Congratulations to PEN SA member Ken Barris, whose collection of stories, The Life of Worm and Other Misconceptions, has won the 2018 Media24 Books Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English Fiction, awarded by Media24 to the best book of fiction...
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Congratulations to PEN SA members Shubnum Khan, Christine Coates, Arja Salafranca and Tiah Beautement, who have been shortlisted for the 2018 National Arts Festival Short Sharp Stories Awards. This year’s theme is “Instant Exposure”. We received over 120 entries for...
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Deadline: 31 August 2018 EXTENDED TO 31 OCTOBER 2018 Submissions are open for the 2018 Short Story Day Africa Prize, which this year has the theme “Hotel Africa”. The first prize is US$800, and is open to writers from Africa...
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Deadline: 31 August 2018 JIAS is offering month-long residencies, effective November 2018, to academics, writers, journalists, playwrights and independent researchers. Successful applicants will have ample time for creative work in the secure and tranquil setting offered by JIAS in Westdene,...
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Deadline: Entries open on 30 June 2018; close on 30 September 2018 African writers with a history of publication are invited to apply for a 2018 Miles Morland Writing Scholarship. Writers either born in Africa, with both parents born in...
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