{"id":56437,"date":"2023-08-09T10:26:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/book-festival-to-delight-20230808\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:34:01","slug":"book-festival-to-delight-20230808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/book-festival-to-delight-20230808\/","title":{"rendered":"Book festival to delight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indie authors, small-business publishers and avid readers looking to gain insight into the creativity of the self-publishing world are implored to join in the Fringe Fireside Chats book festival to be held in the Somerset West winelands from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is dedicated to independent, unaffiliated writers, and will feature talks on how to become a successful Indie author, with speakers from the service industry for self-publishing as well as chats with self-published authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locals can look forward to the cosy indoor venues, fireside chats or book corners to hear from a great line up of speakers. Soak up the atmosphere as you mingle with like-minded self-starters or explore the accommodation and restaurant specials, which will be posted closer to the event. This is a unique concept and one suited to an August winter market. Don\u2019t miss out on this opportunity to join the Fringe Fireside Chats and be part of a new festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 11 August<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emeritus Professor Harold Herman engages audiences on \u201cMemoirs of a great son of the Helderberg\u201d at Erinvale Golf Club at 12:00 for 12:30. Tickets: R175 (includes a glass or two of Bruce Jack wines and canap\u00e9s).Bookings: email\u00a0Leigh at functions@erinvale.com; or Felicity at reception@erinvale.com. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 2023 Fringe Fireside Chats Short Story competition prize-giving at Somerset West Library, 15:00-15:45. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author Jacqui Burnett on \u201cLife\u2019s not yoga\u2026or is it? 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Donation of R100 to the reserve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rob Caskie discusses \u201cA day on Anglo- Zulu Battlefields with Rob Caskie\u201d at The Playhouse Theatre from 11:00 to 11:45. Tickets: R60 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Print on Demand Cape Town speaks on \u201cAffordable printing of hard copies (local and international)\u201d at The Playhouse Theatre from 12:00-12:45; and \u201cUploading your ebook (nationally and internationally)\u201d from 14:00 to 14:45. Cost: R60.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dave Henderson, founder of MYebook, on \u201cBuilding your author website\u201d at The Playhouse between 15:00 and 15:45. R60.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bala Kudu\u2019s Francois de Wit shares on \u201cMarketing and Distributing your Book: How Metadata can help your book thrive\u201d at The Playhouse Theatre from 16:00 to 16:45. Ticket fee: R60.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cape Talk radio presenter and author Shiloh Noone on \u201cAdventures with Laurens van der Post\u201d at the Lourensford tasting room from 16:30 to 17:15. Ticket fee: R145 (includes a bottle of white or red River Garden Range wine).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday 13 August<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof Owen Dean engages the public on \u201cUnleashing your creativity within legal bounds: Navigating copyright for self-published authors\u201d at the Vergelegen library at 10:30 for 11:00 until 11:45. Ticket fee: R120 (includes tea\/coffee + a wine tasting voucher).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steve Chadwick on \u201cA Guide to the Helderberg Mountain Rim\u201d at the Helderberg Nature Reserve from 11:00 to 11:45. Donation of R60 to the reserve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sylvia Strauss and Mandi Hart chat with Phillipa Geard on \u201cSelf publishing as a Christian calling\u201d at The Playhouse Theatre from 12:00 to 12:45. Tickets: R60.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poetry and wine pairing with Dorian Haarhoff, Jos Koetsier, Liesl Jobson et al at Lourenford tasting room between 12:00 and 12:45. 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