Writers and the written word are set to permeate Durban as 18 writers from around South Africa, Africa and overseas gather for a week of literary dialogue, readings, exchange of ideas and discussion at the 15th Time of the Writer International Writers Festival, which will run in the Indian Ocean city from March 19 to 24. The festival, hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal), will feature a diverse mix of novelists, short story writers, poets and crime writers.

On opening night all participating writers make brief presentations at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. On subsequent nights pairings of writers will read, discuss and provide insight into their opinions, experiences and the creative processes that inform their work.

See: Examiner