The first fortnight of September sees a number of book festivals in South Africa’s two largest cities. Most exciting are the South African Book Fair (7–9 September) taking place in Johannesburg, and Cape Town’s best bookish gathering, the Open Book Festival (5–9...
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On 15 November 2017, PEN South Africa partnered with the University of Cape Town’s Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) to commemorate one of the most important dates on the PEN calendar: the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. The 2017...
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Congratulations to PEN SA member Efemia Chela who is among 15 writers and artists from Africa shortlisted for the 2017 Gerald Kraak Award. Chela was shortlisted for her essay on Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts, ‘Sailing with the Argonauts’, which was published...
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PEN South Africa and the Institute for Creative Arts, University of Cape Town invite you to join us in commemorating PEN’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer on 15 November 2017. It is a day that marks, globally, the persecution, and...
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Deadlines: 1 December 2017 for the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency and 16 December 2017 for the other residencies Africa Centre is currently accepting applications for its 2017 Artist In Residency (AIR) Programmes. The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency in...
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