PEN SA member Charl-Pierre Naudé has been shortlisted for the Poetry Prize in the 2015 ATKV-Woordveertjies for Al die lieflike dade. The winners will be announced on 11 September 2015. Congratulations and good luck to Charl-Pierre! View the full shortlist...
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The shortlist for the 2015 PEN International New Voices Award has been announced. There was one South African on the longlist, Carien Smith nominated by PEN Afrikaans, but she unfortunately wasn’t shortlisted. PEN International New Voices Award 2015 shortlist “Nichts...
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PEN SA member Sarah Lotz has been nominated for the Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award) category in the 2015 British Fantasy Awards. Sarah’s nomination is for her 2014 novel The Three, which she followed with Day Four last...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Andrew Salomon and Bridget Pitt, who have been named the Judges’ Choice Winner for Best Story and Judges’ Choice Runner-Up respectively in the Short.Sharp.Stories Awards 2015. Andrew was named the winner for his story “Train...
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The longlist for the 2015 PEN International New Voices Award has been announced, with South African Carien Smith, nominated by PEN Afrikaans, making the list with her story “Likkewaan”. Read PEN SA’s statement about its nominees. PEN International New Voices...
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