Congratulations to PEN SA member Efemia Chela who is among 15 writers and artists from Africa shortlisted for the 2017 Gerald Kraak Award. Chela was shortlisted for her essay on Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts, ‘Sailing with the Argonauts’, which was published...
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The winners of the 2018 Iceland Writers Retreat Award have been announced. The Iceland Writers Retreat (IWR) said it received over 700 submissions of an exceptionally high standard from around the world. Winners, who were chosen on the basis of...
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The longlist for the 2017 9mobile Prize for Literature (formerly the Etisalat Prize for Literature) has been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members David Cornwell, Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and Marcus Low who have been longlisted. The 9mobile Prize for Literature is...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Zukiswa Wanner and Niq Mhlongo who have been selected for The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS)’s 2018 Writing Fellowships, along with nine other writers. JIAS has selected its third intake of 11 Writing Fellows...
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PEN SA extends a warm welcome to Sisonke Msimang, who has been co-opted onto its Board. Msimang was asked to share what motivated her to agree to take on this assignment, what she hopes to accomplish during her tenure as...
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