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  • About the Foundation
    • Who was Jakes Gerwel?
    • Objectives
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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: Bloukrans Book Project Jakes Gerwel Commemoration Jakes ...

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Objectives

Objectives The objectives of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation are to celebrate the legacy of the late Professor Jakes Gerwel through a variety of programmes that are aimed at the development of the talents ...

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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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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

Dialogue Programme for Writers from the Low Countries and South Africa: Writers 2022

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Kommadagga 2022: Ontmoet die deelnemers

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Frazer Barry and Zolani Mahola to mentor five upcoming singers and songwriters

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Jakes Gerwel Foundation1 week ago
On Heritage Day, the Jakes Gerwel Foundation celebrates the richness of the South African Literature. It is therefore a privilege to announce today a group of emerging short story writers that will be part of our Kommadagga Residency in 2023. Congratulations to Alfred Thato Rossouw, Daneel Jantjies, Susan Meiring, Theresa de Necker and Tshegofatso Nkwane. The seasoned editors, Fourie Botha and Thabiso Mahlape will be the mentors.
Hierdie residensie-program word aangebied met ons gewaardeerde vennote: LitNet en Huisgenoot. Klik op www.jgf.org.za om meer te wete te kom van die die Jakes Gerwel Stigting se projekte.
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Jakes Gerwel Foundation3 weeks ago
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation is proud to announce the launch of The Hive. This new platform will serve as a hub for our writers, as well as offer information about international opportunities available to writers in South Africa, all in one place.
If you are looking for eager worker bees (aka talented writers) to take part in a new project or speak at an event, look no further. Starting at a central photo gallery, you can view all our writers and access their biographies and contact details.
If you are foraging for writing opportunities, you will find them listed according to submission and application deadlines, as well as organised in the following categories: competitions; bursaries and grants; fellowships; literary prizes; publications; residencies; and workshops and seminars.
You can access The Hive here: https://jgf.org.za/hive/.
The Hive is still a work in progress and will grow to house an entire colony of bees and the resources writers need on their flight to success. If you have any information on opportunities or events you would like us to add, please send them to the queen bee at info@jgf.org.za.
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Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting neem jaarliks boeke en vermaak na skoolkinders in die Oos-Kaap. Dit is elke keer 'n emosionele ervaring; 'n hoogtepunt, maar ook 'n ontnugterende ervaring. Reis saam met Theo Kemp, uitvoerende direkteur van die stigting, op hierdie boeke-toer in die skakel onder.
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Jy staan agter in die klaskamer. Voor jou is ’n see van klein mense se agterkoppe.  Jy ken van hul gesigte, want hulle het ons bakkie vroegdag al by die hek ingewag. Jy verkyk jou aan die klein lywe op die skoolbanke; die uitbundige gelag; die skoolskoentjies wat uit pure…
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Ons wens graag Reginald Hufkie en Frankie Opperman van harte geluk wat vir hul dokumentêre kortfilm, Langafstand, by die onlangse Silwerskermfees bekroon is. Reginald is vanjaar deel van die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en NB-Uitgewers se mentorskapsprogram vir opkomende skrywers. Mag jy nog baie stories skryf, Reggie!
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Baie geluk aan al die finaliste wat pas aangewys is vir die ATKV-Woordveertjies! Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting is veral trots op die benoemings van Kirby van der Merwe en Zack Mtombeni. Kirby het aan sy bekroonde roman, Eugene, in Paulet Huis geskryf as deel van die PEN Afrikaans-residensie. Zack was op sy beurt deel van die NATi Jong Sterre-mentorskapsprogram onder leiding van Lee-ann van Rooi. Sy stuk is vanjaar met groot sukses by die Suidoosterfees op die planke gebring. Ons is dankbaar vir hierdie veertjies in die hoedens van die skrywers, die mentors, die stigting en al ons vennote!
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Die ATKV-Woordveertjies bekroon jaarliks uitsonderlike prestasies rondom die Afrikaanse woord. Vanjaar is geen uitsondering nie en die ATKV sit graag ’n veer in die hoed van skrywers vir hul uitsonderlike pennevrugte, toewyding en kreatiwiteit.
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Jakes Gerwel Foundation1 month ago
Skakel elke Dinsdag en Donderdag om 19:20 op RSG in om te luister na Christelle Webb-Joubert se voorlesing van Deidré Jantjies se boek, Stories in die wind.

Deidré was voorheen deel van die Jakes Gerwel Stigting en NB-Uitgewers se mentorskapsprogram vir opkomende skrywers.

Klik op www.jgf.org.za om meer uit te vind oor die skryfgeleenthede wat die stigting bied.
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