The annual Book Dash will see 50 volunteers – some of SA’s top authors and illustrators – produce nine books for children in 12 hours.
The aim of the Book Dash is to encourage book ownership and reading from an early age.
The Dash has, in the last 4 years, printed and distributed over 400,000 books countrywide.
The 12th Book Dash will take place on 27 October at the Streetlight School in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.
The event, currently in its fourth year, connects 50 top local writers and illustrators. They work in teams for a total of 12 hours to produces nine brand new original African storybooks for children.
Award-winning novelist Lauren Beukes has been one of the participants in the past and this year Mail & Guardian illustrator Carlos Amato will also work on the books.
Book Dash, a non-profit organisation, has so far distributed 400,000 brand new books to children across the country. All books are available for free…
