06 November 2015 The Nigerian government must release a sculpture, impounded upon arrival in Lagos, which was created as a memorial to Nigerian writer and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists, if the seizure is illegitimate, PEN International said...
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Deadline: 23 November 2015 Publishers are invited to submit titles for the 2016 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize. The winners will be announced in June 2016 and the winner of each category...
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Deadline: 30 November 2015. Second (and last date) for submission: 30 January 2016. The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English is now open for entries of any genre. Last year’s Main Prize was won by PEN...
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Deadline: 31 January 2016 (or until 120 applications have been received, whichever comes first) **Update from Urucu Media on the submissions received** From June to August 2016, 5 screenwriters will be invited to attend a seven-week residency to develop a...
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Deadline: 15 December 2015 Press release: Story brief Background BK Publishing wants to invite you to take part in it’s new publishing venture. BK Publishing is a small, independent publishing house which has been in existence for 10 years. The...
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