PEN South Africa encourages its members to sign a PEN Afrikaans petition against the current iteration of the Copyright Amendment Bill “that is being railroaded through Parliament despite local and international opposition.” Says PEN Afrikaans: As authors’ associations, we are...
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Statement from PEN South Africa, PEN Afrikaans and PEN International Reports that criminal charges have been laid against journalist Jacques Pauw following the publication of his book, The President’s Keepers, are deeply concerning, said PEN South Africa, PEN Afrikaans and...
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PEN SA is in full support of PEN Afrikaans’ statement on the ongoing intimidation at the SABC,
The annual PEN International New Voices Award provides a space for young and unpublished writers to promote their work. It also aims to encourage new writing in the more than 104 countries that PEN operates in as PEN Centres put...
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Frederick J Botha’s story “Please Help, God Bless” was nominated by PEN Afrikaans for the 2016 PEN International New Voices Award. PEN South Africa nominated Beatrice Willoughby for her poems “The Mad, Sad, Rad Collection” and James Clarke for his...
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