Four Philida Literary Award winners were present at this year’s Open Book Festival in Cape Town, two of them speaking about their new books – Qarnita Loxton about What’s Wrong with June (novel) and Nathan Trantraal about Die Man Wattie Kinnes Vang (graphic novel) – one (Mohale Mashigo) chairing a highlight event of each festival – ‘Conversations with Mohale’ – and one sharing the news of her forthcoming novel, Follow Me to Africa by Penny Haw (February 2025). Mary Watson’s new novel, The Cleaner, will be published in January 2025. Congratulations to all!
Philida Literary Award 