As part of thefestival's ongoing effort to promote and nurture a culture of reading, writing and creative expression, the presence of writers is spread across Durban and surrounding areas in wide-reaching day activities that include school visits, a prison writing workshop, an educators' forum, a publishing forum, and other seminars and workshops. With a line-up of 18 new and established writers, predominantly from South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent, the festival provides a stimulating platform for dialogue and exchange between writers, and an opportunity for the public to gain insight into the creative processes and perspectives which inform their writing.