In Zambia, the range of communities and groups that have a voice in the public sphere is restricted. The Zambian PEN Centre, ZAMPEN, since its foundation in 2004, has promoted the development of young voices and their ability to fully...
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The English Academy of Southern Africa is pleased to announce the winners of the Thomas Pringle Awards. The Thomas Pringle Awards recognise writers who have demonstrated extraordinary insights in their work. Two of the three categories run this year have...
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Cameroon Caine Prize & A (Text Message) Diary By Alex Smith I never met an Englishman who spoke Afrikaans and could recite the poetry of C Louis Leipoldt. One of the memories I will always keep with me of the...
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James Whyle – 1st prize – “The Story” PEN: How did you hear about the 2011 PEN/Studzinski Literary award and what motivated you to enter? JW: I heard about it from a sailor called Pierre van Rooyen on a strange...
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Henrietta Rose-Innes wins 2008 Caine Prize South African writer Henrietta Rose-Innes has won the 2008 Caine Prize for African writing for her short story “Poison”. Henrietta won the 2007 HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award for “Poison” which was published in African...
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