PEN South Africa is a writers’ organisation that defends freedom of expression and promotes literature. We believe in the power of writing to effect change and inform the way we see the world and ourselves. With this in mind we...
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When Nelson Mandela took the oath as South Africa’s first democratically-elected president in 1994, it symbolised the triumphal defeat of almost three and a half centuries of racial separation since the original corporate raiders of the Dutch East India Company...
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Deadline: 29 February 2016 Press release from Jacana Media: If you are an aspirant wordsmith and want the chance to share your story, then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. You stand a chance to win R35...
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Deadline: 19 February 2016 The Dundee International Book Prize has established itself as the UK’s premier prize for debut novelists. The £5,000 cash award together with publication, make The Dundee International Book Prize highly valued by tomorrow’s great new writers...
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Deadline: 26 February 2016 The Time of the Writer Festival, hosted annually by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is inviting high school learners to submit their short stories for the annual Schools Short Story Competition....
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