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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PEN SA member Keorapetse Kgositsile compiled Letters to My Comrades along with Mothobi Mutloatse: Z Pallo Jordan is the quintessential man of political letters on the one hand, and an astute literary historian in his own inimitable way, penning flowing...
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Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events, classes and workshops happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let...
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By Mandla Langa, written for PEN America’s PEN World Voices Series. This is part of the PEN SA essay series on South African literature. If you are interested in submitting a piece, contact us on communications@pensouthafrica.co.za. The South African literary...
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PEN International, PEN South Africa, and the University of Witwatersrand are delighted to invite you for an evening of readings, discussion, and debate in Johannesburg’s celebrated jazz venue The Orbit. Thursday 10th March 2016, 7.30pm – 8.30pm Orbit Jazz Club,...
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