PEN/STUDZINSKI Literary Award

Following the success of the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Awards, SA PEN announces a call for entries for the new PEN/STUDZINSKI Literary Award. Writers from African and SADC countries are invited to submit original, previously unpublished, English-language SHORT STORIES.

The best entries will be selected by an editorial board for inclusion in a book to be published next year, under the working title

“NEW WRITING FROM AFRICA”

Three prize winners will be selected by Nobel Laureate J M Coetzee

Prizes, given by John Studzinski, will be awarded:

£5 000, £3 000 and £2 000

Rules for submission of entries:

* Entrants must be citizens of an African or SADC* country.

* Stories, on any subject, must be in English; length should be 2 500
to 5 000 words.

* Entries must be previously unpublished. More than one entry may be
submitted.

* Entries must be typed, in double spacing, on one side of A4 paper.
Pages must be numbered and securely fastened together. Three copies must be
submitted.

* No name or address should appear on the typescript, but each page
must carry the title of the story. The identity of authors will not be
revealed to judges.

* A covering letter with the name, e-mail & postal address, contact
numbers, and photocopy of the ID of the entrant (as proof of citizenship)
must be included. Entrants may currently reside outside of Africa.

* Submission of entries implies adherence to all rules and conditions
of this award, including that of copyright.

* Closing date: 30th September 2008

* Send your entry to: PEN/STUDZINSKI Literary Award, P O Box 30327,
Tokai, 7966, Republic of South Africa. Fax and e-mail entries will not be
accepted.

*SADC COUNTRIES

Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe