Weeping Waters, the English translation of PEN SA member, Karin Brynard’s novel Plaasmoord, has been longlisted for this year’s prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) International Dagger. Maya Fowler and Isobel Dixon – both also PEN SA members – were responsible for the...
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PEN South Africa extends a warm congratulations to six of its members who have been shortlisted for 2019 Media24 Book Prizes. These annual awards serve to recognise the best work published during the previous year by Media24 book publishers, including...
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Congratulations to each of the PEN SA members whose books made the longlists of the Sunday Times Literary Awards – the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Non-Fiction Award. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the...
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PEN SA member and former board member, Karina M. Szczurek announced on her blog earlier this month that she will be establishing a new literary award in her late husband, André Brink’s honour. She will be naming it The Philida Literary...
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We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to PEN SA member Christine Coates for being selected as one of the winners for Black Letter Media’s annual The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story competition for her story...
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