Photograph: Eloise Wessels and Finuala Dowling at the 2016 Media24 Books Literary Awards. PEN SA member Finuala Dowling recently won the 2016 Herman Charles Bosman Prize at the 2016 Media24 Books Literary Awards for her fourth novel, The Fetch, which...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Zakes Mda, whose novel Little Suns has been shortlisted for The South African Booksellers Association’s 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Award. PEN SA Student Writing Prize judge Panashe Chigumadzi has also been shortlisted for her novel, Sweet...
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This debut anthology catalogues a writer’s attempt in defining and drawing strength from a potent realm of consciousness – somewhat lost in the labyrinth of life; in the many layers and dimensions of past, present and future self. Sithole’s poems...
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Statement from the Southern Africa Litigation Centre: 12 July, 2016 The undersigned organisations condemn the increasing acts of harassment and intimidation against journalists in Lesotho, exemplified by the recent attack against the editor of the Lesotho Times newspaper and the...
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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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