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Big Fish Film School is offering a rare opportunity to 10 talented writers to apply for a place on a short-film Screenwriting course.Brent Quinn, an international award-winning writer/producer, will present the course. He will inspire, empower and get you to write outside the box.We are looking for creative minds, people who are passionate about story, informed about social issues and really want

I'm knee-deep in interviews and writing a pile of case studies. I've discovered that I like waking up very early in the morning and starting work between 4.30 - 5.30. It gives me a sense of well-being when at 8am, I've ticked off some of the things that need to get done. I know some people think working from home means enjoying a life of leisure. With whom? Family and friends have all gone to

By Jayne Morgan Jayne's company Podcart produces podcasts for South African businesses. Jayne launched a podcast expaining what podcast is and how it works. Who in SA is podcasting? Independents and specialists The ZA ShowZA Tech ShowRadio Stations repackage content for content, to attract new listeners and provide value for current listeners. Examples are East Coast Radio and 94.7.Other

A presentation by Marlon Parker Marlon started the Tik-tik blogging project (tik tik = meth), in which participants use blogging to tell your story. They use the lab at the Cape Pensinsula University to access technology used for the project. Many of the guys were saying that when people heard their names, they associated with negative things, says Marlon. Blogging changed that, as their names

Someone asked me today, during an audio interview, who digital citizens are. She argued that the people attending the launch party of the Digital Citizen Indaba were not representative of ordinary African citizens, who still have little to no access to media tools that would enable them to tell their stories. The event started today with a launch party,and the main conference is tomorrow all day.

I’m delivering a keynote address at the annual Digital Citizen Indaba taking place on the 6- 9 September at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. According to the organisers, “the DCI aspires to equip Africans with skills related to new media which empower them and the organisations they work for by creating a long-lasting, far-reaching digital voice.” The event bring together bloggers, podcasters

Newtown celebrates Women In Arts, with its programme starting today. August is Woman's Month and all over South Africa, there are events celebrating womanhood and honouring women. If you live in Johannesburg and love the arts, check out some of the events at the Newtown precint. The programme kicks off with photography events (Photoshop class, exhibition), moves onto some science events (

Last minute call to join the SCBWI Gauteng at its next information-packed event, where writers and illustrators will look at publishing and marketing. The event takes place on Tuesday 5 August, at the Sandton public library. Programme 10:00 – 11:00 Jenny Hatton: “A survey of publishing for children and young adults in South Africa” 11:00 – 11:15 Jenny Mansfield: “Getting published overseas:

One of the reasons I blogged sporadically for the past six months is that there were major developments in my writing life and I did not feel comfortable about sharing them yet. But now it’s official: starting 1 July I will no longer work for ITWeb as a fulltime journalist and plan to work from home as a writer and author. This does not mean that I’m leaving the ICT industry altogether. In fact

The past couple of weeks have been full of drama – much more than I like actually. Firstly, my friend is still sick. She came out of the hospital around the 6th February. Long enough for us to think she was going to be fine and for me to travel to Barcelona to attend the Mobile World Congress, which took place from the 11 – 14 February. Unfortunately, we celebrated too soon, and she was