International News, PEN SA Statements, Policy & Advocacy / 18 Oct 2017
PEN Condemns the Murder of Maltese Investigative Journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia
Statement from PEN International 17 October 2017 Anti-corruption activists, press freedom advocates and investigative journalists from around the world condemn the barbaric murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta who courageously exposed organised crime and corruption in…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 17 Oct 2017
2017 South African Literary Awards Shortlist is Announced
Congratulations to PEN SA members Mohale Mashigo, Kopano Matlwa, Helen Moffett and Nick Mulgrew who are among the twenty eight authors shortlisted for the 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALA). Mashigo’s The Yearning is shortlisted for the First-Time Publisher Award…
Literature, PEN SA Events / 02 Oct 2017
Open Book 2017: “Writing is not about saying the right thing”
Pictured: Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty signs copies of his book The Sellout. Photo credit: Retha Ferguson, courtesy of Open Book Festival. ‘The Sellout’ was one of the two talks at the 2017 Open Book Festival that were presented…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 26 Sep 2017
Darrel Bristow-Bovey Wins 2017 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition
Pictured: Co-founders of Imbewu Trust, Samantha de Romijn and Paul Griffiths, with Darrel Bristow-Bovey Congratulations to PEN SA member Darrel Bristow-Bovey, who has been named the winner of the 2017 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition for his play Priest With Balloons. See…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 26 Sep 2017
Jim Pascual Agustin Shortlisted for the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award
The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award. Congratulations to PEN SA member Jim Pascual Agustin, who has been shortlisted for his poem “Coligny Sunflowers Near Scotland Section, Tlhabologang Township”. PEN…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 18 Sep 2017
2017 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition Finalists Announced
(Pictured: Co-founders of Imbewu Trust Paul Griffiths and Sam de Romijn) The top three finalists of the 2017 SCrIBE Scriptwriting Competition have been announced and staged readings of their plays will be taking place at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 11 Sep 2017
Jim Pascual Agustin Shortlisted for a Philippine National Book Award
Congratulations to PEN SA member Jim Pascual Agustin who has been shortlisted for a Philippine National Book Award in the Best Book of Short Fiction in Filipino category for his book Sanga sa Basang Lupa at iba pang kuwento. Pascual…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 04 Sep 2017
Mike van Graan Awarded the 2018 Hiroshima Prize
Congratulations to former PEN SA Board Member Mike van Graan, who has been awarded the 2018 Hiroshima Prize. The Edita and Ira Morris Hiroshima Foundation for Peace and Culture presents the award to a person who has contributed, in a…
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- The inaugural NIROX Words Festival is being held in the NIROX Sculpture Park in Krugersdorp this weekend https://t.co/5lO2E4yG54