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OBF2023: Motivations for Writing

59m · Open Book Podcast · 31 Oct 04:25

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak to Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence and heal.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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