PEN SA extends a warm welcome to Nick Mulgrew, who has joined the permanent staff at PEN South Africa as its new Head of Communications (originally the Newsletter Editor). He was asked about what drew him to work for PEN...
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World Read Aloud Day takes place on 1 February every year. For 2018’s edition, literacy advocates Nal’ibali have commissioned PEN SA member Zukiswa Wanner to write a story to be translated into all official South African languages and read aloud...
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Lindsay Callaghan joined the staff of PEN South Africa in early 2015, and has done stellar work in handling communications, project management and Centre co-ordination during her (almost) two years in an ever-shifting role. What follows is a short reflection on her...
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At a time of such keenly-felt loss in South African literature, we felt a generic statement of grief would not constitute a fitting tribute to Keorapetse Kgositsile, who died on 3 January 2018 after a short illness. In lieu, we asked PEN SA...
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Nokukhanya Mncwabe was recently appointed PEN SA Centre Coordinator. She was asked to share what motivated her to apply to work at PEN SA. PEN SA: When did you start working at PEN SA? Khanya Mncwabe: On the 3rd of...
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