The nominees for the 2016 South African Literary Awards have been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Athol Williams, Arja Salafranca, Leon de Kock and Karin Schimke, as well as to PEN Afrikaans Manager Danie Marais and PEN SA Student...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Athol Williams who has been named the winner of the 2016 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award for his poem, “Visit at Tea Time”. This is the second year in a row that Williams has won...
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Deadline: 30 November 2016 Press release from PEN SA member Fiona Khan: The MAHLA AWARDS are for all writers born, reside or resided and based elsewhere, even if they studied in KZN or spent more than a few years they...
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Photograph of Zapiro by Gareth Smit, courtesy of Aerodrome Congratulations to PEN SA member Jonathan Shapiro (aka Zapiro) who has been awarded Sweden’s 2016 EWK-Prize. The prize is named after political cartoonist Ewert Karlsson and is given out by the...
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The shortlist for the 2016 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology has been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA member Athol Williams who has been shortlisted for his poem “Visit at Tea Time”. Williams won last year’s award for...
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