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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation

  • About the Foundation
    • Who was Jakes Gerwel?
    • Objectives
    • Who we are
    • Annual reports
    • Partners and Donors
    • Contact us
  • Projects
  • Residencies
  • The Hive
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About the Foundation

The Foundation was founded to further the legacy of Gert Johannes Gerwel, a holistic individual who distinguished himself as educator, liberator, patron of the arts, business leader and family man.

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Projects

Apart from the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s accommodation programme for writers in Somerset-East, we also undertake the following projects annually: Blue Crane Book Project Jakes Gerwel Lecture Jakes Gerwel ...

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Objectives

Objectives The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF) … Celebrates the legacy of the late professor Jakes Gerwel Develops the talents of emerging writers from disadvantaged communities Strives for equality ...

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Contact us

Contact us Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message Contact information Theo Kemp The Jakes Gerwel Foundation Paulet House 49 Paulet Street 5850 ...

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Press release: Writers, newsmakers and reporters at Suidoosterfees’ Jakes Gerwel Discussions

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Jakes Gerwel discussions at the 2024 Suidoosterfees

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Jakes Gerwel Commemoration 2023: Photo gallery

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Five budding screenwriters have been chosen for the brand-new Jakes Gerwel Foundation/M-Net channels mentorship programme

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The first Jakes Gerwel Foundation international fellowship

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Foto’s: Jakes Gerwel-gespreksreeks by die 2023 Suidoosterfees

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Jakes Gerwel Lecture Postponed

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Gerwel Discussions at Suidoosterfees, Artscape – 27 April to 1 May 2023

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Jakes Gerwel Discussions 2023

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Photos: Mentorship for young songwriters 2022

Photos: Mentorship for young songwriters 2022

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Teachers have the most fascinating, difficult, and important job on the planet, and their workdays are filled with stories. Yet teachers seldom appear in fiction. This annual contest was created to inspire great stories about teachers and the rich and crazy world of schools.

The winning story will be published in A Public Space’s print edition and the author will receive $1 000.

The story must be a work of fiction between 6 to 499 words. The protagonist or narrator must be a K-12 teacher. Submissions should be primarily in English.

The submission deadline is the 1st of September 2024.

Read more about this Flash Fiction contest or other upcoming events available on our Hive: https://jgf.org.za/hive/
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"Sestigduisend boeke en hordes sakke later, morge se grondpad ry agter plaaskinders aan, en ons is hiér. Hier waarvan ek so lank gedroom het. Die kinders gaan nou nie meer net een keer ’n jaar by die hek vir ons wag as ons met poppe en props en boeke en wat nog by hulle kom kuier nie. Nee, want met die Greater Stellenbosch Trust en die Social Employment Fund agter ons, kan die Stigting vanjaar dertig jongmense in diens neem wat elke liewe skooldag by die kinders gaan wees. Jong, slim mense vir wie daar nie werk is nie."

Lees meer oor Theo Kemp se persoonlike ervaring met die Bloukraan-boekeprojek beskikbaar op Paulet House Stories: https://paulethousestories.jgf.org.za/op-pad-in-jakes-se-bakkie/
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Only 5 days left to register for the Oude Leeskamer writers' residency!

Submit a letter of motivation, a short author biography, detailed overview of your writing project, and examples of current and past writing for a chance to write for two weeks in Stellenbosch this November.

Only applications from former or current Paulet House residents will be considered.

Application deadline: 16 August 2024

Candidates must confirm availability for the set dates when applying: 11 to 25 November 2024.

Applications must be done online on the Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s website at https://jgf.org.za/residencies.

Read more about the Oude Leeskamer residency and other upcoming events available on our Hive: https://jgf.org.za/hive/
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Slegs 4 dae oor om in te skryf vir die skrywerswerksessie wat deur die US se Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands aangebied word.

Stuur jou kortverhaal van 3000 woorde teen 12 Augustus 2024 aan anker@sun.ac.za om moontlik een van die 5 gelukkige deelnemers te wees. Suksesvolle inskrywings sal teen 2 September 2024 in kennis gestel word.

Koste: R4000
Datums: September en Oktober 2024 (kontaksessies 14 September en 12 Oktober).

Lees meer oor hierdie skrywerswerksessie en ander komende geleenthede beskikbaar op ons Korf: https://jgf.org.za/af/hive/
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Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours?

The Anthology Personal Memoir Competition is open to original and previously unpublished memoirs in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. Memoirs submitted must not exceed a maximum of 1 500 words.

The winner will receive €500 and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology.

Entry fee: €15

Deadline: 31 August 2024

Read more about the Anthology Personal Memoir Competition or other upcoming events available on our Hive: https://jgf.org.za/hive/
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Slegs 5 dae oor om in te skryf vir die 6-weke aanlyn skryfnet kursus vir kinderverhale.

Die kursus is gemik op enigiemand wat graag ’n kinderverhaal wil skryf. Die begin datum is Maandag die 12de Augustus 2024 en die koste is R2 500.

Vir enige navrae stuur ʼn e-pos na winkel@akademia.ac.za

Lees meer oor die Skryfnet aanlyn kursus en ander skryf geleenthede beskikbaar op ons Korf: https://jgf.org.za/hive/
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