By Mark Heywood, based on a speech delivered to the PEN Africa Network (PAN) meeting held in Johannesburg, 9 March 2016. Published originally on Daily Maverick This week the sentencing of 17 writers, academics, artists and activists by a court...
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Last year PEN SA member Thando Mgqolozana called for a decolonisation of South Africa’s literary scene (read Books LIVE’s article on it here). PEN SA Executive Vice-President Mandla Langa responded to Thando’s call in an article, writing that a better...
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31 March 2016 RAN 07/16 PEN International is concerned at news that 17 Angolan activists, known as the Luanda Book Club, were sentenced to between 2-8 years in prison and fined 50,000 kwanza (around 300 USD) on Monday, 28 March...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Andrew Salomon and Mark Winkler on being shortlisted for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize! Commonwealth Writers have shared the full shortlist here along with short excerpts from all of the shortlisted stories. Read the...
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The winners of the inaugural National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) Book, Creative and Digital Awards were announced last night, reports Books LIVE. Congratulations to PEN SA members Imraan Coovadia and Joanne Hichens who respectively won the...
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