Wordsetc: Third Edition Out Now
Wordsetc: What third edition is about
Apt for Women’s Month, the third edition is a dedicated to women writers. It’s called “Women & Words”. It looks at the gender issues through the prism of literature. It has some exciting and stimulating content. The lead story is about Olive Schreiner, written by Heather Parker Lewis, who describes herself as a Schreiner groupie. Other contributors are Jo-Anne Richards (My Brother’s Book), who writes about how she composes her characters as well as Anne Landsman (The Rowing Lesson). There’s also an exciting story about the plight of Mumbai bar dance girls, while local women publishers tell us what makes them choose manuscripts – gender or quality.
More about Wordsetc
Wordsetc is a classy journal that promotes the consumption of South African literature. It also features great writing from elsewhere in the world. It primarily seeks to provide a platform for emerging writers while paying homage to past literary greats. A quarterly, it launched in December 2007. So far three editions have come out. Most people have responded very positively to its emergence.
What some people have said about Wordsetc
“Wordsetc is an essential new voice, not only for readers already hooked on African writing but for those who’d like to read more but aren’t quite sure what. Well researched and written lead articles like those on Sol Plaatje, Es’kia Mphahlele and Ingrid Jonker, solid book reviews and insightful features like Why I Write and Writing Lives should guarantee Wordsetc an honoured place in readers’ homes and all South African libraries – if only there were more.” – Jenny Hobbs, Franschhoek
“Often as South Africans we tend to look to overseas texts as a means of fulfillment as we struggle to accept South Africa as a literary nation. Wordsetc aims to challenge such a mindset and takes into consideration that South Africa has indeed much to offer on the literary side of things.” – Elizabeth Joss
Stellenbosch
“As a writer who treasures writing and beauty, I wanted to write to express my gratitude to you for the inspiration of Wordsetc. I am struck by the high quality of everything from the layout, the photography and the writing.” –Barbara Nussbaum, Johannesburg
Wordsetc is R49.95. Subscription is R170 for four copies. The website is www.wordsetc.co.za.
Where can you find Wordsetc
Available at all Exclusive Books and CNA, as well as at these independent bookstores and outlets:
Gauteng
Boekehuis
Xarra Books
Parkhurst Bookstore
Books Unlimited (Greenside)
Arternatives Gallery (Mall of Rosebank)
Service Station Cafe (Melville)
Protea Books (Hatfield)
Bookbinders (Fourways Crossing)
Bookdealers of Melville
Bookdealers of Bryanston
Western Cape
The Book Lounge
Clarke’s Bookstore
Kalk Bay Books
The Book Cottage (Hermanus)
Readers’ Paradise (Kloof Street)
Bright House Decor Store (cnr Shortmarket and Bree streets, CT)
Protea Books (Stellenbosch)
KwaZulu-Natal
Adams (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts
The White Cottage (Nottingham Road, Midlands)
Urban Zulu (Berea Road)
Ike’s Books and Collectables (Florida Road)
