Makhanda’s proverbial flag fluttered proudly next to many international flags in Cradock during the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival, which took place from 15 to 17 June. The annual Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival has become a firm favourite for literati and for families who need a break from the city. When better to experience the art of stoepsitting and storytelling, as well as warm friendships, than during a knypkoue Karoo winter in Cradock?
Paul Walters, a retired academic from Rhodes University in Makhanda, read a paper during a day that was focused on Schreiner’s continuing importance in international academic circles. Jade Munslow Ong (University of Salford, UK), Sanja Nivesjö (who holds positions at the Uppsala University in Sweden and the University of Salford, UK), and Andrew van der Vlies (University of Adelaide, Australia) joined Walters in the Schreiner House Museum to pay homage to, read papers about and discuss the legacy of Olive Schreiner. This Museum in Cradock is owned by the Amazwi South African Museum.
Each of these four academics had earlier written a chapter in a book, edited by Munslow Ong and Van der Vlies, that is set to appear later this year. The title of this work is Olive Schreiner: Writing networks and global contexts.
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