Literary Awards News, Literature / 07 Aug 2017
Mohale Mashigo Awarded the UJ Debut Prize
Congratulations to PEN SA member Mohale Mashigo who has been awarded the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for South African Writing in English 2016 for her novel, The Yearning. The Main Prize was won by Nthikeng Mohlele for his novel,…
PEN SA Statements, SA News / 31 Jul 2017
Nadia Davids and Members of the Board Thank Margie Orford
Dear Friends, It has been a profound pleasure and a privilege to reflect on Margie Orford’s tenure as President of PEN South Africa. As I sifted through the various reports and documents that detailed her years of commitment, I was…
Policy & Advocacy / 28 Jul 2017
PEN SA Africa Pulse #21
PEN SA Africa Pulse is a weekly round-up of news concerning cases of freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Africa. Suppression in South African society is on the rise Luke Waltham, Law Student and Social Justice…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 17 Jul 2017
Short Sharp Stories 2017 Winners Announced
The winners of the 2017 Short Sharp Stories Awards have been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Amy Heydenrych and Stephen Symons who were listed as winners in the following categories: Runners-up: “Handle With Care” by Amy Heydenrych Commended Stories:…
Literary Awards News, Literature / 17 Jul 2017
The 2017 Writivism Prize Shortlists Announced
Writivism has announced its shortlists for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Non-fiction prizes. The panel of judges for this year’s short story competition included Sumayya Lee, Haruna Ayesha Attah, Emmanuel Sigauke, Edwige Dro and was chaired…
PEN SA Statements, SA News / 13 Jul 2017
Farewell Letter from PEN SA President Margie Orford
Dear friends It is with great pleasure that I write to you to say goodbye and to welcome Nadia Davids as PEN South Africa’s newly elected president. She is taking up this position at a critical political and moral moment…
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- Read PEN SA member @matangmanok's guided autobiography on Fixional, as well as some of his poems https://t.co/htp3u4PIXl