PEN South Africa extends a warm congratulations to six of its members who have been shortlisted for 2019 Media24 Book Prizes. These annual awards serve to recognise the best work published during the previous year by Media24 book publishers, including...
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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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Congratulations to PEN SA Board Member Sisonke Msimang, Head of Communications Nick Mulgrew, and members Efemia Chela and Simone Haysom, who have been named in the Africa Centre’s 2017 Artists in Residency Shortlist. These shortlisted artists – as well as...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Simone Haysom, Michael Schmidt and Jamala Safari who are among the 24 recipients of the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa’s (ANFASA) Grant Scheme for Authors. The grants are intended to help the...
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PEN SA members Simone Haysom and Mark Gevisser contributed pieces to this anthology In a collection of creative essays that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage, Ellah Wakatama Allfrey brings together some of the most talented writers of...
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