Arja Salafranca is the editor of the Life Supplement of The Sunday Independent and is an award-winning poet and writer of fiction. Arja’s debut poetry collection A life stripped of illusions won the 1994 Sanlam Award for poetry and was followed by...
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Niq Mhlongo is the author of three novels and a forthcoming short story collection. His first novel, Dog Eat Dog, was published in 2004 and translated into Spanish under the title Perro Come Perro in 2006. This Spanish edition won...
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Justin Fox is a photographer, travel writer and novelist. He has written many works of non-fiction and published his first novel Whoever Fears the Sea last year, which was longlisted for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature. Justin’s new book,...
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I was part of a group of African writers who were fortunate enough to meet Mr Günter Grass at a PEN Germany Benefit Gala in November 2014. It was a fascinating evening where the German literati participated in readings –...
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The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA) has been honoured with the prestigious international children’s literacy accolade, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). The announcement was made at a ceremony held yesterday, Tuesday 31 March,...
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