27 October 2010
The annual Cape Town Horrorfest kicked off tonight with the second Bloody Parchment event at the Lounge of Horror (Book Lounge).
Some of SA’s best writers, like Sarah Lotz and Maya Fowler entertained the crowd with something scary, and in Sarah’s case, a sneak peak at her new novel, The Mall.
I wrote a little something short and sweet for the occasion. It was particularly fun seeing the audience cringe at the more grislier parts. Hope you enjoy!
26 July 2010
Writers write from experience. They also generally make up a whole bunch of stuff which is ironed into truth through extensive research. They are also inspired by other writers.
13 July 2010
South Africa never ceases to amaze.
I remember one memorable holiday, back in my early twenties, when my partner and I embarked on a road trip up the West Coast. We drove for hours, trying out one small town after another, taking detour after detour, searching for the destination that would be just right.
18 May 2010
Home Away, the collection of twenty-four short stories by twenty-four writers (including myself) has made the Exclusive Books’ Homebrew selection. The announcement came after three very favourable reviews.
Continue reading “Home Away” →
14 April 2010
A little article I wrote on Die Antwoord.
I remember when my friend Richard, my source of all things new and trendy happening in the city, invited me to go watch Jack Parow at the Assembly in Cape Town. I’ll admit I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Afrikaans rap? C’mon.
Not a week later Richard called me up and invited me to go see a band called Die Antwoord at Disko K in Loop Street. My first impression was that I had jumped headfirst into the rabbit hole, only to find myself in the deepest pit of the Cape Town underground.
July 8 2009
Some snippets from my interview with Hunter Kennedy from the launch of Fuse last night.
The original name for the novel was going to be Kaboom, after the Marilyn Manson song of the same name. I wanted a direct reference to the controversial singer but at the last minute decided to change it. I still managed to sneak a reference to him in the book, but you’ll have to read it to find it.
Continue reading “Fast Fuse facts” →
7 August 2009
For me, the realisation that I was a novelist first crept in to my mind at the Franschhoek Literary Festival.
Continue reading “The writing road” →
20 July 2009
I’ve been so fortunate to have met some of my readers. Last year, some of the grade eleven students of Jan van Riebeeck High put on a stage adaptaption of my first book, The Goblet Club, called Gif. I saw them again at the launch of my second novel.
These kids, Danika, Anushka, and Fanie, now about to finish Matric, invited me to come and see their new play, Die Diensmeisies, which they conceptualised, acted in and directed all by themselves.
I can tell you, it blew me away.
5 May 2009
Newspaper headlines are ghastly creatures, particularly when they gleam of sensationalism.
I am a journalist myself, so I know that after completing each article I need to come up with a witty one-liner to sum up what I’ve written. But I am also a reader, and I feel very strongly about certain subjects, as do many other people I know.
6 August 2008
Andre Bester’s excellent stage adaption of my novel, The Goblet Club, entitled Gif, was performed last night by the talented students of Jan van Riebeeck High School as part of the Tienertoneelfees at the Klein Libertas Theater in Stellenbosch.
I couldn’t be more proud.
Sally Partridge