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Press Release 22 May 2017: Launch of Jozi Book Fair’s Guests of Fair On Saturday, 3 June, Jozi Book Fair together with Khanya College will reveal the much anticipated Guests of the Fair for 2017. Celebrating its 9th year themed Women and Literature, the Jozi Book Fair brings together two literary powerhouses, Kopano Matlwa the author of the critically acclaimed novel Coconut, and Shailja Patel an internationally acclaimed Kenyan poet, political activist and author of Migritude (migrants with attitude). The theme Women and Literature informs the Festival’s content, historicising depictions of women and men in literature and the arts, in South Africa, Africa and internationally. Kopano Matlwa stole South Africa’s heart with her debut novel Coconut, awarded the European Union Literary Award in 2006/07. With her follow-up novel, Spilt Milk, she continued to address complex political issues through relatable characters. She completed Spilt Milk before she graduated from medical school in 2010 and made it onto the prestigious long list for the 2011 Sunday Times Fiction Prize. In 2016 she brought us another novel, Period Pain,a novel about a young woman’s struggle to find her place in contemporary South Africa. Critics have hailed her as one of the defining voices of South Africa’s “born free” generation. In addition to her work as a writer, Matlwa is a physician. She is the founder & Co-Director of Transitions Foundation an organization that seeks to help South Africa’s youth transition from hopelessness to personal fulfillment. She also co-founded WREMS (Waiting Room Education by Medical Students), a health promotion organization educating patients and their families on common health conditions in the waiting rooms of mobile clinics. Kopano is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, was selected as a Young Physician Leader by the Interacademies Medial Panel in 2014, forms part of the 2015 class of Tutu Fellows and is one of the Aspen Institute’s 2015 New Voices Fellows. Excerpt from Kopano Matlwa's Coconut “Divorce? You must never. Do not be selfish Gemina. You must think my child. Think. Use your head. Huh Gemina? Have you forgetting your responsibilities Gemina? You have two young children you must for them care. Two. Where do you think you will go if you leave John? Back home? Where Gemina? Where do you have to go? What will become of all of you? Huh? Nothing. Without him my girl, you is nothing.” Shailja Patel was born and raised in Kenya. She grew up in Nairobi and attended college in England before migrating to the United States. Patel's poetry, performance art, and essays are often centered on the themes of Empire, migration, globalisation, colonialism, women, and the African and South Asian diasporas. CNN calls Shailja Patel “the people-centered face of globalization”. Her publishing debut, Migritude, based on her acclaimed, internationally touring one-woman show, was a #1 Amazon poetry bestseller, a Seattle Times bestseller,

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Page 1: Press Release Guests of JBF - Jozi Book Fairjozibookfair.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Press-Release-Guests-of... · Press Release 22 May 2017: Launch of Jozi Book Fair’s Guests

Press Release 22 May 2017: Launch of Jozi Book Fair’s Guests of Fair

OnSaturday,3June,JoziBookFairtogetherwithKhanyaCollegewillrevealthemuchanticipatedGuestsoftheFairfor2017. Celebratingits9thyearthemedWomenandLiterature,theJoziBookFairbringstogethertwoliterarypowerhouses,KopanoMatlwatheauthorofthecriticallyacclaimednovelCoconut,andShailjaPatelaninternationallyacclaimedKenyanpoet,politicalactivistandauthorofMigritude(migrantswithattitude). ThethemeWomenandLiteratureinformstheFestival’scontent,historicisingdepictionsofwomenandmeninliteratureandthearts,inSouthAfrica,Africaandinternationally. Kopano MatlwastoleSouthAfrica’sheartwithherdebutnovelCoconut,awardedtheEuropeanUnionLiteraryAwardin2006/07.Withherfollow-upnovel,SpiltMilk,shecontinuedtoaddresscomplexpoliticalissuesthroughrelatablecharacters.ShecompletedSpiltMilkbeforeshegraduatedfrommedicalschoolin2010andmadeitontotheprestigiouslonglistforthe2011SundayTimesFictionPrize.In2016shebroughtusanothernovel,PeriodPain,anovelaboutayoungwoman’sstruggletofindherplaceincontemporarySouthAfrica. CriticshavehailedherasoneofthedefiningvoicesofSouthAfrica’s“bornfree”generation. Inadditiontoherworkasawriter,Matlwaisaphysician.Sheisthefounder&Co-DirectorofTransitionsFoundationanorganizationthatseekstohelpSouthAfrica’syouthtransitionfromhopelessnesstopersonalfulfillment.Shealsoco-foundedWREMS(WaitingRoomEducationbyMedicalStudents),ahealthpromotionorganizationeducatingpatientsandtheirfamiliesoncommonhealthconditionsinthewaitingroomsofmobileclinics.KopanoisaWorldEconomicForumGlobalShaper,wasselectedasaYoungPhysicianLeaderbytheInteracademiesMedialPanelin2014,formspartofthe2015classofTutuFellowsandisoneoftheAspenInstitute’s2015NewVoicesFellows.

ExcerptfromKopanoMatlwa'sCoconut“Divorce?Youmustnever.DonotbeselfishGemina.Youmustthinkmychild.Think.Useyourhead.HuhGemina?HaveyouforgettingyourresponsibilitiesGemina?Youhavetwoyoungchildrenyoumustforthemcare.Two.WheredoyouthinkyouwillgoifyouleaveJohn?Backhome?WhereGemina?Wheredoyouhavetogo?Whatwillbecomeofallofyou?Huh?Nothing.Withouthimmygirl,youisnothing.” Shailja PatelwasbornandraisedinKenya.ShegrewupinNairobiandattendedcollegeinEnglandbeforemigratingtotheUnitedStates.Patel'spoetry,performanceart,andessaysareoftencenteredonthethemesofEmpire,migration,globalisation,colonialism,women,andtheAfricanandSouthAsiandiasporas. CNNcallsShailjaPatel“thepeople-centeredfaceofglobalization”.Herpublishingdebut,Migritude,basedonheracclaimed,internationallytouringone-womanshow,wasa#1Amazonpoetrybestseller,aSeattleTimesbestseller,

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andwasshortlistedforItaly'sCamaiorePrize.In2011,MigritudewontheawardforBestBookDesignintheAmericanDesignAwards.Migritudeistaughtinover80collegesanduniversitiesworldwide. Patel'spoemshavebeentranslatedinto17languages.HeressaysappearinLeMondeDiplomatique,TheNewInquiry,InternazionaleandCounterpunchamongothers.ShehasappearedonBBC,Al-Jazeera,andNPR.HonorsincludeaSundanceTheatreFellowship,aVoicesofOurNationspoetryaward,theFanny-AnnEddyPoetryAward,andtheNordicAfricaInstituteAfricanWriterFellowship.Herperformanceshavereceivedstandingovationsonfourcontinents. PatelisafoundingmemberofKenyansForPeace,TruthandJustice,acivilsocietycoalitionwhichworksforanequitabledemocracyinKenya.TheAfricanWomen'sDevelopmentFundnamedheroneofFiftyInspirationalAfricanFeminists,ELLEIndiaMagazineselectedherasoneofits25NewGuardInfluencers,andPoetryAfricahonoredherasLettersToDennisPoet,continuingthelegacyofrenownedanti-apartheidactivistpoetDennisBrutus.SherepresentedKenyaattheLondonCulturalOlympiad'sPoetryParnassus.HerworkcurrentlyfeaturesintheSmithsonianMuseum'sgroundbreaking"BeyondBollywood"exhibition.www.shailja.comPerformance:http://youtu.be/3aTpS4gjDsscdFormoreinformationandinterviewspleasevisittheJBF. Contact:Nosipho–0843773003/0113369190/Fax:0865663891 Email:[email protected]:www.jozibookfair.org


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