In Cambridge she participated in a discussion on crime fiction in South Africa. In New York Margie and fellow SA PEN members Zakes Mda and Siphiwo Mahala participated in several sessions of the PEN World Voices Festival of International. Go...
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In South Africa it is difficult to imagine a place or historical moment in which enamel crockery was preferable to hand-crafted Nigerian pottery. Enamel holds a unique set of connotations for us, many of which we would rather forget. But...
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In Zambia, the range of communities and groups that have a voice in the public sphere is restricted. The Zambian PEN Centre, ZAMPEN, since its foundation in 2004, has promoted the development of young voices and their ability to fully...
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South African PEN, whose members are writers, editors, poets and others associated with literary work, deplores the sudden refusal of the National Arts Council to provide core funding for the important book festival, WordFest, in Grahamstown after having done so...
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Corina van der Spoel of Boekehuis was host at the launch of African Road – New writing from southern Africa 2006, our volume of new writing for that year. Auckland Park neighbour, SABC, was there to cover the launch. The...
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