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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist

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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced.

James Murua May 24, 2018 No Comments Cheryl Ntumy Commonwealth Short Story Prize Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 Damon Galgut Efua Traoré Fred Khumalo Harriet Anena Michelle Sacks Obi Umeozor

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist has been announced. The Africa regional shortlist featured Harriet Anena, Fred Khumalo, Cheryl Ntumy, Michelle Sacks, Efua Traoré,…

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Anthologies South Africa

South African writers support their strays with new anthology

James Murua August 31, 2015 No Comments Alex Smith Arthur Attwell Beverly Rycroft Colleen Crawford Cousins Colleen Higgs Damon Galgut Diane Awerbuck Finuala Dowling Fiona Snyckers Gabeba Baderoon Gail Dendy Helen Moffett Henrietta Rose-Innes Isobel Dixon Ivan Vladislavić Jacqui L’Ange James Whyle Jenna Mervis Jenny Hobbs Joan Metelerkamp Julia Martin Justin Fox Liesl Jobson Makhosazana Xaba Margaret Clough Michael Cope Michiel Heyns Mmatshilo Motsei Nerine Dorman Niq Mhlongo Paige Nick Richard de Nooy Robert Berold Robyn Goss Rustum Kozain S.A. Partridge Sarah Lotz Sindiwe Magona Siphiwo Mahala Thando Mgqolozana Tom Eaton Yewande Omotoso Zukiswa Wanner

In 1985, American artists led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie came up with a song called We Are The World to help the people…

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Awards South Africa

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2015: The winners

James Murua June 29, 2015 No Comments Damon Galgut Jacob Dlamini Sunday Times Literary Awards Sunday Times Literary Awards 2015

Jacob Dlamini and Damon Galgut were announced as the winners of this year’s Sunday Times Literary Awards at a gala ceremony at Summer Place in…

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Awards South Africa

Sunday Times Literature Prize 2015 shortlists out

James Murua May 17, 2015 No Comments A Man of Good Hope Arctic Summer Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-apartheid Struggle Damon Galgut DF Malan and the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism Elaine Proctor Imraan Coovadia Jacana Media Jacob Dlamini Jonathan Ball Publishers Jonny Steinberg Lindie Koorts Lost and Found in Johannesburg Maria Phalime Mark Gevisser October Postmortem: the Doctor Who Walked Away Quercus Sunday Times Literature Prize Sunday Times Literature Prize 2015 Tafelberg Tales of the Metric System The Reactive by Masande Ntshanga The Savage Hour Umuzi Zoë Wicomb

The Sunday Times Literary Awards are one of richest prizes for writers on the continent with winners in the two categories going home with R100…

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