The second annual Alan Paton Literary Festival will be taking place on 9 and 10 March at Eden Lassie outside Pietermaritzburg. Three PEN SA members feature on the 2019 programme: ZP Dala will be talking about her novel, The Architecture of...
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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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With a slowly growing market, a steady stream of emerging voices in both print and spoken word, and the establishment of several interesting small presses, English-language poetry in South Africa is in as good a place as it’s ever been. With...
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In March 2015 devastating fires swept across the Cape Peninsula, destroying thousands of hectares of mountainside and property. The fires roared down the mountain where Christine lives, destroying a large part of her property. She spent the rest of 2015...
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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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