In this video, PEN South Africa marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer with messages of support from JM Coetzee, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Albie Sachs, Zukiswa Wanner and Bongani Kona for Paola Ugaz, Chimengül Awut, Osman Kavala, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija and Sedigeh...
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Writers converse in solitude with their words. By the nature of their work, they are amongst the loneliest people on earth. But writers in prison suffer a particularly acute and perverse castigation in their loneliness. They are punished precisely for...
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The first major PEN South Africa event of 2018 was held on Wednesday 25 July, when PEN SA – along with partner organisations, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, The Fugard Theatre, and Penguin Random House – hosted the Cape Town launch...
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In celebration of the centenary of the birth of former South African president Nelson Mandela, PEN South Africa is partnering with Penguin Random House South Africa, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation and The Fugard Theatre for an evening of discussion about...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Albie Sachs, who has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Michigan State University, in the USA. Two men who have made a tremendous impact on the betterment of society, especially in Africa, will be honored...
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