Our colleagues at English PEN have announced that the PEN Pinter prize, which was previously only open to writers from Britain, has been extended to include writers from the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. They have also announced that...
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The judging panel for the PEN South Africa Student Writing Prize consists of Board Member Gabeba Baderoon (chair), Panashe Chigumadzi, Nick Mulgrew and Masande Ntshanga. Read more about these four accomplished writers below. The PEN South Africa Student Writing Prize...
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PEN SA member Petina Gappah has been longlisted for the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel, The Book of Memory. Petina is the first Zimbabwean to be longlisted for the Prize. This announcement has come shortly after...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Petina Gappah, who has been longlisted for the 2016 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award! Books LIVE have reported that Petina’s short story “The News of Her Death” has been longlisted: Zimbabwean author Petina Gappah...
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The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced a new annual award and anthology, established in honour of activist and author Gerald Kraak: The Gerald Kraak Award, which honours activist and author Gerald Kraak, who passed away in 2014, will be awarded...
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