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Short Story Day Africa Prize shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction has been revealed. This year’s prize theme is ‘ID’, …
RIP Philip Roth (1933 – 2018)
American literary icon Philip Roth died on Tuesday at the age of 85. The author’s literary agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed his death, …
Achille Mbembe honoured with 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize
Author and academic Achille Mbembe will receive the 2018 Ernst Bloch Prize this year.
Barry Ronge Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Award shortlists announced!
The shortlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced!
Partnership between Jacana Media and Fourthwall Books strengthens local publishing
Jacana Media is delighted to announce that, of as 1 May 2018, Fourthwall Books is an associate imprint of Jacana Media.
2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announced
The six books on the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist have been revealed!
2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards have been announced.
2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards longlists announced
The 2018 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards longlists have been revealed! Fiction nominees include Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese, Sarah Godsell, Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Kopano Matlwa and Jolyn Phillips, …
RIP: ‘People’s economist’ Sampie Terreblanche dies at 84
Veteran political economist and academic Professor Johannes ‘Sampie’ Terreblanche passed away on Saturday at the age of 84.
Farewell Ursula K Le Guin: Legendary sci-fi and fantasy author dies
Award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K Le Guin has died.
How to Survive A Plague by David France wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
David France has won the Baillie Gifford Prize, the UK’s leading award for non-fiction, for his book How To Survive A Plague.
Entries open for Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Submissions are open for the 2018 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.
Poetry publishers and self-published poets invited to enter the 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize
THE 2018 INGRID JONKER PRIZE FOR ENGLISH POETRY This is a call for submissions for the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2018. Publishers or …
Chair of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Delia Jarrett-Macauley, included on Powerlist 2018
Delia Jarrett-Macauley, the first African Chair of the Caine Prize, has been included on the 2018 Powerlist, which honours the most influential people of African or African Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom.
Etisalat Prize-shortlisted book The Seed Thief by Jacqui L’Ange to be made into an international film
Jacqui L’Ange’s novel The Seed Thief is to be made into an international film.
The winners of the South African Literary Awards have been announced
The winners of the 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALAs) have been announced.
State Security Agency threatens criminal charges over Jacques Pauw’s Zuma exposé The President’s Keepers
NB Publishers has received a cease-and-desist letter for ‘Unlawful Publication of Classified Information’ from the State Security Agency regarding Jacques Pauw’s explosive new book The President’s Keepers.
For the first time a Sepedi poem wins the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award
Moses Seletisha’s Sepedi poem ‘Mahlalerwa’ has won the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award – the first time a poem in a language other than English has won the prize.
3 poets shortlisted for 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology
The three poets shortlisted for this year’s Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology have been announced.
2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced.