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Literary Awards News, Literature / 13 Jun 2017
35 Writers Longlisted for the Writivism Short Story and Koffi Addo Nonfiction Prizes
Writivism has announced its longlist for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Non-fiction prizes. The Writivism Short Story Prize has been running since 2013 and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction is in its second year. The…

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Literary Awards News, Literature / 09 Jun 2017
Ameera Patel Wins Best Supporting Actress at the Naledi Theatre Awards
Congratulations to PEN SA member Ameera Patel who won Best Supporting Actress at the 13th annual Naledi Theatre Awards for the play Scorched. Patel is also the author of the novel Outside the Lines. The 2016 Standard Bank Young Artist…

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PEN SA Review, Policy & Advocacy / 09 Jun 2017
PEN SA Africa Pulse #16
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. Egypt’s government can’t crush independent journalism The Egyptian government shut down about 21 websites last week,…

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Literary Awards News, Literature / 06 Jun 2017
Three PEN SA Members on the 2016 UJ Prize Shortlist
PEN SA members Yewande Omotoso, who is also a Board Member, Mohale Mashigo and Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese have been shortlisted for the 2016 University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English. Omotoso is shortlisted on the Main Prize with…

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Literary Awards News, Literature / 25 May 2017
Equal Education Book Named as One of the Best Books at Annual Children’s Africana Book Awards
Equal Education book Amagama eNkululeko! Words for freedom: Writing life under Apartheid! has been named as one of the Best Books for older readers at the 25th Annual Children’s Africana Book Awards. PEN SA member Zakes Mda wrote the foreword…

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Literary Awards News, Literature / 24 May 2017
Manu Herbstein Book Named as One of the Honor Books Recipients at the Children’s Africana Book Awards
Congratulations to PEN SA Member Manu Herbstein, whose book The Boy who Spat in Sargrenti’s Eye has been named as one of the Honor Books for older readers at the 25th Annual Children’s Africana Book Awards. The book was first…

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