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How Current Digital Publishing Trends Impact Freedom of Expression - Seminar
2013/06/05
Seminars at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), focused on giving meaning to the future of the book and during the 'How Current Digital Publishing Trends Impact Freedom of Expression' session, the issues around how big players like Amazon and Apple dominate the digital space, and how that might stifle small and independent content creators was discussed. |
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Keynote Address by Mbulelo Mzamane during the ANFASA Annual General Meeting
2013/05/20
Given the theme of the Annual General Meeting; ‘Future of the Book’ what came to Mbulelo Mzamane's mind was the future of education because the two go hand in hand. His observation was that countries with the highest standard of education don’t have to talk about these issues. He spoke of his veracity of reading books when he was young, having been surrounded with many books and that is when he cultivated a very healthy respect for books. So it is important to cultivate such a reading culture. |
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Anfasa Grant Scheme for Authors (AGSA) 2013 - Call for Applications 2013
2013/05/16
ANFASA is proud to announce the seventh round to the Grant Scheme for Authors (AGSA). If you are an author of academic, educational or general non-fiction work and need time off work to focus on writing or pay for research costs, AGSA is there for you. |
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Copyright Symposium on Publishing Contracts held during the Cape Town Book Fair
2012/08/30
ANFASA in association with PASA held a Copyright Lekgotla on Publishing Contracts during the Cape Town Book Fair 2012. This copyright symposium focused on what makes up a reasonable publishing contract? The discussants from both ANFASA and PASA addressed this issue from an author and publisher’s point of view. |
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Ngugi wa Thiongo - Keynote Address at International Publishers' Congress
2012/08/29
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of Africa’s canonical writers presented the keynote address at the International Publishers’ Congress in Cape Town in June 2012. In his address he noted that the congress was taking place at a time when the industry is encountering challenges with new technologies related to the internet. This had changed the way books are conceived and as a result writing and reading were being called into question. Furthermore, this was quite unsettling especially in Africa because whenever it appeared that the continent was catching up, the technological goalpost have always moved – this he noted, has always been so in the history of civilization. |
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Keynote Address by Helen Moffett during the ANFASA Annual General Meeting
2012/06/01
ANFASA invited its longtime member, author and editor, Helen Moffett, to deliver the keynote address during the AGM and she spoke about how academics do not teach students or themselves learn the formal requirements of academic and non-fiction publishing. Whereas on the other hand anyone working in publishing understands that the single most important thing when preparing a manuscript for publication, is the audience. Thinking of the readers out there is critical and important |
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