The first fortnight of September sees a number of book festivals in South Africa’s two largest cities. Most exciting are the South African Book Fair (7–9 September) taking place in Johannesburg, and Cape Town’s best bookish gathering, the Open Book Festival (5–9...
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The 2018 edition of the Franschhoek Literary Festival is hosting – well – a host of PEN SA members. This year’s festival, held from 18-20 May in the eponymous Western Cape town, promises an exciting array of events, including a...
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“Feminism is about power, potential, passion, and rights, but it keeps changing in purpose and meaning …” Do you call yourself a feminist? What does this mean in your daily life? In this book, South African feminists explore their often...
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The longlists for the 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards, consisting of the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction, have been announced. The winners of the two categories will each receive R100 000. Congratulations to the...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Jen Thorpe, Jacqui L’Ange and Unathi Magubeni, who have been longlisted for the 2016 Etisalat Prize For Literature! Thorpe has been longlisted for The Peculiars, L’Ange for The Seed Thief and Magubeni for The Star...
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