Congratulations to PEN SA Board Member Yewande Omotoso, whose book The Woman Next Door was shortlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award, one of the fiction world’s most prestigious international prizes. Titles for the award are nominated by public...
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The first of February every year marks World Read Aloud Day, a day on which writers and members of the public read aloud to children. For this year’s #WRAD18, local literacy advocates Nal’ibali hoped that one million South African children...
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PEN SA bids a fond farewell to Mandla Langa, who for three years ably served as PEN SA Executive Vice-President, and warmly welcomes his successor Yewande Omotoso. Omotoso was asked to provide us with a few insights into her motivation...
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Congratulations to PEN SA Executive Vice-President Yewande Omotoso and PEN SA member Mohale Mashigo on being longlisted for the €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award 2018! Omotoso and Mashigo have been included on the list for their novels The Woman Next...
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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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