Writivism has announced its longlist for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Non-fiction prizes. The Writivism Short Story Prize has been running since 2013 and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction is in its second year. The...
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The winners of the South African Literary Awards (SALAs) were announced on Monday evening. Congratulations to PEN SA members Arja Salafranca, Sandra Hill, Leon de Kock and Karin Schimke, as well as to PEN SA Student Writing Prize judge Panashe...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Zakes Mda, whose novel Little Suns has been shortlisted for The South African Booksellers Association’s 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Award. PEN SA Student Writing Prize judge Panashe Chigumadzi has also been shortlisted for her novel, Sweet...
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PEN South Africa is very excited to announce the winner of the PEN SA Student Writing Prize. We ran this competition because we believe in the power of writing to effect change and inform the way we see the world and...
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Koleka Putuma is the winner of the PEN SA Student Writing Prize for her piece “Water“. Putuma graduated with a BA in Theatre & Performance at the University of Cape Town. She has headlined at TEDx, SliPnet’s Inzync Poetry Sessions,...
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