The second annual Alan Paton Literary Festival will be taking place on 9 and 10 March at Eden Lassie outside Pietermaritzburg. Three PEN SA members feature on the 2019 programme: ZP Dala will be talking about her novel, The Architecture of...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member ZP Dala, whose novel The Architecture of Loss has been shortlisted for the 2018 Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature, administered by the Jane’s Stories Press Foundation. The winner of the Award will be awarded $1000 and...
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A novel of forgiveness and reconciliation that shines light on the dark underbelly of South Africa’s fight for freedom and democracy. Estranged at the age of six from her mother, who sent her away from her hometown of Brighton in...
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The longlists for the 2016 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all the PEN SA members included on lists! 2016 Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize PEN SA Student Writing Prize judge Panashe Chigumadzi has been longlisted...
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Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events, classes and workshops happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let...
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