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I have some exciting news: Weeping Becomes a River by Siphokazi Jonas has been selected as one of Brittle Paper's 100 Notable African Books of 2024! Siphokazi Jonas’s work caught our attention for how it represents the creativity in African literary culture today. Feel free to share this achievement with your readers and community. To make it... Continue Reading →
Radio interviews with Siphokazi Jonas tomorrow 11 December on Algoa FM at 7.40am And Good Hope FM at 1.10pm talking about her book Weeping Becomes a River. Siphokazi Jonas is a weaver of seemingly discordant worlds; growing up in an Afrikaans dorpie, attending an English boarding school, and going on annual holidays to a village, emaXhoseni, during the... Continue Reading →
What the Book Lounge had to say:“The 2024 Book Lounge Book of the Year award goes to Siphokazi Jonas for her incredible collection of poetry, ‘Weeping Becomes a River’. Weeping Becomes a River is storytelling as a tapestry, threads of ancestral folktales woven through the complex contradictions of modern living.Through her poems, Siphokazi Jonas delivers... Continue Reading →
Thank you to Business Day who call the work by Siphokazi Jonas an exquisite and original collection
The 14th edition of Music Exchange is a one-day conference jam-packed with stellar speakers.The conference welcome is by award-winning Siphokazi Jonas, who has just published her debut book by Penguin Random House, "Weeping Becomes a River".We then have our esteemed thought leader, investigative journalist and film writer/ director/ producer, Diana Neille, who will attend and deliver the keynote address at this year's Music Exchange Conference (#MEX24) being... Continue Reading →
Delighted to share the news that Siphokazi's debut work Weeping Becomes a River published by Penguin Random House has been shortlisted by the Book Lounge for Book of the Year.
After a packed Launch at the Book Lounge in Cape Town last week, Siphokazi takes Weeping becomes a River to Gauteng this week for 3 book launches. The dates are: 5 November - Exclusive Books - Rosebank at 6pm. 6 November -Exclusive Books - Woodlands Mall at 6pm. 7th November - Book Circle Capital - Melville at 5.30pm. Poetry... Continue Reading →
A quick snapshot of a jam packed Book Lounge on Thurs 24th October in Cape Town for the launch of Weeping becomes a River. Thank you to Simon Shiffman and Martin Myers for the photos.
Martin Myers conducted a workshop on Intellectual Property and monetizing work at Poetry Africa, where Siphokazi Jonas launched her book, Weeping Becomes a River.
Siphokazi Jonas's book tour for #WeepingBecomesARiver launches on October 24 at The Book Lounge, featuring Nondwe Mpuma and highlighting the literary significance of Jonas's work.
The 28th Poetry Africa festival features Siphokazi Jonas debuting her poetry collection and a film, with a diverse lineup of events.
On the eve of the multi-award-winning writer, performer and poet Siphokazi Jonas’ forthcoming debut, Penguin Random House poetry collection, Weeping Becomes a River, released in September 2024, the latter part of 2024, into 2025 looks to be an eventful and confirmatory career trajectory for the firebrand. Siphokazi Jonas will be interviewed on Friday 20th on Pippa Hudson... Continue Reading →
"Weeping Becomes a River" by Siphokazi Jonas, published by Penguin Random House, was 2nd bestseller at Open Book Festival.
Siphokazi Jonas, acclaimed producer, poet, and performer, releases debut poetry collection "Weeping Becomes a River," exploring women's trauma, resilience, and healing, and addressing gender-based violence. (29 words)
Siphokazi Jonas, a talented writer and poet, is set to release her debut poetry collection, "Weeping Becomes a River," in September 2024. The collection delves into her experiences as a black learner in South Africa's evolving education system and explores themes of tradition, family, and identity. The collection has garnered praise for its political relevance and unique narrative form. Siphokazi will embark on a book tour, starting with an appearance at The Open Book Festival in September.
The Blue t production company and Patriot Films SA collaborated to create "The People of the Sun," a film honoring Ouma Katrina Esau's efforts to preserve the N|uu language and San community. The film highlights poet Siphokazi Jonas' evocative voice and aims to raise awareness and support for Ouma and the San community.
Over the years Open Book has become a trusted space in which difficult conversations are possible. Core to what we do is our recognition of the importance of books to explore the world in which we live. Writers and their work is at the centre of the Festival, but of no less importance is the audience that joins... Continue Reading →
Cape Town, 6 August 2024 – On the eve of the multi-award-winning writer, performer and poet Siphokazi Jonas’ forthcoming debut, Penguin Random House poetry collection, Weeping Becomes a River, released in September 2024, the latter part of 2024, into 2025 looks to be an eventful and confirmatory career trajectory for the firebrand. Siphokazi Jonas is a weaver... Continue Reading →
Stunning #OpenBookFest memories to be made from 6 - 8 September in Cape Town Siphokazi Jonas will be part of the amazing #OBF2024 lineup and is definitely looking forward to making it one for the books! Check out the rest of the incredible lineup on https://openbookfestival.co.za/ Tickets available on Webtickets.
2024 Spark Impact Bootcamp in full swing with 20 new young South African media entrepreneurs and activists joining our solar cinema network, selected out of over 500 candidates, with the generous support of E Squared Investments FirstRand Foundation, Jobs Fund, Investec, National Lottery, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust and many more! The first two days have focused on introducing the trainee impact facilitators to the... Continue Reading →
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