THE 2011 WINNERS OF THE ANFASA GRANT SCHEME FOR AUTHORS (AGSA)

The fifth round to the ANFASA Grant Scheme for Authors (AGSA) has been concluded and eight authors have received writing grants for their upcoming projects. The main aim in selecting the winning projects was to spread the grants across a diverse group of budding and established authors as well as to come up with a pool of various interesting academic and non-fiction projects.Read more

CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE FOR BOOK SECTOR - DURING NATIONAL BOOK WEEK

During National Book Week which seeks to promote a culture of reading, publishing consultant, Kate McCallum said that “the [publishing] industry punches well above its weight in terms of its role in disseminating history, heritage, ideas, debate, culture, values, education, knowledge and information, and it contributes in a major way to literacy levels and therefore the economic levels of the society through providing the tools for literacy. Read more

ANFASA WORKSHOP - HOW TO CONVERT A PHD THESIS INTO A BOOK

ANFASA hosted a workshop on how to convert a PhD thesis into a book in Cape Town, which was facilitated by ANFASA member, Helen Moffett. The response to this workshop was overwhelming from academics across the country either currently involved in completing their thesis or looking at converting it into a book soon. Helen's hands on experience in academia and the publishing industry came in handy in taking authors through the processes involved. Read more