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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By Lidudumalingani Our hotel in Durban, Blue Waters, not only stares into the ocean but its blue and white paint catches the sun as it rises. One morning, after a jog, I saw the glint of the sun, showing off...
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PEN SA Centre Co-ordinator Myolisi Sikupela visited the PEN America centre in New York in April 2017: There are three ways to get to New York from Washington D.C., a flight, bus or train. The train option is far more...
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Short Sharp Stories have announced the shortlist for their 2017 competition, which is themed “Trade Secrets”. Congratulations to PEN SA members Amy Heydenrych, Stephen Symons, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Sally Partridge and Andrew Salomon, who are on the shortlist. Joanne Hichens is...
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Congratulations to South African writer Lidudumalingani, who was announced as the winner of the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing last night. His story, ‘Memories We Lost’, was originally published in the Short.Sharp.Stories anthology Incredible Journey: Stories That Move You,...
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