Open Book Festival Edit-a-Thon 2014

The Open Book Festival Edit-a-Thon is an edit-a-thon run by both the Book Lounge (Cape Town) and Wikimedia ZA to create and improve articles on South African literature. This Wikipedia Edit–a-thon is focussed on South African Literature. The sole aim of this series of events will be to provide Wikipedia pages for as many South African authors as possible.

The first edit-a-thon will take place on the 25th July 2014 at the University of Cape Town and will last until the end of the South African Open Book Festival in September 2014.

25 July 2014 workshop

Edit-a-thon participants at the first Open Book Festival edit-a-thon at the University of Cape Town.

• Location: A116, Arts Block, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town
• Time & Date: 4pm - 6pm, Friday 25th July 2014.

Attendance

• Discott (talk) 14:21, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
• Kinglourious
• Rayne Rathbone
• A L Charlie
• Hannah4eyes
• Asakhe Joker
• Nothieharrie
• Tandekile
• Robyn Van Schalkwyk

Pages edited

• S. A. Afolabi
• K. Sello Duiker
• Margie Orford
• Can Themba

5 September 2014 build-up event

The Open Book edit-a-thon on the 5th September 2014 that took place at the Booklounge bookshop in Cape Town, South Africa.

The 2nd Edit-a-thon was held at the Booklounge on 71 Roland Street, Cape Town at 5pm to 7pm.

Attendance

• Discott (talk)
• Kinglourious - w:Malaika Wa Azania
• LiebeB - w:Toni Stuart
• Shyrokoinange - w:C.A. Davids
• Asakhe Joker - w:Sindiwe Nagoma

20 September 2014 edit-a-thon

Time: 8pm Location: Fugard Theatre, Cape Town

Attendees

• Discott (talk) 17:24, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
• Jenny Hatton
• Humetheresa
• Liebeb
• Kinglourious
• Shyrokoinange
• JaclynShore

Useful

• The Wikipedia Adventure: learn how to edit Wikipedia
• Starting an article on Wikipedia

Articles to focus on

• Thando Mgqolozana
• Malaika wa Azania
• Koleka Putuma
• Toni Stuart
• Sarah Lotz
• Kgebetli Moele
• Justin Fox
• Ekow Duker
• C.A. Davids
• Andrew Brown

Articles to edit

Name	Genre	Edits made
Abdul Milazi	Poet
Achmat Dangor	Poet
Adam Small	Novelist
Ahmed Essop	Writer
Al Lovejoy	Writer
Alan Scholefield	Novelist
Allan James	Poet
André Brink	Novelist
Angifi Dladla	Poet
Anne Landsman	Writer
Arthur Nortje	Poet
Aryan Kaganof	Writer
Casparus Johan Bakkes	Writer
Christiaan Mathys Bakkes	Novelist
Christopher van Wyk	Novelist
Crystal Warren	Poet
D. J. Opperman	Poet
Damon Galgut	Writer
Diane Awerbuck	Novelist
Diphete Bopape	Writer
Douglas Livingstone	Poet
Dricky Beukes	Novelist
E. S. Madima	Writer
Ellen Kuzwayo	Writer
Elsa Joubert	Writer
Emma Huismans	Writer
Eric Rosenthal	Novelist
Ernst van Heerden	Poet
Etienne Leroux	Novelist
Finuala Dowling	Poet
François Bloemhof	Writer
Gary Cummiskey	Poet
Harold Strachan	Novelist
Herman Charles Bosman	Writer
I. D. du Plessis	Writer
Imraan Coovadia	Writer
Isabella Motadinyane	Poet
Joan Metelerkamp	Poet
John Christoffel Kannemeyer	Writer
John van de Ruit	Writer
John van Melle	Novelist
K. Sello Duiker	Novelist
Karen Press	Poet
Kim McClenaghan	Writer
Kobus Moolman	Poet
Lesley Beake	Novelist
Lettie Viljoen	Novelist
Lewis Nkosi	Writer
Liesl Jobson	Poet
Lionel Abrahams	Poet
Lynn Freed	Writer
Mafika Gwala	Poet
Makhosazana Xaba	Poet
Manu Herbstein	Writer
Margaret Bakkes	Writer
Margie Orford	Novelist
Mary Sadler	Novelist
Mary Watson	Novelist
Megan Hall	Poet
Mhlobo Jadezweni	Writer
Mike Alred	Poet
Miriam Tlali	Novelist
Modikwe Dikobe	Poet
Mzi Mahola	Poet
Niq Mhlongo	Novelist
Olga Kirsch	Poet
Patricia Schonstein	Novelist
Riana Scheepers	Novelist
Robert Homem	Poet
Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo	Novelist
Rose Zwi	Novelist
Roy Blumenthal	Poet
Rozena Maart	Writer
Rustum Kozain	Poet
Ruth Miller	Poet
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi	Poet
Sarah Johnson	Poet
Seitlhamo Motsa	Poet
Shabbir Banoobhai	Poet
Sheila Meiring Fugard	Writer
Sibusiso Nyembezi	Writer
Sindiwe Magona	Writer
Sipho Sepamla	Novelist
Stephen Gray	Writer
Tatamkulu Africa	Poet
Tenda Madima	Writer
Tony Eprile	Writer
Vonani Bila	Poet
William Plomer	Poet
Wopko Jensma	Poet
Zebulon Dread	Writer
Zoë Wicomb	Novelist