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Thomas Pringle Award
The Thomas Pringle Award is an annual award for work published in newspapers, periodicals and journals. They are awarded on a rotation basis for: a book, play, film or TV review; a literary article or substantial book review; an article on English education; a short story or one-act play; one or more poems. It is named in honour of Thomas Pringle and administered by the English Academy of South Africa. Award winners *2020 ** Tevya Turok Shapiro – Reviews ** Bhekisiwe Petersen – Literary Article *2019 ** Reviews – No award ** Educational article – No award ** Sue de Groot – Poetry in a journal *2018 **Tymon Smith – Reviews **Rosemary Gray & Jacomein Van Niekerk – Literary article **Short story/play – No award *2017 **Karina Magdalena Szczurek – Reviews **Marshall Maposa – Educational article **Peter Anderson – Poetry in a journal *2016 **Geoffrey Haresnape – Reviews **Michael Titlestad – Academic article **Nick Mulgrew – Short story/short play *2015 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Pringle
Thomas Pringle (5 January 1789 – 5 December 1834) was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist. Known as the father of South African poetry, he was the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, native peoples, and living conditions. Life Born at Blaiklaw (now named ''Blakelaw''), four miles south of Kelso in Roxburghshire he attended Kelso Grammar School and went on to study at Edinburgh University, where he developed a talent for writing. Injured in an accident in infancy, he did not follow his father into farming, but after attending Kelso grammar school and later Edinburgh University worked as a clerk and continued writing, soon succeeding to editorships of journals and newspapers, including William Blackwood's '' Edinburgh Monthly Magazine''. He features as the character Mehibosheth in ''John Paterson's Mare'', James Hogg's allegorical satire on the Edinburgh publishing scene first published in the ''Newcastle Magazine'' in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Maclennan
Donald Alasdair Calum Maclennan (9 December 1929 – 9 February 2009) was a South African poet, critic, playwright and English professor. He published a number of plays, short stories, collections of poems and scholarly works. Born on 9 December 1929, in London, England, Maclennan came to South Africa as a child in 1938. He was educated at Witwatersrand University and Edinburgh University."Maclennan, Donald (Alasdair Calum)" article, ''Student Encyclopedia of African Literature'', by Douglas Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007 , retrieved via Google Books on 13 February 2009 Maclennan's academic career included lecturing at Wits University and the University of Cape Town.Loewe, Mike [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Hope (novelist)
Christopher Hope, FRSL (born 26 February 1944) is a South African novelist and poet who is known for his controversial works dealing with racism and politics in South Africa. His son is violinist Daniel Hope. Life Christopher Hope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Dudley Mitford and Kathleen Margaret Hope. Hope was educated at the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Natal. He served in the South African Navy beginning in 1962. Hope married Eleanor Marilyn Margaret Klein on 18 February 1967. He is the father of the violinist Daniel Hope. The couple would eventually divorce. Hope was a founder of the literary magazine ''Bolt'', in 1972, and worked part-time as a literary journalists for the Durban-based ''Sunday Tribune'' and as an advertising copywriter. Hope published two collections or poems at this time: ''Whitewashes'' (1970) (with Mike Kirkwood) and ''Cape Drives'' (1974). His poetry was suppressed by the South African censors in the 1970s and he left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Paton
Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' and '' Too Late the Phalarope''. Family Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg in the Colony of Natal (now South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province), the son of a civil servant (who was of Christadelphian belief). After attending Maritzburg College, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed by a diploma in education. After graduation, Paton worked as a teacher, first at the Ixopo High School, and subsequently at Maritzburg College. While at Ixopo he met Dorrie Francis Lusted. They married in 1928 and remained together until her death from emphysema in 1967. Their life together is documented in Paton's book ''Kontakion for You Departed,'' published in 1969. They had two sons, Jonathan and David. In 1969, Paton married Anne Hopkins. This marriage lasted until Paton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipho Sepamla
Sydney Sipho Sepamla (22 September 1932 – 9 January 2007) was a contemporary South African poet and novelist. Biography Born in a township near Krugersdorp, Sipho Sepamla lived most of his life in Soweto. He studied teaching at Pretoria Normal College and published his first volume of poetry, ''Hurry Up to It!'', in 1975. During this period he was active in the Black Consciousness movement and his 1977 book ''The Soweto I Love'', partly a response to the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, was banned by the apartheid regime. Accessed: 15 January 2007. He was a founder of the Federated Union of Black Artists (now the Fuba Academy of Arts) and editor of the literary magazine ''New Classic'' and the theatre magazine ''S'ketsh''. He published several volumes of poetry and novels. He received the |
Peter Strauss
Peter Lawrence Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee. Early life Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the son of Warren B. Strauss, a German-born wine importer. His family was Jewish. Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern University in 1969. Career He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie ''The Jericho Mile'', and he starred in a television remake of the classic 1946 film '' Angel on My Shoulder'' in 1980. In 1985, he played Abel Roznovski in the miniseries '' Kane & Abel'' based on Jeffrey Archer's book. His other noted television miniseries credits include starring roles in '' Rich Man, Poor Man'', its sequel ''Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'', and ''Masada''. Strauss played Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. in the 1977 TV movie '' Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wilhem
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njabulo Ndebele
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele (born 4 July 1948) is an academic and writer of fiction who is the former vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town (UCT). On November 16, 2012, he was inaugurated as the chancellor of the University of Johannesburg. He is currently the chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Life and career Ndebele's father was Nimrod Njabulo Ndebele and his mother was Makhosazana Regina Tshabangu. He married Mpho Kathleen Malebo on 30 July 1971. They have one son and two daughters. Ndebele was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy by the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland in 1973; a Master of Arts in English literature by the University of Cambridge in 1975; and a Doctor of Philosophy in creative writing by the University of Denver in 1983. He also studied at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, where he was the first recipient of the South African Bursary. Njabulo Ndebele was vice-chancellor and princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Abrahams
Lionel Abrahams (11 April 1928 – 31 May 2004) was a South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher. He was born in Johannesburg, where he lived his entire life. He was born with cerebral palsy and had to use a wheelchair until 11 years of age. Best known for his poetry, he was mentored by Herman Charles Bosman, and later edited seven volumes of Bosman's posthumously published works. Abrahams went on to become one of the most influential figures in South African literature in his own right, publishing numerous poems, essays, and two novels. Through Renoster Books, which he started in 1956, he published works by Oswald Mtshali and Mongane Wally Serote heralding the emergence of black poetry during the apartheid era. An account of his important role in introducing black writers to PEN is given by his close friend, the writer Jillian Becker In 1986, he married Jane Fox. That year, he was awarded honorary doctorates of literature by the University of the Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Livingstone (poet)
Douglas Livingstone (5 January 1932 – 19 February 1996) was a South African poet. He was born in Kuala Lumpur, but his family moved to KwaZulu-Natal Province, Natal after his father was taken prisoner during the Japanese invasion of British Malaya, Malaya. He attended Kearsney College and in 1964, he started work as a marine biologist in Durban. He gained two doctorates from the University of Natal; one for his scientific work and an honorary one for his poetry. Poetry * ''The Skull in the Mud'' (1960) * ''Sjambok and Other Poems from Africa'' (1964) * ''Poems'' (with Thomas Kinsella and Anne Sexton, 1968) * ''Eyes Closed Against the Sun'' (1970) * ''A Rosary of Bone'' (1975) * ''The Anvil's Undertone'' (1978) * ''Selected Poems'' (1984) * ''A Littoral Zone'' (1991) * ''Giovanni Jacopo Meditates on the High-IQ Haiku'' (1995) * ''A Ruthless Fidelity''—Collected Poems of Douglas Livingstone (2004) * ''Lake morning in autumn'' Translations * ''Eight Shona Poems'' (with Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Cullinan
Patrick Roland Cullinan (21 May 1932 – 14 April 2011) was a South African poet and biographer. He was born in Pretoria into a significant diamond-mining family (his grandfather, Sir Thomas Cullinan, a diamond mine owner, gave his name to the Cullinan Diamond) and Patrick attended Charterhouse School and Magdalen College, University of Oxford in England (where he read Italian and Russian). After his studies, he returned to South Africa, where he worked as a sawmill owner and farmer in the Eastern Transvaal. With Lionel Abrahams, he founded the Bateleur Press in 1974, and the literary journal The Bloody Horse: Writings and the Arts in 1980. Through the journal (the title taken from a poem by Roy Campbell) Cullinan sought to re-establish the standing of poetry in South Africa. Influences included John Betjeman, W. B. Yeats, Eugenio Montale, Rimbaud, and Dante Collections Cullinan's poetry collections include ''The Horizon Forty Miles Away'' (1973), ''Today Is Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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