Moses Seletisha was named the winner of the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award for his Sepedi poem “Mahlalerwa” at the 2017 Nirox WORDS Festival on Saturday 21 October 2017. René Bohnen came second for her Afrikaans poem “Eerste...
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The Jacana Literary Foundation has announced the longlist for this year’s Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and anthology. Congratulations to former PEN SA Board member Geoffrey Haresnape and PEN SA members Jim Pascual Agustin, Margaret Clough, Christine Coates, Gail...
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The longlist for the 2016 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology has been announced. Congratulations to PEN SA members Christine Coates, Fiona Khan, Sihle Ntuli, Jim Pascual Agustin, Arja Salafranca, Karin Schimke, Athol Williams and Nick Mulgrew. Williams...
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Deadline: 29 July 2016 Press release from Jacana Media: Entries for the sixth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology are now open! The project is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of the European Union. The...
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PEN SA member Athol Williams has been named the winner of the 2015 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award for his poem “Streetclass Diseases” at an event hosted by Poetry Africa on 17 October 2015. Congratulations to Athol! Read his winning...
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