Congratulations to PEN SA member Ronnie Kasrils and PEN SA Head of Communications Nick Mulgrew for their nominations for the 2018 South African Literary Awards. Celebrating 13th anniversary of their existence, the South African Literary Awards (SALA) have shortlisted twenty three...
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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 programme for the 2018 ICA Live Art Festival has been released, and it features members and friends of PEN South Africa. The festival, which runs in Cape Town from 1–16 September, hosts works of art that are multi- or...
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PEN SA members and staff feature prominently on the programme for the 2018 Poetry in McGregor festival, which this year is themed – appropriately enough, given the drought in the area – The Sound of Water. It is taking place...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Amy Heydenrych and Head of Communications Nick Mulgrew, who were both named Mail & Guardian Young South Africans of 2018 in the Arts & Entertainment category. Each year the Mail & Guardian profiles interesting young...
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