The 6th Franschhoek Literary Festival kicks off on Friday 11th May, with many Blake Friedmann authors on the bill. The Sunday Times Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction shortlists will be announced at a reception on Saturday night.

Blake Friedmann authors Deon Meyer, Michiel Heyns, Margie Orford, Tracey Farren, Sarah Lotz, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Imraan Coovadia, Finuala Dowling and Ivan Vladislavic are among the authors featured on the programme. More details here.

The Sunday Times Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction shortlists will be announced at a reception on Saturday night.

Michiel Heyns's Parisian novel INVISIBLE FURIES will also be launched by Jonathan Ball at the Festival.