Tiny Press

29/11/2016

New release!

This is our postcard for the penultimate month of the year. It's lovely.

It features an excerpt from “On Reading a War Poem Before Sunrise” by Stephen Symons. The illustration, "Birds and Branches" is by Andrea Barkhuizen.

31/10/2016

Hey!

It's October's postcard... And not a moment too soon!

This month's illustration is by Susan Opperman. The beautiful words are an excerpt from “Scission: Part 1” by Domenico Pisanti, originally published in Jungle Jim Magazine.

21/09/2016

Bibliophilia is an awesome little bookshop in Woodstock that has a collection of local and international books. Also: They stock our postcards.

Get on down there!

08/09/2016

Artist spotlight!

One of our upcoming postcards this year will be illustrated by the amazing Susan Opperman. And you know what? She's giving a masterclass on graphic art techniques at the Open Book Festival this Friday.

The masterclass kicks off at 13.00 and runs till 17:00, and awesomely there is no entrance fee!

Su always does fantastic things, so you should check it out if you're in town. She's also taking part in various panels and other awesome events at the festival on the 10th, 11th and 12th.

Full programme for the festival available here: http://openbookfestival.co.za/2016-programme/

Join Hippolyte (Reunion), Su Opperman (SA) and Kai Pfeiffer (Germany) for a masterclass exploring tools and techniques to capture life journeys on the page. Please bring materials and some photographs from your life (printed not digital).

05/09/2016

Special announcement!

From the 7th to the 11th of this month our friends at the Book Lounge, together with The Fugard Theatre, will be hosting the Open Book Festival.

Pop in to the Book Lounge on Roeland, or follow this link for more info:

Cape Town literary festival

03/09/2016

Artist spotlight!

In June we released a postcard that featured an excerpt from one of Alice Chipkin's poems.

If you liked that you should read her piece on Judaism and queerness that was published in the Archer Magazine earlier this year.

Last week I flew back to Sydney to celebrate Pesach (Passover) with my family. If you think seeing your parents once a year is a lot, try an Orthodox family and at least six major Jewish festivals a year. The seder, which recalls the exodus from Egypt, is a night of experiential storytelling. As som...

25/08/2016

New release!

To celebrate one of South Africa's most loved poets, the late Don Maclennan, we're releasing our September postcard a little early so that it's ready in time for The McGregor Poetry Festival this weekend.

It was illustrated by the wonderful Joy Smith.

24/08/2016

Tiny Press is hitting the road this weekend.

We'll be at The McGregor Poetry Festival along with some of South Africa's finest poets.

Come see us in the real life!

18/08/2016

Just off Kloof Street sits Mabu Vinyl, an institution of the Cape Town vinyl scene.

They sell our postcards as well, that's how incredible they are!

Tiny Press postcards are now available at Cape Town's finest record store.

10/08/2016

Artist spotlight!

In May we featured a postcard with an excerpt from Fiona Zerbst Hamed's poem "In Praise of Hotel Rooms".

Read more of this local poet's work by following the link below.

Poet Fiona Zerbst was born in Cape Town in 1969. She received a master's degree from the University of Cape Town in 2002 and works as a freelance journalist.

04/08/2016

New release!

August's postcard is currently available for purchase on our website.

It was illustrated by Vuyani Tinie Bonga and features an excerpt from the poem “Beyond Words” by Richard Jordi.

02/08/2016

Tiny Press postcards are now on sale at the Book Lounge!

The Book Lounge is an independent bookshop in the Eastern Precinct of Cape Town City Centre.