It was with enormous sorrow that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of South African activist, playwright and author, Ronnie Govender on the 29th April 2021. Throughout the Apartheid era, Ronnie Govender campaigned tirelessly for racial...
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It was with great sadness that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of the remarkable South African publisher, Jonathan Ball, on April 3rd 2021. Jonathan’s storied career- from his first job at Collier-Macmillan, to his launching...
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It was with great sadness that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of beloved South African book publisher, Nadia Goetham. Nadia’s passion for local literature, her championing of debut authors and her resolute commitment to diversifying...
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UPDATE [28 April 2020, 20:30pm] The Petition to President Ramaphosa on Book Sales During Level 4 of Lockdown is Now Closed. In 36 hours, over 3000 people have signed this Open Letter. The names have ranged from Nobel prize-winners to...
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At PEN South Africa we focus on the relationship between freedom and expression, believing that the one cannot exist fully without the other. We understand freedom of expression as the right to be able to write, think and exchange ideas,...
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