| Thursday 27 October |
| 9:00–9.30 |
Official opening: Darryl David – from booktown to picture-book town |
| 9.30–10.00 |
Yvonne du Toit Documentary – Tretchikoff: The People’s Painter |
| 10.00–10.45 |
Deon Meyer – 7 dae |
| 10.45–11.15 |
Tea |
| 11.15–12.00 |
Obie Oberholzer – Diesel & Dust |
| 12.00–13.00 |
Ivan Vladislavic – Double Negative |
| 12.30–13.00 |
David Robbins – Keith Alexander: The Artist in Retrospect |
| 1.00–2.00 |
Lunch |
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2.00–2.30
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Sandile Ngidi – South Africa’s Poet Laureates |
| 2.30–3.00 |
Jan Hoevers – Van Kerk en Dorp |
| 3.00 – 3.30 |
Ian Van Straaten – Karoo Nights |
| 3.30 – 4.00 |
Pauw Steyl Op die Postkar deur Houtteniqualand en die Langkloof |
| 1.00 – 2.00 |
Lunch |
| Friday 28 October |
| 9.00–10.00 |
Mongane Wally Serote – Revelations ... and Reflections on a Life of Struggle |
| 10.00–10.30 |
Kobus Moolman – Light and After – A Poetry Reading |
| 10.30–11.00 |
Petrovna Metelerkamp – Ingrid Jonker |
| 11.00–11.30 |
Tea |
| 11.30–12.00 |
Gordon Froud – Leonard Cohen |
| 12.00–12.30 |
Albert Troskie – The Pipe Organ Heritage Of SA |
| 12.30–1.00 |
Jann Bader – The African Bonsai |
| 1.00– 2.00 |
Lunch |
| 2.00 – 2.30 |
Lina Spies – Die Dagboek Van Anne Frank |
| 2.30 – 3.00 |
Marie Heese – The Double Crown |
| 3.00 – 3.30 |
Michael De Jongh – The Karretjie People |
| 3.30 – 4.30 |
Albie Sachs – Are The Beautiful People Born |
| 5.00 – 6.00 |
Albert Troskie – Organ Recital (Ng Kerk) |
| Saturday 29 October |
| 9.00–10.00 |
Antjie Krog – A Selection Of Readings/Discussions From
Her Oeuvre |
| 10.00–10.30 |
Louise Viljoen – Ons Ongehoorde Soort – Beskouings Oor Die Werk Van Antjie Krog |
| 10.30–11.00 |
Willemien Brummer – Tussen Feit En Fiksie |
| 11.00–11.30 |
Tea |
| 11.30–12.15 |
Ivan Vladislavic – The Cold Storage Club / Oblique |
| 12.15–13.00 |
Roger Ballen – Dorps |
| 1.00–2.00 |
Lunch |
| 2.00–2.30 |
Marie Jorritsma – Sonic Spaces of The Karoo |
| 2.30–3.00 |
Angie Butler – The Quest for Frank Wild |
| 3.00–3.30 |
Chris Nicholson – Wagner & Hitler |
| 3.30–4.00 |
Dana Snyman– Drie Reisigers aan die Woord |
