June 2019
Time: 10:30
Cost:  R100 (SCBWI members) R200 (non-members)
RSVP: To Jenny at SCBWI.SA.Gauteng@mweb.co.za

About the event:
Hayley Chewins will talk about the process of publishing her debut middle grade novel, The Turnaway Girls, which was selected as one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2018 by Kirkus Reviews and deemed one of the best feminist books for young readers by the American Library Association. The Turnaway Girls is also an Exclusive Books Recommended Read for April and received a starred review from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. It has been published across the English-speaking world with Candlewick Press and Walker Books, and translation rights have sold in three territories. There will be plenty of time for questions and comments.

About the facilitator:

Hayley grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, in a house so full of books that she learnt to read by accident. She studied classical voice for a year before switching to a degree in English Literature and Italian, and realised she wanted to be a novelist while completing her postgraduate degree in law. Hayley holds an Honours degree in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with her husband and a toy poodle named Darfer. She loves secondhand bookshops, Audrey Hepburn movies, dark fairy tales, and long conversations over coffee.

This event is for illustrators and writers.

Shortlist for the 2019 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature Announced

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate publication: 30 April 2019
SHORTLIST FOR THE 2019 SANLAM PRIZE FOR YOUTH LITERATURE ANNOUNCED
Sanlam and Tafelberg (an imprint of NB Publishers) are proud to announce this year’s finalists.
English:
• Jayne Bauling from White River, Mpumalanga with Smoke Across the Sun;
• Jenny Hatton from Lynnwood Glen, Pretoria with Upstanding;
• Nerine Dorman from Welcome Glen, Simon’s Town with Sing Down the Stars;
• Sally Partridge from Durbanville, Cape Town with The Whoevers;
• Shafinaaz Hassim from Polokwane with Nisa Qamar and the Legend of Qawthar; and
• Toby Damon Bennett from Claremont, Cape Town with The Music Box Blues.
Afrikaans:
• Annerle Barnard from Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein with Sindikaat;
• Christina Venter from Louis Trichardt, Limpopo with E-pos vir Trui;
• Derick van der Walt from Villieria, Pretoria with Die Toring van Jasmyn;
• Frans Fourie from Strand with Neuk;
• Nerine Ahlers and Aletta Steenkamp from Lynnwood and Waterkloof, Pretoria with Ek is nog hier; and
• Tertius Janse van Rensburg from Framesby, Port Elizabeth with Die sindikaat.
Vernacular:
• Lungile Promise Zwane from Wasbank, KwaZulu-Natal with Umzabalazo (isiZulu);
• Thembisile Kundlwana from Sebokeng, Vanderbijlpark with Tata Siyakuxolela (isiXhosa);
• July Innocent Mtsweni from Lindo Park, Pretoria with Umfelasakhe (Ndebele);
• Thabo Kheswa from Bophelong, Vanderbijlpark with Haeso ke kae! (Sesotho);
• Mokhwatsi Reuben Maponya from Tzaneen with Makhwatšo (Northern Sotho);
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• Othusitse Moses Lobelo from Delareyville, North West with Mmatla kgomo kodumela (Setswana);
• Mbedzi Nyelisani from Thohoyandou, Limpopo with U Kondelela (Tshivenda); and
• Musa Aubrey Baloyi from Soweto with Tinsimu To Pfumala Mpfumawulo (Xitsonga).
A gold and silver winner will be selected in each category and announced at an awards ceremony in October 2019. The six prize-winning books will be launched at this event whereafter authors will visit local schools and festivals as part of a publicity tour.
The total prize money amounts to R90 000: R20 000 for the gold winners and R10 000 for the runners-up.
The Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature turns 40 in 2020!
This biennial award has been a source of local young adult publications since its inception in 1980. Over the years some changes were made to the competition to ensure relevance to readers and the South African literary and social landscape. The most significant change was to open entries to all eleven official languages of South Africa, thus ensuring that more writers and readers benefit from the competition.
Michelle Cooper (Publisher and Head: Children’s and Youth Literature, Tafelberg) says: “I cherish each Sanlam award-winning book we’ve published. They represent the best of local writing for young adults. Our latest batch of winners cover themes that are right on trend with international YA and I know readers will be enthralled.”
Debut authors compete on level ground against established writers in this anonymously judged competition and some have gone on to succeed as published authors in other genres as a result of winning. With a few exceptions, a Sanlam winner is prescribed in schools regularly, and some have been turned into films. Sanlam award winners have also gone on to win other local literary prizes like the Media24 Books Literary Awards and the Percy FitzPatrick Prize.
“Sanlam believes that learning provides the foundation for building a world of Wealthsmiths. Our investment in this competition for almost 40 years has resulted in thousands of young people getting access to books ‒ laying the foundation for living their best lives, now and for the next generation,” says Elena Meyer (Senior Manager: Sponsorships, Sanlam).
Media enquiries:
Hevette le Grange
Publicist: Children's and YA books
021 406 3414 / 083 234 5774
hevette.legrange@nb.co.za

Seminar: Children's and Young Adult Books

to be held on 21 October 2017 in the Auditorium at the Sandton Public Library

This seminar features a number of authors talking about the path to publication, both traditional and independent, about the power of dreams and hard work. It promises to be stimulating, thought-provoking and motivating.

Cost:               Early bird payment by 13 October: R100 SCBWI members, R200 non-members

At the door: R150 SCBWI members, R300 non-members

RSVP:            By 19 October to Jenny at SCBWI.SAGauteng@mweb.co.za

All welcome - members and non-members. This event is for illustrators and writers – aspiring and published.

Tea and coffee will be available but participants are asked to bring their own lunch boxes.

PROGRAMME

09:15       Welcome: A day away from adult concerns to one filled with children’s stories and young adult dreams - Jenny Hatton: writer of numerous textbooks, three children’s picture books published by Jacana Media and a play published by Junkets, editor of children’s fiction and non-fiction, organizer of SCBWI events in Gauteng and general plodder.

09:30       A fairy tale in Joan Rankin style - Joan Rankin: writer and illustrator of more than 100 books published nationally and internationally, awarded the HAUM Daan Retief Publishers Competition for Children’s Book Illustration in 1986, the Katrien Harries Award for Children’s Book Illustration in 1991 and 2009, the Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Gold Award in 2003, the MER Award in 2011 and the Tienie Holloway Gold Medal for Children's Literature in 2012.

                Traditional publishing                       

10:00       Seeing yourself in the story: Writing a series for young people - Bontle Senne: a literacy advocate and writer of fiction for children and teenagers with two books published by Cover2Cover,  these part of an Afrocentric adventure/fantasy trilogy for 9-12-year-olds called Shadow Chasers, Army of Shadows and Lake of Memories.

10:45       Tea                                                       

11:00       Where to now: What happens after the first book has been published?            - Susie Dinneen, writer, thinker, doodler, picture lover, general nerd, reader and copy editor whose first book, Nombulelo and the Moth, was published by Puffin Books.

                Traditional and self-publishing      

11:45   Going hybrid: traditional publishing versus publishing my own books - Joanne Macgregor, a bird of many feathers, is a prolific writer of children’s and young adult books amongst which are two children’s picture books about Jemima Jones, three eco-warrior YA books published by Protea Books, six YA self-published books and even a book for adults, all this between counseling work as a psychologist.

12:30       Lunch                                                  

13:15       Don’t preach! Writing about serious topics for teens - Fiona Snykers, author of the Trinity series of novels, the Sisterz series of mobile phone novels commissioned by the Shuttleworth Foundation and  Now Following You, a thriller published by Modjaji Books, nominated for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize; also a reviewer of books for the Times and the Sunday Times

14:00       The marketing of self-published books: a tough exercise for a shy person - Damaria Senne, an activist, journalist, writer, communications specialist, blogger and publisher had her first story, The Doll That Grew, published in 1993 by Macmillan Boleswa but has also written educational materials, brochures, pamphlets, newsletter copy, website and blog content and established Storypot where she began to publish some of her content online independently and later established Damaria Senne Media.

14:45   Thanks

Presentation by two authors: Edyth Bulbring and Susie Dineen

Venue:  Sandton Public Library

Date: 27 July 2016

Time: 10:00

Cost: R25 SCBWI members, R50 non-members

RSVP: To Jenny at SCBWI.SA.Gauteng@mweb.co.za

Programme

10:00 Tea

10:15 Edyth Bulbring

11:15 Susie Dineen

12:30 Lunch in the square at own cost

About the presenters

 Edyth Bulbring has published the following books:

Cornelia Button and the Globe of Gamagion. Jacana. 2008. 
Melly, Mrs Ho and Me. Penguin. 2010.  Published in the UK by Hot Key Publishers as A Month with April-May in 2013.
Melly, Fatty and Me. Penguin. 2011. - Awarded the 2012 Percy Fitzpatrick prize for youth literature. Published in the UK by Hot Key Publishers as 100 Days of April-May in 2013.

Pops and the Nearly Dead. Penguin. 2010.
The Club. Jonathan Ball. 2008.
The Mark. Tafelberg. 2014.

The Summer of Toffie and Grummer. OUP. 2008. Published in the UK by Hot Key Publishers as I Heart Beat in 2014.

The focus of the presentation will be on Edyth’s new book, Snitch, which was published in May this year. It’s a book about mothers and sons, bully boys and tough girls, falling in love for the first time, and of course, a dog with anger issues.

Susie Dineen has had her very first picture book for children published by Struik this year. It is called Nombulelo and the Moth and is illustrated by Maja Sereda. SCBWI is thrilled to share her excitement and joy at seeing her idea turned into a story. We’re looking forward to a reading.

There’ll also be lots of time for questions and informal discussion.

All welcome - members and non-members. This event is for illustrators and writers.

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The Golden Baobab Prize

We have some exciting news for published writers under the age of 40! In April 2014, Africa39 will announce 39 of the most promising African writers of fiction under the age of 40. Binyavanga Wainana, a renowned Kenyan author, has been tasked with putting together a longlist of 120 of the most promising fiction authors under the age of 40 from Africa South of the Sahara and diaspora. 39 writers on this list will go on to be named the Africa39. The Africa39 Project is a partnership between the Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts Ltd., UK; and the Rainbow Book Club (Port Harcourt, Nigeria). We would love for all published authors to apply for Africa39 because it is important that African children's writers represent on this list. We are writing to Binyavanga with a list of authors whose applications he should expect so please send us an email by end of day tomorrow (5th December) if you are interested and we will include you on this list. We received this information quite late and have been told that the deadline for submission is 10th December. It is therefore crucial that you begin your application immediately, since there are only 6 days left. Please find all the information you will need by going to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12K3ZRHJrpuduK-CtaR37vR2DlGoMiIU8e2qRmtOomo0/edit#

Joan Rankin - writer and illustrator of children's books

Joan Rankin was born on 24 June. Her Zodiac sign is thus Cancer, a water sign. This is important to her as feelings predominate in her life.

When Joan was three years old, her grandmother told her mother that she was going to be a famous artist. This prediction was based on a drawing which Joan had done and interpreted for her grandmother. Joan doesn’t think much of the drawing but recognises the importance of the prediction which was repeated throughout her childhood and influenced the direction of her life.

Need some expert help with school visits

Hi SCBWI Friends -
I’ve just launched a new site to help children’s authors & illustrators navigate the fun, but often confusing, world of doing school visits and public appearances. It’s called: www.SchoolVisitExperts.com

Come and visit!

The purpose of this blog is to offer advice to published children’s authors & illustrators on designing quality school visit programs and managing the business side of doing appearances.

IBBY SA Honour List

IBBY SA has announced that the following books have been selected as IBBY SA’s Honour List to be presented at the IBBY World Congress in Copenhagen in 2008 as having made a significant contribution to recent South African literature for children and young people: Author: Afrikaans Jaco Jacobs: Suurlemoen (LAPA Uit-gewers, Pretoria, 2006) Jaco Jacobs het hier daarin geslaag om op oortuigende wyse ’n regte, egte tiener-verhaal te vertel. Die sestienjarige Tiaan Fourie, saam met sy ‘partner in crime’, die baskitaarspeler en moeillkheidmaker Zane le Roux, word aangemoedig om hulle band vir die Rumoer-kompetisie in te skryf deur die musiekonderwyser. Hulle kry uiteindelik toe ’n vocalist en ’n drummer. Jaco Jacobs het ’n lewendige, vermaaklike en genuine jeugverhaal geskep met genoeg opwinding en humor en ’n sterk spanningselement om jong lesers te vermaak. Die karakters is werklik tieners; die styl lig, gemaklik en onderhoudend. Jaco Jacobs word geluk gewens met ’n oortuigende leesbare en toeganklike jeugverhaal. Author: isiXhosa Mhlobo Jadezweni: UTshepo mde / Tall enough (Electric Book Works, Cape Town, 2006) Tshepo is a boy who wishes he was as tall as a beautiful tree. He plants himself in the ground, waters himself, and magically grows into one. But, as a tree, he soon comes to realise why it’s good to be a little boy, at least for now. Told in isiXhosa, and accompanied by an English translation, this book is about the worries of growing up and belonging. The story is funny, poignant and surprising, and fuses the mythical and the domestic in a quintessentially African fairytale. (from the publisher’s information sheet) Author: English K Sello Duiker: The Hidden Star (Umuzi Books Random House, Cape Town, 2006) (posthumously) K Sello Duiker’s last novel, edited after his death by publisher Annari van der Merwe as a tribute to her friend and author, is something of a milestone for South African literature for young people. Eleven-year-old Nolitye takes upon herself the quest to bring together again the separated pieces of a magic stone that will both reveal and heal. So, yes, this is a fantasy story every bit as much as any in the great classic tradition, but the achievement lies in this fantasy being embedded in a uniquely South African reality: every taste, sound, sight and smell in the novel smacks of South Africa, and, specifically, of Phola township in Gauteng. Its authenticity is unassailable. We are the poorer for the loss of a talent such as Sello’s; but South African literature for young people is undeniably the richer for the survival of The Hidden Star. Translator: Russell H Kaschula: Emthonjeni trans-lated into isiXhosa from his own English Take Me to the River (New Africa Books, Cape Town, 2006) Professor Kaschula has earned the respect of isiXhosa-speakers in the academic world; and he now adds to the small but growing body of stories in isiXhosa for young teenagers. Chance and the recent history of South Africa make the young black boy Zama and the young coloured boy Pieter next-door neighbours. But they make their friendship themselves. And it is the kind of friendship that proves it can withstand a number of severe tests and challenges. The author is unafraid of tackling social issues that are potentially controversial – and even divisive. He skilfully harnesses them to serve his theme of individual human bonds bringing and keeping people together. Illustrator: Anneliese Voigt-Peters: Ouma Ruby’s Secret by Chris van Wyk (Giraffe Books Pan Macmillan,Johannesburg, 2006) This story is taken from Chris van Wyk’s memoir about growing up in Riverlea in Johannesburg, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy. He has rewritten, for a young audience, a story about his beloved grandmother Ruby. One day he meets his Ouma in town and she buys him two books. For her birthday two weeks later, he writes a letter which he wants her to read out. She makes the excuse that she does not have her glasses with her. His mother takes him aside and quietly tells him that Ouma Ruby cannot read. This gentle, very real story is sensitively illustrated in fine watercolours by Anneliese Voigt-Peters. Her images capture the essence of the neighbourhood and houses and the extended family inhabiting the boy’s world. A book to be treasured as a fine example of how an illustrator who knows her material and the environment in which the story takes place can produce illustrations typically South African in a quiet reassuring manner. She is highly applauded for this little gem of a book. Taken from Lona Gericke's article in the IBBY SA Newsletter No 45, October 2007.