The winners of the 2017 Short Sharp Stories Awards have been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Amy Heydenrych and Stephen Symons who were listed as winners in the following categories: Runners-up: “Handle With Care” by Amy Heydenrych Commended Stories:...
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Writivism has announced its shortlists for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Non-fiction prizes. The panel of judges for this year’s short story competition included Sumayya Lee, Haruna Ayesha Attah, Emmanuel Sigauke, Edwige Dro and was chaired...
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PEN SA Africa Pulse is a weekly round-up of news concerning cases of freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Africa. Sudan court fines award-winning journalist Amal Khalifa Habani, an award-winning journalist and prominent activist, was sentenced...
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Dear friends It is with great pleasure that I write to you to say goodbye and to welcome Nadia Davids as PEN South Africa’s newly elected president. She is taking up this position at a critical political and moral moment...
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On Wednesday 5 July 2017 PEN South Africa hosted a panel at ThinkFest! as part of the annual National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The Ntsikana Room, where the panel was hosted, is situated on the 2nd floor of the Monument...
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