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 Stephen Symons for garnering an honourable mention for the 2017 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. His debut collection Questions for the Sea, published in 2016 by uHlanga, was lauded by judge John Keene as a “collection...
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We are pleased to announce that PEN South Africa will be presenting two events at this year’s Open Book Festival, which is being held from 6 – 10 September. Join us at the following two events: Women’s Manifesto and The...
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Trade Secrets, the fifth of the annual Short.Sharp.Stories Awards anthologies, features writing by PEN SA members Amy Heydenrych, Sally Partridge, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Andrew Salomon, Stephen Symons and Kerry Hammerton. The foreword was written by PEN SA Board Member Yewande Omotoso...
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The winners of the 2017 Short Sharp Stories Awards have been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Amy Heydenrych and Stephen Symons who were listed as winners in the following categories: Runners-up: “Handle With Care” by Amy Heydenrych Commended Stories:...
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