Children and Young Adult Programme

09:30 - 10:00
Time to Go is a beautiful story about moving to new places. No one wants to leave when they’re having fun but Mommy Wildebeest reminds her child that there are new adventures to come.
Age: 4-6
R20 entrance fee

10:10 - 10:40
Dynamic storyteller Bongani Godide reads from popular books and spins magical folktales. With his powerful voice and dramatic techniques he takes the audience on an entertaining read-aloud journey.
Age: 4-7
R20 entrance fee

10:50 - 11:30
Two best friends love doing everything together, teaching their school friends that we have more in common than how we look.
Plus colouring-in session
Age: 5 – 8
R20 entrance fee

11:40 - 12:10
Hello Trees is a beautifully illustrated book about trees and how we are more like them than we know. A little girl teaches us that life is a journey of imagination, of nature, and of ourselves.
Age: 3-6
R20 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:00
Starting a new school is never easy. Find out how twins Rorisang and Mo cope with new sports, friends and experiences in this exciting new early chapter book series, Know My Name.
Age: 6-9
R20 entrance fee

10:10 - 10:40
What can a girl do when she has so many questions and not enough answers? Write her own book, of course! A charming tale about the power of words.
Facilitator: Sewela Langeni from Book Circle Capital
Age: 6-9
R20 entrance fee

10:50 - 11:30
Book Dash is a local publisher of books for very young children. Come listen to a collection of truly original stories written and illustrated by a selection of the best creative talent in SA.
Age: 3-6
R20 entrance fee

11:40 - 12:10
There's singing and dancing in this bilingual session with Mosa Mhize as she reads from her book Farm Animals - izilwane zase pulazini.
Age: 1-5
R20 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:20
It’s time to get creative! Join Subi Bosa, illustrator and author of many wonderful books including Miyayu: The Mischievous Cat and learn how to create your own comic book. Be prepared for fun, fun, fun!
Age: 6 -12
R20 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:20
It’s time to get creative! Join Subi Bosa, illustrator and author of many wonderful books including Miyayu: The Mischievous Cat and learn how to create your own comic book. Be prepared for fun, fun, fun!
Age: 6 -12
R20 entrance fee

10:50 - 11:30
Join The Otto Foundation's Xanelé Puren and Nonikiwe Mashologu for a reading, writing and journaling session. Explore poems and activities from the Reading Journal, packed with literary adventures to expand children's reading skills.
Age: 9+
R20 entrance fee

11:40 - 12:40
It’s time to get creative! Join Subi Bosa, illustrator and author of many wonderful books including Miyayu: The Mischievous Cat and learn how to create your own comic book. Be prepared for fun, fun, fun!
Age: 6 -12
R20 entrance fee

13:00 - 14:00
Do you love the power of words, from reading and writing to playing with words and expressing yourself? Wondering how to make a living from these skills? Seasoned journalist and author, Gus Silber, author of It Doesn't Have To Be This Way, Alistair Mackay, copywriter and creative director Michele Pithey, and publisher at Blackbird Books, Thabiso Mahlape, share their experience and advice.
Age: 13+
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:20
YouTuber and author of Hashtag Happy, Theodora Lee joins Catherine Jarvis, author of The Swim Team and social media law expert Emma Sadleir to talk about the highs and lows of living your life online. Unpacking everything from teen bullying to the growing cult of cancel culture.
Age: 13 +
R60 entrance fee

10:30 - 11:20
Calling all young adventurers – Riaan Manser is an energy-packed speaker who will inspire you to stretch yourself to new horizons. Sharing stories from his journey around Africa on a bicycle, My First African Adventure is inspiring and uplifting.
Age: 8+
R20 entrance fee

11:40 - 12:40
“A life coach does for the rest of your life what a trainer does for your health and fitness.”
Candice Preston, life coach and educator shares the key lessons from her powerful book Unlocking your Superpowers: Keys to Achieving Success in School and Beyond.
Age: 13+
R60 entrance fee

13:00 - 14:00
Join world famous author and historian Christopher Lloyd for his famous Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia Quiz Show where teams pit their general knowledge skills against each other. There will be prizes!
Age: all
R20 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:20
Who are the forgotten heroes of our country and how can they inspire us. From teachers to artists, scientists to poets, they light our path ahead. Lorato Trok, author of Against the Odds: The Story of Rosina Sedibane Modiba and The Forgotten Scientist chat with Athambile Masola and Xolisa Guzula, authors of Imbokodo: Women who shape us.
Facilitator: Sewela Langeni from Book Circle Capital
Age: 13+
R60 entrance fee

10:30 - 11:20
Jen Thorpe author of Adulting 101 turns the spotlight on relationships. How to make good relationship choices, set boundaries, manage relationships with friends, parents and partners and know when it’s time to end the relationship you’re in.
Age: 13+
R60 entrance fee

11:40 - 12:40
Poets Upile Chisala (Nectar), Jess Robus (A Few Slivers of Light), and author and poet Finuala Dowling (Pretend you Don’t Know Me) look at poetry as a way of processing life. Poetry has found more resonance than ever, in a time when words often seem to fail us.
Age: 13+
R60 entrance fee

10:30 - 11:20
The Theory of Flight, a Matric setwork book, traces decades of national history through the lives, loves, and events of several interconnected families. A beautiful story of love and loss.
Author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu talks about the themes and characters populating her work with Xanthipi Theophanous, Head of English, St Mary’s Waverly.
Age: 15+
R60 entrance fee