The UN Human Rights Committee have released their concluding observations on South Africa’s human-rights record following a review session held in Switzerland in early March. South Africa is being reviewed as it is one of the states that has ratified...
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Deadline: 30 May 2016 The South African Literary Awards are inviting submissions in the following nine categories: Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award, Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award, Posthumous Literary Award, Lifetime Achievement Literary Award, Literary Journalism Award, Literary Translators Award,...
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Deadline: May 22 2016 Prizes: Category One – The top three winners will receive 150 USD each and participate in the 2016 Babishaiku mentorship programme. Category Two – The top two winners will receive 700 USD and 300 USD respectively...
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Deadline: 15 April Prize: 1st prize – $200, 2nd prize – $100, 3rd prize – $50. The Rhyme On! Poetry Writing Contest (sponsored by Loudoun County Public Library) will be open to submissions from 1 March until 15 April 2016....
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Petina Gappah, who has been shortlisted for the 2016 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award! Petina’s shortlisted story is titled “The News of Her Death” and an excerpt of it can be read on Books...
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