Deadline: 31 May 2018 The Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize 2018 is open for submissions. One of the world’s premier prizes for essays, the inaugural prize was won by South African writer Hedley Twidle, and has launched the careers of many essayists....
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On occasion, the PEN SA Board is asked to weigh in on issues it deems too complex and nuanced to distill into an unequivocal statement. Various PEN SA members have, on a number of occasions, asked the PEN SA Board...
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In poems that memorialise and celebrate both the extraordinary and every day with unnerving clarity, Kerry Hammerton traverses the landscapes of loss and living, recalling the weight of past loves, new life and imminent death. Hers is the poetics of...
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The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) launches its 2018 Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series in April, with a line-up that features acclaimed and award-winning writers, artists, academics and musicians, and includes PEN SA members. The theme underpinning this Great Texts/Big...
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Deadlines: registration, 26 March 2018; stories, 6 July 2018 The Giving Them Wings Foundation is, per their website, “an NPC that partners with schools for the enrichment of all young children, particularly those in disadvantaged communities. We aim to provide...
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