The nominees for the 2016 South African Literary Awards have been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Athol Williams, Arja Salafranca, Leon de Kock and Karin Schimke, as well as to PEN Afrikaans Manager Danie Marais and PEN SA Student...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Athol Williams who has been named the winner of the 2016 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award for his poem, “Visit at Tea Time”. This is the second year in a row that Williams has won...
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Deadline: Monday, 31 October, 2016. Midnight, PST Applications are open for the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, which offers writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík, Iceland in April, 2017. Who...
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Deadline: Monday 17 October Wits University’s journal of creative expression, ITCH, is calling for submissions for its 18th issue, Character. ITCH is looking for writing, poetry and visual submissions. Pop your head into any creative writing workshop, and you’ll probably...
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Deadline: 31 October 2016 The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) is calling for applications for its 2017 Writing Fellowships. View the call below and visit the JIAS website for more details. (Image courtesy of JIAS)
